Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy KlobucharSocial media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates MORE (D-Minn.) said Monday that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Elizabeth (Betsy) Dee DeVosSpecial counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report NEA president says Azar and DeVos should resign over school reopening guidance The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - You might want to download TikTok now MORE is unfit for her position, specifically citing the Trump administration's proposed cuts to special education and the Special Olympics.

"Let's mention the name of that education secretary is Betsy DeVos," Klobuchar told the audience at a CNN town hall in Manchester, N.H.

"Someone that I strongly opposed and I just think shouldn't be in her job," she continued, to applause from the audience.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Education Secretary Betsy DeVos "shouldn't be in her job" #KlobucharTownHall https://t.co/tmpVq92Z39 pic.twitter.com/OeIZzdEQvD — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 22, 2019

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DeVos faced bipartisan backlash last month after her department proposed cutting funding for the Special Olympics.

The program faced $17.6 million in cuts, but President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE later backed off the cuts, saying he overruled his administration officials who sought to zero out funding for the Special Olympics.

Trump's decision came hours after DeVos defended the cuts in front of Senate appropriators.

"It is no surprise to me that these things keep happening, and she not only has tried to defund special education, but she also tried to get rid of the Special Olympics funding if you watched any of this," Klobuchar said.

"I think we noted that literally just a few trips back to Mar-a-Lago and back with the president would have actually funded the Special Olympics funding," she continued, referring to governments costs to cover Trump's visits to his Florida resort.