Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy Jean Klobuchar2020 Dems slam Trump decision on West Bank settlements Sanders official predicts health care, climate change will be top issues in fifth Democratic debate Key Republicans say Biden can break Washington gridlock MORE (D-Minn.) shut down the idea that a woman cannot beat President TrumpDonald John TrumpDem senator says Zelensky was 'feeling the pressure' to probe Bidens 2020 Dems slam Trump decision on West Bank settlements Trump calls latest impeachment hearings 'a great day for Republicans' MORE, citing House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiOvernight Health Care: GOP senator says drug price action unlikely this year | House panel weighs ban on flavored e-cigs | New York sues Juul Five things to know about Tuesday's impeachment hearings McConnell hopes Senate impeachment trial 'not too lengthy a process' MORE's (D-Calif.), on Thursday at the Democratic primary debate in Atlanta. 

"Women are held to a higher standard," Klobuchar said. "Otherwise, we could play a game called name your favorite woman president, which we can't do because it has all been men."

"And if you think a woman can't beat Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi does it every single day," she continued. 

Klobuchar was expanding on comments she made earlier this month on CNN, saying women candidates are held to a higher standard than male candidates. 

“Of the women on the stage, I’m focusing here on my fellow women senators, Sens. Harris and Warren and myself, do I think we would be standing on that stage if we had the experience that he had? No, I don’t,” Klobuchar said. 

Klobuchar and Buttigieg are both from the midwest and have presented themselves as moderates in the primary. 

However, Klobuchar has struggled to gain traction in the polls and fundraising, while Buttigieg has climbed to the top-four tier of the crowded primary pack.