News Trump is fueling an empathy crisis in America. Can Klobuchar win by running on the e-word? February 13, 2020 Ruben Navarrette Jr., Opinion columnist Comments Off on Trump is fueling an empathy crisis in America. Can Klobuchar win by running on the e-word? Trump doesn't put much stock in empathy. But the country needs it desperately, and Klobuchar's speech about it made this cynical journalist tear up.