Democratic hopeful Amy Klobuchar has been subject to intense media scrutiny since announcing her Presidential run. She's allegedly mistreated her staff in a way that contradicts her public persona, but the myriad reports of her behavior beg the question: is she being held to a higher standard than male politicians? To what extent the coverage is attributable to sexism or her actual, egregious actions is unclear to a political outsider like myself. But luckily on Twitter, people are having a field day with a news item that's not nearly as serious: Amy Klobuchar once ate salad with a comb and people can't handle it.

what https://t.co/8fklETGeWb pic.twitter.com/fZQ5JLQBrE
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) February 22, 2019

Reactions to the New York Times piece - and this particularly curious detail - deluged Twitter.

"You heard me. Fetch the salad comb" pic.twitter.com/uc4ZSXq6gf
— Hillary Busis (@hillibusterr) February 22, 2019

I’m having dinner at Amy Klobuchar’s tonight and can never remember which is the salad comb and which is the dessert comb. pic.twitter.com/y2DfSU18eE
— coketown (@JoeyConnell) February 22, 2019

I updated amy klobuchar's website for her pic.twitter.com/tDauwrW9BD
— Jon Lou (@jonchilou) February 22, 2019

me: "I really don't care what or how the 2020 candidates eat. those gaffes are always dumb"
Amy Klobuchar: "well guess what my good bitch"
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) February 22, 2019

Gonna have to finish reading the Klobuchar story later, the flank steak is not going to tenderize itself. pic.twitter.com/30TUQ7iAs2
— Emily Brandwin (@CIAspygirl) February 22, 2019

eating up these Klobuchar anecdotes like pic.twitter.com/kpKUJpqhwD
— Drew Goins (@drewlgoins) February 22, 2019

I'm with everyone who found Klobuchar's resourcefulness impressive.

Everyone: you ate salad with a comb?
Amy Klobuchar: pic.twitter.com/9n4ief9k3M
— Nikki Blonsky from the movie Hairspray (@lobbyspider) February 22, 2019

Imagining Amy Klobuchar scooping chunks of warm egg salad into her mouth with a hair-laden comb pic.twitter.com/2Z1wqTpbWe
— Gabriella Paiella (@GMPaiella) February 22, 2019

for what is a comb but a wide fork
— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 22, 2019

It sounds like much ado about nothing, IMO. Most salad-eating doesn't take place under perfectly Instagrammable conditions by a blemish-free model wearing athleisure. It takes place whenever a busy, working woman gets the chance to finally eat in between obligations. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a lunch salad waiting for me - which I'll consume using a clean, sterile fork.

Amy Klobuchar once ate salad with a comb and people can't stop talking about it. WTF?