Rep. Dean Phillips, the solitary Democrat who competed against President Biden in the 2024 Democratic primary, reportedly expressed his willingness to accept an invitation to serve in either a Democratic or Republican administration.
During the Democratic primary, Phillips, a three-term congressman, initiated an uphill battle against Biden. However, his campaign was suspended in March after failing to make any real progress against him.
“I didn’t want to run this cycle. I spent two years trying to call attention to something I was seeing clearly with my own eyes. I remember my Republican buddies excoriating Donald Trump quietly behind closed doors and then praising him in front of cameras. I saw my Democratic colleagues doing the same thing about Joe Biden, who we knew was in decline, probably going to lose.” Phillips said.
“Someone had to do it. In two weeks, I put together a campaign to run for president. But the message was to try to be a Paul Revere — not a George Washington. It took someone to hand over power, like Joe Biden did, to really make it happen.” he continued.
“I’m glad he did. And the rest may be history.” he added.
Phillips responded that his objective is to “help this country in some way, shape, or form” when asked whether he has any plans to run for president again in the future.
“If there is a way to serve my country in a Democratic administration — in a Republican administration — my goodness, we should all stand up and accept that invitation whenever it is issued. So, you never know.” he concluded.
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