Democratic Representative Shares Why He Dropped Out Of Race In Recent Fox News Interview

The only Democrat to challenge President Biden in the 2024 Democratic Primary, Representative Dean Phillips has said he would work for a Dem or GOP administration At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Phillips told Fox News Digital that he wanted to “contribute” or “give back to this country in some sort of way.”

Phillips, a three-term congressman from Minnesota, entered the primary against Biden but dropped his campaign back in March.

Looking back on his choice, Phillips reported, “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,” he said. “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.”

After dropping out shortly thereafter, Phillips maintained that his candidacy was more about making a point than winning the White House. 

Phillips said he “didn’t want to do it,” but that “it became evident that our political culture punishes courage, rewards cowardice and silence.” 

“Someone had to do it. In two weeks, I put together a campaign to run for president,” he said. “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 added, “I’m glad he did. And the rest may be history.”

Yet, Phillips also kept an eye on policy and its ability to matter.

“This was not about running for president. This was about showing people that it is never too late, and you should sit up and stand up and do something when you feel that something is wrong. And I did that,” he said. 

“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,” he told Fox News Digital. “So, you never know.”

Correspondent John Phillips advises his friends on both sides of the aisle — especially politicians and Americans at large such as himself (but not Democrats) to cease their political infighting. 

“Americans remember how they feel. They remember how they feel. They want to feel excited, safe, joyful, optimistic and a lot of that results from policy,” he said. 

“As it relates to policy, yeah, we have a border crisis. I’ve seen it twice with my own eyes. We also have to be a welcoming country, as Ronald Reagan would say,” Phillips said. “We have to be a country that has an economy that works for people. Sixty percent of people are living paycheck to paycheck. It doesn’t matter what party you are — we failed a lot of people. Our healthcare system is a mess. This is America.” 

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