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Former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who ran against former President Biden for the Democratic nomination last year, said he urged Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to launch their own 2024 challenges before entering the race himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a piece published Thursday in The Free Press, Phillips reflected on the new reporting by CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper and Axios\u2019s Alex Thompson about steps Biden\u2019s inner circle allegedly took to shield the American public from signs of Biden\u2019s aging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phillips, whose primary challenge centered largely on Biden\u2019s age, said he recalls spending time with Biden in 2021 and 2022 and being \u201calarmed to see the president\u2019s obvious decline in communication skills, gait, and leadership capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he was sure the president was not able to serve a second term after the White House holiday party in December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy opinion wasn\u2019t an outlier. My congressional colleagues, like me, had eyes; behind closed doors we acknowledged the reality, lamented our party leadership\u2019s inaction, and recognized the impending disaster awaiting us in November 2024,\u201d Phillips wrote in his piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAfter many of the same hushed conversations, I tried to impress a sense of urgency,\u201d he continued. \u201cI made calls to potential presidential candidates, like Illinois governor JB Pritzker and Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, to urge them to run. But they didn\u2019t even want their names mentioned \u2014 let alone return my calls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phillips said it was at that point that he publicly called for an open primary and called on prominent Democrats \u2014 such as his senator, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.); former Vice President Kamala Harris; and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) \u2014 \u201cto throw their hats in the ring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only then, he said, did he decide to enter the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his piece, he reiterated his view that it was not a coincidence that Biden\u2019s spokesperson announced he had Stage 4 prostate cancer at the same time the new reporting attracted the public\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am outraged to see that the important lessons from the top scandal of the 2024 election have still not been learned,\u201d Phillips wrote in his piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConstant lying and gaslighting the public about Biden\u2019s health has cost the Democratic Party the public\u2019s trust. Rebuilding it first requires the courage and honesty to admit to what happened,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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