{"id":2080613,"date":"2023-10-26T18:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-phillips-considering-filing-paperwork-for-late-presidential-bid-wh-dismissive\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T18:54:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T22:54:33","slug":"dem-rep-phillips-considering-filing-paperwork-for-late-presidential-bid-wh-dismissive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-phillips-considering-filing-paperwork-for-late-presidential-bid-wh-dismissive\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Phillips mulls late presidential bid, WH dismisses."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-rep-phillips-considering-filing-paperwork-for-late-presidential-bid-wh-dismissive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2080613&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Representative\u200b Dean Phillips, a Democrat from Minnesota speaks. (Photo by\u200d STEFANI REYNOLDS\/POOL\/AFP via Getty\u200b Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>3:40 PM \u2013 Thursday, October 26, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>According\u2064 to two \u2064individuals familiar with the outreach who spoke to the press, three \u200cmonths ago, as\u2063 Representative \u200dDean\u200c Phillips began openly indicating that he would run for president in 2024, \u2064he phoned President Joe Biden to explain \u2063why he thinks there should\u2064 be a \u200dcompetitive primary for\u200c the Democrat\u200d candidacy. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>However, Biden did\u200c not answer the phone, according\u2063 to the insiders.<\/p>\n<p>The White House Chief of Staff, Jeff\u200b Zients,\u200c informed \u200dPhillips \u2063(D-Minn.)\u2063 that Biden\u200c was too busy to \u2063speak, which summarizes the incumbent\u2019s tactic\u2063 against any threats to\u2064 his \u200breelection bid, by being outwardly apathetic. <\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s advisers have since expressed a \u201cmild\u201d reaction since Phillips is now anticipated to officially enter the presidential race on Friday by filing to be \u200bon the \u200dNew Hampshire ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The underlying\u200b idea is \u2064to portray Phillips\u2019\u2062 campaign as a \u201cpet \u2062project\u201d for one \u2064of the \u2063richest congressmen. Biden aides have consistently attempted\u2064 to portray Phillips as a Democrat\u200c who has been close to the president \u200cand as someone who\u2063 has not done much to break away from\u200b the White House \u2064or any of its benefits up \u2062until recently.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>\u201cWe appreciate the congressman\u2019s almost 100% support of \u2063this\u200c president,\u201d<\/strong> said\u2063 White \u200bHouse press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>White House spokesman Andrew \u200cBates reiterated\u2064 this point when \u200cquestioned about \u200cPhillips\u2019 anticipated candidacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen\u2062 it \u2063comes \u200dto President Biden\u2019s official work, the administration appreciates that Congressman\u2064 Phillips has voted for\u2064 nearly 100% of \u2064the president\u2019s legislative agenda,\u201d<\/strong> Bates asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, in a statement, Bates said \u200dthat he was legally unable to \u2064comment on \u2063the presidential election or the \u200d\u201cprimaries in Minnesota\u2019s 3<sup>rd<\/sup> congressional district\u201d\u2014a not-so-subtle reference to Phillips\u2019 increasingly convoluted 2024 reelection campaign for the seat. <\/p>\n<p>Having been elected in the 2018 Democrat\u2063 wave, Phillips \u2062is currently \u2064completing his third term in the House. For months, he has advocated for a credible primary challenge against\u200c Biden. <\/p>\n<p>He has also cited \u2063surveys that indicate a \u2062majority of Americans\u2014including Democrats\u2014do not \u200bwant \u2062Biden to run for reelection due to\u2063 his unpopular \u200dratings. Phillips has also brought \u2062up \u200cthe current president\u2019s advanced age as being a possible\u2062 downfall. <\/p>\n<p>However, he\u200b did\u2063 praise\u2064 Biden as a \u201cwonderful \u2062and remarkable man,\u201d in an August appearance\u200b on<em> \u200c NBC\u2019<\/em>s \u201cMeet the \u2062Press,\u201d while simultaneously \u2064saying that\u2063 it \u2062was time for him\u2063 to \u201cpass the torch\u201d to a\u200b new generation of \u200byounger Democrat leadership.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2064to \u2063polls,\u200c Biden \u200dand former \u2062President Donald Trump appear to be almost deadlocked.<\/p>\n<p>Given his stance on the\u200d 2024 election, Phillips resigned from the House Democrat leadership earlier this\u200b month. In a statement, he voiced that he wants\u2063 to \u201cavoid unnecessary distractions during a critical time for\u200b our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Insiders close to\u2062 Biden pointed out that Phillips had attended an evening of bowling with Republican and Democrat \u2063politicians who are members of the Problem \u200cSolvers Caucus at the White House \u200cin July, just a few\u200c weeks prior to phoning Biden. <\/p>\n<p>Another \u2063Biden\u2062 source \u200dalso said that Phillips had\u2064 recently spoken with White \u200cHouse personnel \u200cin charge of legislative affairs regarding \u201croutine\u200b matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign\u2063 declared on Tuesday that although \u2064the president does not want\u00a0to be on the 2024 Democratic primary \u200dballot in New Hampshire, he still expects\u200d to be on the \u2062ballot for \u2062the \u200dgeneral election. <\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Democrat National Committee had proposed making\u2063 South Carolina, not New Hampshire, the first \u2062state \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-phillips-considering-filing-paperwork-for-late-presidential-bid-wh-dismissive\/\" title=\"Rep. Phillips mulls late presidential bid, WH dismisses.\">hold presidential primary elections earlier<\/a> this year.\u2064 The primary date for New Hampshire is still pending.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Phillips reportedly contacted the president, although\u200c he had already \u200ddeclared in public that he \u200ddid\u200c not believe Biden should seek re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Stay\u200d informed! Receive breaking \u2063news blasts directly to your inbox for\u2062 free. Subscribe \u2063here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>The conservative think tank \u2064Heritage Foundation is \u2062looking to force the \u200bDepartment of Homeland \u200bSecurity to \u2064comply with \u200da Freedom \u200cof Information Act request regarding a\u2062 university program that tied the foundation and other Republican\u2062 groups to neo-Nazis. <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>New reports suggest\u200c the\u2064 FBI received information from dozens of confidential sources on criminal matters related \u200cto\u200d President Biden and his\u2062 family. <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>A\u2064 looming shortage of \u2062physicians in the U.S. due to\u2064 a \u200ccrisis of burnout among\u2063 doctors has \u200bthe American Medical Association calling on Congress to take action.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Senate \u200cRepublicans\u200d grill Biden Administration officials on \u2063the influx of\u200c migrants coming into the \u200dSouthern \u2064Border. <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Malaysia\u2019s communications regulator will issue a warning to\u200d social media firms\u200d TikTok and Meta\u00a0for allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian \u2064content on their \u2062platforms.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Lawyers for FTX\u200d founder Sam Bankman-Fried kicked off their case at his fraud \u200btrial on Thursday.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Microsoft is outstripping Alphabet in the race \u200dto make money from generative AI through early bets on \u2063OpenAI and focus on big \u200bclients.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Apple increased \u200dthe \u2064subscription prices of Apple TV+ and \u200dApple News+.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How has President\u200b Biden&#8217;s lack of response to Dean Phillips&#8217;\u2062 request for a competitive primary in the 2024 presidential election been perceived?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Dean Phillips, a Democrat representative \u200bfrom Minnesota, has reportedly reached \u2062out to President Joe Biden to express his belief that there should be a \u200dcompetitive primary for the Democratic candidacy in the \u20622024 presidential election. However, according to insiders, Biden\u200b did not answer the phone, with \u2062White House Chief of Staff Jeff \u2062Zients informing\u2062 Phillips that the President was too busy to\u2063 speak. This response is seen as \u200dpart of Biden&#8217;s strategy to remain outwardly apathetic towards any threats to his re-election bid.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b response to\u200b Phillips&#8217; intention to enter the presidential race, Biden&#8217;s advisers have expressed a &#8220;mild&#8221; reaction, attempting to portray Phillips&#8217; campaign as a &#8220;pet \u2063project&#8221; of one of the richest congressmen. They have\u2062 consistently tried to highlight Phillips&#8217; close relationship with the \u2064president and his alignment with the White House&#8217;s\u200b agenda, implying that he has not done much to break away from the administration&#8217;s influence.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasized Phillips&#8217; support for\u200b President Biden, stating,\u2064 &#8220;We appreciate \u2063the congressman&#8217;s almost 100% support of this president.&#8221; Similarly, White House spokesman Andrew \u200bBates highlighted Phillips&#8217; voting record, saying, &#8220;When it comes to\u200b President Biden&#8217;s official work, the administration \u2064appreciates that Congressman \u2063Phillips has voted for nearly 100% of the president&#8217;s legislative agenda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Bates also stated that he was legally unable to comment on the presidential\u2062 election or the primaries in Minnesota&#8217;s 3rd congressional\u200d district, which is a subtle reference to\u2064 Phillips&#8217; increasingly convoluted 2024 reelection campaign for his current seat.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips, who was elected \u200bduring the 2018 \u2063Democratic wave, \u200dhas advocated for a\u2062 credible primary challenge against Biden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representative Dean Phillips, a Democrat from Minnesota, expressed his intention to run for president in 2024 three months ago, as confirmed by two sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2080614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2080613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2080613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2080614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2080613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2080613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2080613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}