Phillips says he urged Pritzker, Whitmer to run for president in 2024

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.

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