Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips claims he doesn’t want Biden to run in 2024

• Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., said he doesn’t think Joe Biden should run for president in 2024.
• Phillips: “I think the country would be well served by a new generation of compelling, well-prepared, dynamic Democrats to step up”.
• The 53-year-old congressman is running for a third term.

The most public objections to a second term for Joe Biden have come from Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., who said he doesn’t think Biden should run for president in 2024.

When asked if he wants 79-year-old Joe Biden to run for president again, Phillips responded, “I have respect for Joe Biden… despite some faults and some stumbles despite his age, I think he’s a man of decency, of good principle, of compassion, of empathy, and of strength.”

“But to answer your question directly, which I know is quite rare, Chad, no, I don’t,” he said. “I think the country would be well served by a new generation of compelling, well-prepared, dynamic Democrats to step up.”

The 53-year-old congressman, who is running for a third term, responded that he believes most congressional Democrats concur that it’s time for a new generation of leaders when asked if he would encourage other politicians who share this viewpoint to speak out publicly.

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“I think Joe Biden has served our country admirably with principle and with decency at a time when we surely needed it,” he said. “But I am part of a caucus here in Congress where three top leaders are over 80 years old, where the president will be over 80 in the next election. And I think it’s time for a generational change. I’m not too shy to say that I do believe that most of my colleagues feel the same way.”

Recent research revealed that the majority of Democratic voters do not want Biden to run in 2024. Only roughly 25% of Democratic voters, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll conducted earlier this month, believe that Biden should be the party’s nominee, while 64% believe that the party should choose someone else, and 10% either didn’t know or refused to respond.

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