On Thursday, at a New Hampshire campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, former presidential candidate Andrew Yang said that if President Biden becomes the party's nominee, “he'll give us Trump a sequel.” ' he claimed.
Yang He praised Phillips' efforts. Mr. Phillips aims to find a young, new candidate to represent the Democratic Party in 2024, and Mr. Phillips visited California Governor Gavin Newsom and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to discuss his potential with Mr. Biden. He recommended a showdown, but said the effort was unsuccessful.
He said, “Even though Joe lost Georgia by 8 points and Michigan (a state that Joe won) by 8 points, he won North Carolina, which is a battleground state, by 9 points. Despite this, he criticized Democratic Party leaders who did not come forward and run for office.” . Similarly, I think Joe Biden, whom I supported last time, will provide Trump with a sequel. ”
Yang continued, “Dean Phillips saw this and said, 'You know what?'” I'm going to do something about it. ” And Dean Phillips had the courage and character and conviction to put his career above his country and defy the throngs of supporters in Washington, D.C., who said, “You know what?” I'm the only one. Americans have a choice. America has the right to choose its leaders. ”
Phillips had previously indicated he would not run, but in October he announced he would run for president against Biden. Phillips thinks Biden has done a “great job” in the White House, but has repeatedly advocated for a competitive primary instead of Biden running for office. .
Minnesota Democrats have repeatedly said the 2024 election is about the future and the country deserves better than a 2020 rematch between Biden and former President Trump, the likely Republican nominee.
Phillips said in a recent interview that there is “not a shred of evidence” that Biden can overtake Trump in the next election.
At a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday, Yang highlighted the 54-year-old three-term lawmaker's belief that having younger people in office and tackling challenges like artificial intelligence “will help me sleep better at night.” he said. He went on to suggest that the Biden administration may be satisfied with solving the country's problems because it “thinks” it will be in office either way.
The event comes days before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary.
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