Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) claims President Joe Bidenās campaign has pushed news outlets to blackball him.
Phillips, who is one of Bidenās opponents in the Democratic primary, told Politico in an interview the Biden campaign had instructed people against attending his events, showing support for him or even giving him a platform.
āI do know of specific cases where representatives of the Biden campaign have been very clear to others about trying to not attend events of mine, to not support me, and to not platform me,ā Phillips told the outlet. āIt is almost antithetical to democratic principles, which include debate, deliberation and ultimately compromise.ā
āLOL,ā TJ Ducklo, a spokesman for the Biden campaign, told the outlet in response to Phillipās claim.
While conservative news media outlets have been āmore than invitationalā and he has been featured on CNN several times, Phillips called out MSNBC.
āRight media has been more than invitational,ā Phillips said, adding he didnāt think there was āan MSNBC viewer that even knowsā he is a congressman due to āwhatās being portrayedā to them.
Phillips is trailing Biden by roughly 66 points, sitting at 3.2, while author Marianne Williamson sits at 7.9 and Biden sits at 69.8, according to RealClearPolitics.
In December, Phillips announced that he would be filing challenges against states such as Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee after he was left off of the ballot.