A Democratic Congressman, Dean Phillips, Announces Presidential Run, Warns ‘Trump Will Be Our President Again’ If Biden Is Nominee

‘This is a last-minute campaign,’ Phillips says, ‘but desperate times call for desperate measures, and courage is an important value to me.’

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Congressman Dean Phillips, a Democrat of Minnesota, is challenging President Biden. AP/Alex Brandon, file

Congressman Dean Phillips is running for president in the 2024 Democratic primary, becoming the only elected Democrat challenging President Biden.

In an announcement Friday, is Mr. Phillips pitching himself as a more electable alternative to Mr. Biden, saying, “If President Biden is the Democratic nominee, we face an unacceptable risk of Trump being back in the White House,” adding that he understands his campaign is a “long shot.”

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