Dean Phillips long-shot bid against Biden and comments on age validated

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), who challenged President Joe Biden‘s reelection campaign, accused Biden of not being mentally capable of governing for another term long before the growing chorus of party members echoing that sentiment led him to leave the race.

Phillips was one of a handful of outsiders who tried to challenge but never threatened Biden’s candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, though he dropped out and eventually endorsed Biden despite his concerns about the president‘s mental fitness.