Rope. Dean Phillips, a former 2024 Democratic presidential candidate who was the first congressional Democrat to question Biden’s candidacy, appeared on ABC News Live to discuss the state of the election since Biden dropped out of the race.
ABC’s Kyra Phillips asked the Minnesota congressman if he felt he deserved an apology for being the first to say Biden should drop out of this race.
“Just walking into this room today … that’s the only excuse I needed,” he replied, adding: “It’s the energy, the excitement. I just asked for a party to listen… I don’t need one sorry. What I need is for us to win, and it feels pretty good here today.”
Rope. Phillips said this convention “is a passing of the torch to the new generation. I think people want to leave here feeling something.”
The Minnesota lawmaker didn’t get much credit for calling on President Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign. He joins the show to discuss what has happened since Biden dropped out of the race.
-ABC News Isabella Meneses