
Biden Challenger Dean Phillips Announces 2024 Campaign Staff Layoffs, Stays in Race
Published on February 17, 2024
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Min.) announced on Friday evening that his 2024 presidential campaign is laying off a substation number of staff amid financial challenges. However, the announcement, made in a video posted on social media, did not indicate Mr. Phillips’ withdrawal from the presidential race. “I found it almost impossible to raise enough to do this campaign the way I want,” Mr. Phillips said in the video. “And today, sadly, I had to announce layoffs to a lot of my staff members.” Mr. Phillips, 54, positioned himself as a younger alternative to President Joe Biden, 81, when he launched his campaign in October last year, late in the season....
