A moderate Democrat who briefly ran against President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination this past year is the latest member of his party to praise President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to bring in similar voices and figures to his incoming administration.
In fact, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) said on Friday that he’d consider accepting some kind of post within Trump’s White House.
During an interview with NewsNation, where he weighed in on the outcome of Trump’s historic and resounding victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, Phillips said, “I am not a big fan of the president himself, but I understand the MAGA movement. I understand why people are angry.”
As Trump announced numerous nominations for top Cabinet positions recently, Phillips decided to enter the race to change the dynamics in Washington, saying Thursday, “If there is a job that could help the country and that my skillset would be useful for — anybody should consider that.”
“I understand why this federal government needs to be reformed,” he continued. “But then do it with people with competency and integrity to do it.”
He added: “If we come to a point where no Democrat would want to serve in a Republican administration and conversely, we’re limiting 50% of the universe of potential appointees, and that’s what I’m trying to overcome.”
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