Dean Phillips Lays Off Much Of Campaign Staff [VIDEO]

Politico reports:

Longshot Democratic presidential contender Dean Phillips announced that he would lay off a significant portion of his campaign staff but said he would remain in the race.

“I found it almost impossible to raise enough to do this campaign the way I want. And today, sadly, I had to announce layoffs to a lot of my staff members,” the Minnesota lawmaker said in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday.

Though the announcement fueled intense speculations that Phillips might end his presidential bid soon, Phillips was adamant that he would not give up. A spokeswoman for the campaign reiterated on Saturday that Phillips planned to stay in the race until the Democratic National Convention in August.

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I love running for President, but today I had to make some tough decisions.

But with 75% of Americans saying Trump is too corrupt and Biden is too old, I’m not giving up!

If you’re ready for change, join me at https://t.co/L4Hf3zEZKv! pic.twitter.com/mQleNnh2vs

— Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) February 16, 2024

We force airline pilots to take their hands off the yoke past 65, but allow presidents to keep their hands on the nuclear button into their 80s.

— Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) February 17, 2024