If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
Well, sort of.
According to Fox News, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who was Joe Biden’s lone challenger in the Democratic primary, said he would accept an invitation to serve in either a Democratic or Republican administration, says he aspires to “help this country in some way, shape or form.”
While speaking at the Democratic National Convention, Phillips said, “I didn’t want to run this cycle. I spent two years trying to call attention to something I was seeing clearly with my own eyes.”
“I remember my Republican buddies excoriating Donald Trump quietly behind closed doors and then praising him in front of cameras. I saw my Democratic colleagues doing the same thing about Joe Biden, who we knew was in decline, probably going to lose,” said Phillips.
Phillips said he “didn’t want to do it,” but told Fox News while at the DNC, “it became evident that our political culture punishes courage, rewards cowardice and silence.”
“Someone had to do it. In two weeks, I put together a campaign to run for president,” he said. “But the message was to try to be a Paul Revere — not a George Washington. It took someone to hand over power, like Joe Biden did, to really make it happen.”
He added, “I’m glad he did. And the rest may be history.”
When asked if he had interest in running for president again in the future, Phillips said he just aspires “to help this country in some way, shape or form.”
“This was not about running for president. This was about showing people that it is never too late, and you should sit up and stand up and do something when you feel that something is wrong. And I did that,” he said.
“If there is a way to serve my country in a Democratic administration — in a Republican administration — my goodness, we should all stand up and accept that invitation whenever it is issued,” he told Fox News Digital. “So, you never know.”