U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips attended a Trump rally in New Hampshire and found the attendees to be friendly and concerned about the country.
He criticized his own party, calling it “completely delusional.”
Phillips, who is challenging Biden in the Democratic primary, emphasized the need for a leader who engages with people rather than condemning them.
“I’ve got to tell you guys, I went to a Donald Trump rally a couple of nights ago. Never been to one. I had an event across the street. I saw the line of people waiting in the cold for hours. And I thought, what the heck?” Phillips said.
He expressed frustration with the Democratic Party’s failure to address concerns that he believes are driving people to Trump rallies.
“You know, I’m going to be a leader who actually invites people, doesn’t condemn them,” he said. “Met probably 50 Trump people waiting in line, every single one of them. Thoughtful, hospitable, friendly, all of them so frustrated that they feel nobody’s listening to them but Donald Trump. A diverse crowd, people who had never been to a Trump event before.”
“My party is completely delusional right now,” Phillips said.
Despite coming up short in the primary, Phillips garnered about 20 percent of the vote and plans to stay in the race.
“I’m only doing this to defeat Donald Trump. Nobody seems to want to do that in the Democratic Party right now, other than me, because Joe Biden can’t is my proposition because the data says he can’t,” Phillips said at an event.
“No one in the country right now cares. In fact, most of the people in the country are going to the Trump rally right now because he’s listening to them. No one’s asking about this stuff. I’m just frustrated. I hope you understand why I’m getting tired of it.”
“You’re doing your jobs, but you’re not asking the questions that Americans give a s— about,” Phillips said to reporters.
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