Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., has accused MSNBC of blackballing him due to influence from President Joe Biden’s campaign, according to Politico.
Phillips has mounted a primary challenge to Biden and has also expressed frustration at state Democratic parties and the Democratic National Committee for leaving him off the ballot. Now, he is accusing the Biden campaign of blocking people from going to his events, supporting him and putting him on their platforms, he told Politico on Friday.
“I do know of specific cases where representatives of the Biden campaign have been very clear to others about trying to not attend events of mine, to not support me, and to not platform me,” Phillips asserted. “It is almost antithetical to democratic principles, which include debate, deliberation and ultimately compromise.”
“LOL,” Biden campaign spokesperson…
