WAYZATA, Minn. – Congressman Dean Phillips of Minnesota confirmed he has laid off a large number of the campaign staff for his 2024 presidential run. Phillips conceded that he had found it almost impossible “to raise enough to do this campaign the way I want.” The millionaire businessman emphasized, however, that he’s not giving up his long-shot effort to take the Democratic nomination away away from President Joe Biden: “I’m on the ballot in 43 states. Our country is desperate for change.”

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