Biden Challenger Phillips Floats Musk and Ackman for Cabinet Roles
- Longshot candidate has drawn interest from business leaders
- Ackman donating $1 million to help candidate’s White House bid
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Representative Dean Phillips floated having Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management, X owner Elon Musk and angel investor Jason Calacanis in a potential cabinet if his longshot Democratic presidential campaign takes him to the White House.
Phillips, a Minnesota lawmaker who has mounted a primary challenge against President Joe Biden, promised he would nominate “the best, the most extraordinary bipartisan cabinet in American history” if elected, during a discussion Monday with the three business leaders.