Unsuccessful Biden challenger is first Democrat to call for Henry Cuellar’s resignation

Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota urged the Texas congressman to step down after charges against him were unveiled

The Minnesota congressman who unsuccessfully challenged Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential primary became the first member of their party to call on fellow US House representative Henry Cuellar to resign after federal bribery charges were unveiled against the Texas politician on Friday.

In a post on X, Dean Phillips urged Cuellar to step down, along with other politicians faced with pending criminal cases – including Biden’s presidential predecessor and Republican rival Donald Trump as well as Democratic US senator Bob Menendez.