Phillips was the only major Democrat to challenge President Joe Biden in the Democratic primaries, going against the party’s position. While always a long shot, he intended his run to force a conversation within the party that would oust Biden. He took his first victory lap in July after Biden was forced out as the nominee, and is taking another following the Democrats’ resounding defeat on Tuesday.

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Speaking with Fox and Friends on Sunday, Phillips bashed the Democratic Party for how it treated him during his ill-fated primary.

“My voice, yes, was ignored, but tens of millions of Americans’ voices were ignored and suppressed and disenfranchised,” he said.

“I was not the only one that recognized what was likely to happen last week. I was the only one that was willing to say it live, and I think it is that culture of silence and pervasive incentives in our political system that is really costing our country, and it’s not unique to one party or the other,” Phillips added.

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In a post-election interview with the Washington Post, Phillips said that the Democratic catastrophe on Tuesday was “exactly” what he had envisioned when he began his run for president.

“Those of us who had our ears to the ground and were listening and spending time around the country sensed two things,” he said. “One, the growing disdain for the Biden administration — which I don’t believe was deserved. And secondly, the growing attraction to Donald Trump amongst constituencies that heretofore had been much more closely aligned with Democrats.”

However, he expressed his doubt that any Democrat could have won the 2024 election.

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“I’m not certain that any Democrat would have won this year,” Phillips said. “We have to just acknowledge that Donald Trump is more than a passing fad. He’s become a significant historical figure in American politics, and he built a movement that, frankly, snuck up on most Democrats.”

Phillips’s campaign for president failed to pick up any steam, resulting in him dropping out on Super Tuesday to endorse Biden. Though widely mocked and reviled by Democrats at the time, Tuesday’s loss has led to a reevaluation for some.