Phillips recently told The Atlantic that "others" told him Harris doesn't have the chops to be president.
But Phillips told CNN he's been "impressed" by Harris and believes she is "well-prepared."
"She is not well prepared, doesn't have the right disposition and the right competencies to execute that office," Phillips told Leibovich.
And the congressman also told Phillip he didn't "recall" making comments critical of the vice president.
(The president's name isn't on the ballot due to the state's defiance of the DNC presidential primary calendar.)
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