Celebrated American writer Stephen King has joined other celebrities in criticizing President Joe Biden ahead of this year’s US presidential election. Who are the Hollywood figures calling for Biden’s resignation and how important is their support?
Has the time come to resign? Some you important Hollywood people and of the entertainment industry They seem to think so. He American President Joe Bidenwho will turn 82 in November, has faced intense criticism in recent weeks following a highly publicized debate with former President Donald Trump.
During the debate, the octogenarian president performed poorly, showing signs of confusion and seeming to lose track on several occasions. In a viral moment, the commander in chief had problems naming Medicare when answering a question about taxes on the rich.
Biden’s performance has caused many of his supporters to question his suitability for office and his ability to stand for re-electionespecially with some low approval ratings and some surveys that place him behind his opponenta recently convicted felon.
The incumbent president is losing the crucial support from your colleagues, donors and several renowned celebrities. In fact, it appears that Biden is losing an important part of the vote Democrat: Hollywood, with various celebrities They ask you to step aside.
The famous American writer Stephen King is the latest celebrity to join these calls. King already supported Biden in the last elections and now he has asked the President to step aside.
“Joe Biden has been a good president, but it is time for him to announce that he will not run for re-electionby the good of the United States who he loves so much,” he shared on X. As expected, Elon Musk was quick to respond with a troll post: “Even Stephen King votes for Trump!”
King is not the first big name in show business to asks Biden to step aside in the last weeks. Host Stephen Colbert, on his first Late Night show since the debate, said that seeing the disastrous Biden performance “It took a year off my life.”
During the show, he said: “I think (Biden) is a good enough man. He’s a good enough president to put the needs of the country first to those of his ego. And as painful as it may be, it is possible that ceding leadership to a younger generation is the right thing for the common good.
Similarly, the director of ‘When Harry Met Sally…‘Rob Reiner, shared: “If the convicted felon wins, we lose our democracy. Joe Biden has effectively served the US. con honor, decency and dignity. “It’s time for Joe Biden to resign.”
Director Michael Moore (‘Bowling for Columbine’, ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’) took a different turn to his argument against Biden. During an appearance on ‘MSNBC,’ Moore accused the democratic party of commit “elder abuse” by pressuring Biden to continue the election campaign.
“The problem here is that I think there is a form of elder abuse going on where the Democratic Party and the people in it part of the device They’re pushing and pressuring him to stay,” Moore said.
“I don’t know about you, but despite my criticism of Biden, see the debate a week ago was heartbreaking,” he continued. “It was like, imagine that was your dad up there. He thought, why doesn’t anyone do anything? Because They let him go on stage in these conditions? Who looks after him? Who’s watching over him right now?”
Another voice has been that of the co-creator of Lost, Damon Lindelof, who has also called for Biden’s resignation: “Biden has to go and the Democrats have to wake up,” wrote in a column for Deadline. He urged others to withhold your donations to the party Democrat until “there is a change at the top.”
“I am a lifelong Democrat and I love my complicated and glorious country,” he said. in the opinion article. “I am not writing this anonymously because I ask others in positions of influence let them do the same. I don’t know if what I have to say will matter, but I know what my eyes, my ears, and my heart are telling me. I’ve been asleep at the wheel and it’s time to wake the fuck up.”
“I propose a DEMbargo. No checks written. No ActBlue link clicked. For no one.” He call for boycott of the donations to the Democratic Party was echoed by Disney heiress Abigail Disney – Walt Disney’s great-niece and long-time Democratic donor – who warned that the Republican Party would win in November if there was no change of candidateadding: “I intend to stop any contributions to the party unless and until they replace Biden at the helm of the ticket.”
Another of the Democrats’ biggest donors, co-founder the Netflix Reed Hastings, stated in a email to ‘The New York Times’: “Biden needs to step aside to allow a vigorous democratic leader defeat Trump and keep us safe and prosperous.”
Despite these calls and boycotts, the current president has remained defiant about running for office and insistent on your ability to win again. In a open letter sent to democrats On Monday (July 8), the president said he was “firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump.”
He also said that he had kept “extensive conversations with the party leadership, elected officials, rank-and-file members and, most importantly, Democratic voters” and that he had “listened to people’s concerns, their fears and concerns in good faith about what is at stake in these elections. “I’m not blind to them.”
ADVERTISINGAnd he added: “I wouldn’t run again if I didn’t absolutely believe that I was the best person for beat Donald Trump in 2024.We had a democratic nomination process and the voters have spoken clearly and decisively. “Voters – and only voters – decide the Democratic Party candidate.”
So the passing of the torch is not planned. It remains to be seen if Biden can weather the storm, to what extent famous followers determine the votes, and if you can gather his fervent supporters once again in time for the November elections.
However, if he continues to lose crucial support from the entertainment industry’s leading voices and donors, fears will continue to grow that his presence on the ticket is giving Donald Trump a second term in the White House.
