{"id":2213916,"date":"2024-04-05T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunny-hostin-reminds-the-rock-of-his-obligation-after-he-rescinds-biden-endorsement\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T15:49:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T19:49:49","slug":"sunny-hostin-reminds-the-rock-of-his-obligation-after-he-rescinds-biden-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunny-hostin-reminds-the-rock-of-his-obligation-after-he-rescinds-biden-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Hostin urges &#8216;The Rock&#8217; to reconsider Biden endorsement withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsunny-hostin-reminds-the-rock-of-his-obligation-after-he-rescinds-biden-endorsement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2213916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actor and wrestling superstar Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson&#8217;s withdrawal of endorsement for Joe Biden led\u2063 to a debate about &#8220;obligation&#8221; on The View. \u200dDespite endorsing Biden in 2020, Johnson announced he\u2064 would not do so this year, prompting differing opinions among the hosts. Sunny Hostin, however, argued that this \u2062election holds unique significance due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-america-books-get-banned-in-china-authors-get-the-death-sentence\/\" title=\"In America, Books Get \u2018Banned.\u2019 In China, Authors Get the Death Sentence.\">perceived threats<\/a> to democracy. Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson&#8217;s decision to rescind his endorsement for Joe Biden sparked a \u2062debate on &#8220;obligation&#8221; on The View. Despite supporting Biden \u2063in 2020, Johnson revealed he\u200c would not endorse him this year, causing a division of opinions among the hosts. Sunny Hostin\u2063 emphasized the election&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/malicious-smears-china-rejects-hacking-claims-as-fabricated-after-biden-admin-blames-ccp-for-microsoft-cyber-attack\/\" title=\"\u2018Malicious Smears\u2019: China Rejects Hacking Claims As \u2018Fabricated\u2019 After Biden Admin Blames CCP For Microsoft Cyber-Attack\">critical nature<\/a>, citing potential threats to democracy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Actor and wrestling superstar <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dwayne-the-rock-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson<\/a>\u2018s rescinded endorsement of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> sparked discussion of \u201cobligation\u201d on <em><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The View<\/a><\/em>  on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson went on the record to say he won\u2019t be endorsing Biden\u00a0this year, despite <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/endorsements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsing him<\/a> in 2020. While most of the hosts of <em>The View<\/em> dismissed celebrity influence in elections, Sunny Hostin disagreed, claiming this election is different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think we\u2019re living in a time where we have someone running for president that is an existential threat to democracy, right? That is where we are at, someone who has been \u2014 has 88, you know, criminal charges, four indictments, someone that has vowed to be a dictator on the very first day he takes office,\u201d Hostin said of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>. \u201cNow is the time if you have a platform, you must be active. You must speak out. That\u2019s how I feel, and I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-markles-childrens-book-bombs\/\" title=\"Meghan Markle\u2019s Children\u2019s Book Bombs\">generally don\u2019<\/a>t \u2014 I generally don\u2019t think that celebrities should be forced to be politically active. But right now, if you have a platform, you have an obligation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know that The Rock has a core constituency, it\u2019s not like Republicans or Democrats are waiting to hear what he said,\u201d co-host Alyssa Farrah Griffin disagreed. \u201cThe most important thing he can do is encourage those to get out and vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-host Ana Navarro recalled the 2000 election when Johnson appeared at both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> and Democratic National Conventions. At the time, he did not endorse any candidate. Johnson explained that he changed his mind about endorsing a candidate for 2024 because he saw the result was \u201cdivision\u201d among the public, which he said \u201ctears me up in my guts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think for him, the cause of division aspect is a real one,\u201d Navarro said. \u201cI think everybody is entitled to do whatever the hell they want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All of the hosts are decidedly against Trump ahead of the 2024 election. Even conservative-leaning co-host Griffin, who worked for the Trump White House, has vocalized her criticisms of the former president.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, writer and actress Mindy Kaling, singer and actor Ben Platt, and singer Lizzo gave their endorsements by appearing at Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2944728\/six-standout-moments-biden-star-studded-fundraiser-obama-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$25 million fundraising event<\/a> in New York last week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson&#8217;s decision to withdraw his endorsement of Joe Biden stirred debate on The View. Despite backing Biden in 2020, Johnson announced he wouldn&#8217;t do so this year, prompting varied reactions on the show. Sunny Hostin diverged from other hosts by highlighting the significance of celebrity endorsements in elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2213917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23319740196403-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2213916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23319740196403-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2213916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2213916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2213916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2213917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2213916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2213916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2213916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}