{"id":2290005,"date":"2024-07-06T16:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-falling-stardom-hollywood-turns-on-its-president-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T16:47:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T20:47:57","slug":"bidens-falling-stardom-hollywood-turns-on-its-president-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-falling-stardom-hollywood-turns-on-its-president-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s falling stardom: Hollywood turns on its president &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fbidens-falling-stardom-hollywood-turns-on-its-president-washington-examiner%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=2290005&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>The\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> how President \u2064Joe Biden has seen a decline in \u200csupport from\u2064 Hollywood\u2062 celebrities after his performance in\u2064 a debate. \u2063Despite previously\u200b enjoying the support of stars\u2063 like George Clooney and Julia\u2063 Roberts, Biden&#8217;s\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-obama-adviser-axelrod-rips-bidens-abc-interview-denial-delusion-defiance-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Ex-Obama adviser Axelrod rips Biden\u2019s ABC interview: \u2018Denial. Delusion. Defiance.\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">incoherent debate performance<\/a> has\u200d led to criticism and a\u200b loss of support from Hollywood \u2063moguls. Celebrities such \u2062as Reed Hastings and Abigail Disney, who are major Democratic donors, have called for \u2064Biden to step aside and allow a \u2062new leader\u200b to \u200btake on President Trump. The\u200d article\u200b highlights \u200dthe growing dissatisfaction among Democratic\u2062 celebrity donors towards Biden following the\u2063 debate.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden\u2019s falling stardom: Hollywood turns on its president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/ehallas\/\">Emily Hallas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T16:38:50-04:00\">July 6, 2024 4:38 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696126\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>While President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> has always enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hollywood<\/a>\u2018s full embrace, the 81-year-old has seen a fallout from celebrities\u2019 good graces after his incoherent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> performance.<\/p>\n<p>Under three weeks ago, Biden proudly stood beside the likes of George Clooney, Barbara Streisand, and Julia Roberts as the stars headlined a glitzy fundraiser for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles event, held at the Peacock Theater, generated $30 million for Biden and came before the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-joe-biden-effectively-ended-deportations\/\" title=\"How Joe Biden Effectively Ended Deportations\">disastrous performance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3071626\/bidens-woeful-week-post-debate-plagued-democratic-dissension-doubts-trump-victories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>at the first debate<\/a>. Even then, an incident caught the attention of critics who noted that former President Barack Obama was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3047009\/motionless-biden-led-offstage-by-obama-after-star-studded-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>forced to gently lead<\/a> his friend off the event stage after Biden awkwardly gaped at the audience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden shakes hands with George Clooney during the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While celebrities such as Roberts and Clooney might have overlooked the incident and an abundance of similar situations leading up to the fundraiser, the June 27 debate was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071155\/deep-blue-california-voters-embarrassed-biden-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>nail in the coffin<\/a> for Biden\u2019s relationship with many Hollywood stars.<\/p>\n<p>From Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, who has made $20 million in donations to the Democratic Party, to Disney heiress Abigail Disney, Biden has lost the support of many Hollywood moguls in the nine days since the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStep aside to allow a vigorous Democratic leader to beat Trump and keep us safe and prosperous,\u201d Hastings urged Biden, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/04\/us\/politics\/biden-donors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Disney, a major Democratic donor, told the outlet she was withdrawing donations to Democrats \u201cuntil they bite the bullet and replace Biden at the top of the ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Disney heiress and Netflix titan are far from the only Democratic celebrity donors withdrawing their support from Biden.<\/p>\n<p>After the debate, <em>Lost<\/em> co-creator Damon Lindelof also pledged to withhold donations to the Democratic Party until it makes a change at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, this isn\u2019t about the ability to govern, it\u2019s about the ability to WIN,\u201d he wrote in an email to the <em>New York Times<\/em> earlier this week. According to the outlet, the Hollywood icon has donated $125,000 this election cycle to the Biden campaign and nearly the same amount to Democratic Senate and House candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, former DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, who organized the Peacock Theater fundraiser, has been uncharacteristically silent since the debate. He has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2024-07-05\/hollywood-democrats-call-on-biden-to-step-aside-after-debate-performance-its-about-the-ability-to-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> declined<\/a> to comment to media outlets on withdrawing his support.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696126\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696126\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood celebrities are turning against President Joe Biden following his poor debate performance, leading to a loss of support from major donors in the entertainment industry. The fallout from the debate has caused prominent figures like George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Reed Hastings to withdraw their support and call for Biden to step aside in favor of a more viable Democratic candidate. Other donors, such as Abigail Disney and Damon Lindelof, have also expressed their disappointment and halted donations to the Democratic Party until a change is made at the top of the ticket. Jeffrey Katzenberg, who organized a fundraiser for Biden, has remained silent on the matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2290006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP22338824899449.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,34106,4361,3669,32076],"class_list":["post-2290005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-falling-stardom","tag-hollywood","tag-president","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP22338824899449.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290005","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}