{"id":2292106,"date":"2024-07-10T16:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T20:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fresh-round-of-celebrities-call-for-biden-to-step-down-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T16:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T20:32:27","slug":"fresh-round-of-celebrities-call-for-biden-to-step-down-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fresh-round-of-celebrities-call-for-biden-to-step-down-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh round of celebrities call for Biden to step down &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ffresh-round-of-celebrities-call-for-biden-to-step-down-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=2292106&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 <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 Joe Biden \u2062is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-biden-losing-support-from-voters-in-85-battleground-districts\/\" title=\"Poll: Biden losing support from voters in 85 battleground districts\">losing support<\/a> from\u2062 Hollywood\u200d celebrities, with many \u200dcalling for him to step down from the 2024 race. Celebrities such as George Clooney, Rob Reiner, Michael Douglas, and Jon Favreau have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-open-to-narrowing-who-qualifies-for-stimulus-checks-critics-suggest-hes-breaking-promises\/\" title=\"Biden \u2018Open To Narrowing\u2019 Who Qualifies For Stimulus Checks; Critics Suggest He\u2019s Breaking Promises\">publicly expressed<\/a>\u200b their concerns about \u2064Biden&#8217;s ability to win\u2064 the election and\u200d have suggested that he should be replaced with a \u200bdifferent \u200dcandidate. The article also mentions how other celebrities, like \u2064author Stephen King and Elon Musk, have also voiced their opinions\u200c on Biden stepping aside.  <\/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\">Fresh round of celebrities call for Biden to step down<\/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\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T16:10:44-04:00\">July 10, 2024 4:10 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699632\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is bleeding support from Tinseltown as a growing number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hollywood<\/a> celebrities are asking him to step aside from the 2024 race.<\/p>\n<p>The calls for Biden to leave office have grown exponentially since his performance at the first presidential debate, which many considered to be a weak showing from the president. As such, many are suggesting Biden be swapped out with a different candidate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3074244\/kamala-harris-hillary-clinton-best-suited-replace-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>with some polling data<\/a> indicating Vice President Kamala Harris could beat former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> in a possible matchup.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden arrives for the NATO summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here are the latest celebrities to ask Biden to step aside ahead of the November election:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">George Clooney<\/h2>\n<p>Actor George Clooney is perhaps the biggest celebrity to ask Biden to call it quits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3076281\/george-clooney-calls-for-biden-to-step-aside-after-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>writing in an op-ed<\/a> that Biden is unable to win the battle against time and is no longer \u201cthe Joe Biden of 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The publishing of the op-ed comes only about a month after Clooney hosted a fundraiser for Biden\u2019s campaign. The fundraiser also featured actress Julia Roberts, actor Jack Black, and several other celebrities, and raised $28 million.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rob Reiner<\/h2>\n<p>The director of iconic films such as <em>The Princess Bride <\/em>and <em>When Harry Met Sally<\/em> has also suggested Biden step aside, referencing how Clooney \u201cexpressed what many of us have been saying.\u201d A frequent critic of Trump, Reiner argued that \u201cDemocracy is facing an existential threat\u201d in the election, and the Democratic Party needs \u201csomeone younger to fight back.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My friend George Clooney has clearly expressed what many of us have been saying. We love and respect Joe Biden. We acknowledge all he has done for our country. But Democracy is facing an existential threat. We need someone younger to fight back. Joe Biden must step aside.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robreiner\/status\/1811060772531040702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Monday, Reiner stated Biden should make public appearances in the same way he appeared on his <em>Morning Joe<\/em> interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/robreiner\/status\/1810318044557983882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>as that would \u201cshut up people like me\u201d<\/a> who want him replaced. The day prior, he claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/robreiner\/status\/1809982004479533307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>it was time to \u201cstop f***ing around\u201d and have Biden step down<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michael Douglas<\/h2>\n<p>Douglas, who once played a president in <em>The American President<\/em>, said Clooney made \u201ca valid point\u201d in asking Biden to step aside, adding that he was \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d about the outcome of the election. He also argued that the Democratic Party has \u201ca lot of talent,\u201d possibly in reference to replacements for Biden.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2491940&#038;userid=11311&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=1a87e54bf1d69eb8960f153b56ba702b\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year, Douglas became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2907730\/biden-president-actors-advice-ahead-of-state-of-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>one of several actors<\/a> to play a president to appear in a video giving the president advice for his State of the Union address.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jon Favreau<\/h2>\n<p>The co-host of the <em>Pod Save America<\/em>, and former aide to former President Barack Obama, said he was not surprised Clooney said, at the fundraiser, that Biden was not the same Biden at the debate, citing how he himself was at Clooney\u2019s fundraiser and saw it for himself. He added that Clooney is \u201cexactly right\u201d and everyone else at the fundraiser believed the same.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2491980&#038;userid=11311&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=d54106a07c8ba0eea2f99cecec139e02\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In recent days, other celebrities, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3072900\/stephen-king-asks-biden-not-seek-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"author Stephen King\">author Stephen King<\/a>, have said Biden should step aside.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Elon Musk<\/a>, owner of X, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1002078\/elon-musk-likens-teleprompter-reliant-biden-to-anchormans-ron-burgundy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increased his criticism of Biden<\/a> but said he would not donate to Biden or Trump\u2019s campaign. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068503\/democrats-who-say-biden-should-drop-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Numerous Democratic lawmakers are also calling for Biden to step down<\/a> as the Democratic Party\u2019s presidential nominee, including Reps. Pat Ryan (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX).<\/p>\n<p>Despite these growing calls, Biden has insisted that he will not step down, stating during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3073468\/white-house-no-script-biden-morning-joe-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a television appearance<\/a> Monday that he was \u201cso frustrated by the elites\u201d asking him to step aside. He also offered Democrats concerned about him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072626\/biden-throws-down-gauntlet-democrats-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201cchallenge me\u201d at the Democratic National Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1699632\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699632\"}});<\/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>A growing number of Hollywood celebrities are calling for President Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 race, with some suggesting Vice President Kamala Harris as a potential replacement. Celebrities such as George Clooney, Rob Reiner, Michael Douglas, and Jon Favreau have all expressed concerns about Biden&#8217;s performance and the need for a younger candidate to fight back against the existential threat to democracy. Despite these calls, Biden has stated he will not step down and has challenged Democrats to challenge him at the Democratic National Convention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2292107,"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\/President-Biden-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,5344,6522],"class_list":["post-2292106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-celebrities","tag-resignation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/President-Biden-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292106","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}