{"id":2293550,"date":"2024-07-12T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-suffers-another-blow-from-hollywood-as-outspoken-actress-ashley-judd-reverses-course\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T14:10:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:10:06","slug":"biden-suffers-another-blow-from-hollywood-as-outspoken-actress-ashley-judd-reverses-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-suffers-another-blow-from-hollywood-as-outspoken-actress-ashley-judd-reverses-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Suffers Another Blow from Hollywood as Outspoken Actress Ashley Judd Reverses Course"},"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%2Fbiden-suffers-another-blow-from-hollywood-as-outspoken-actress-ashley-judd-reverses-course%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=2293550&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>Actress \u200bAshley Judd is calling for President Joe Biden to\u2064 step aside from the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a> following his \u2063poor performance in a recent debate. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">opinion piece<\/a> for\u200d USA \u2062Today, Judd expressed concerns that\u2064 Biden may not\u2064 be able \u200bto defeat former President Donald Trump in the upcoming\u2064 election. She highlighted Biden&#8217;s inability to counter Trump&#8217;s lies\u200d during the debate \u200band \u2063urged the\u200b Democratic\u200b party to support a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-tied-for-second-with-desantis-in-new-hampshire-poll\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley and DeSantis tied for second in New Hampshire poll.\">capable candidate<\/a>. Judd, a vocal\u2064 supporter of Biden and other Democrats, emphasized the importance of replacing\u2062 Biden quickly to prevent \u200cTrump \u2064from being\u200c re-elected. She \u200bemphasized\u200d the urgency \u200bof the situation and urged Democrats to unite behind \u2062a candidate \u2064who can defeat Trump. Judd did \u2063not suggest a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-defends-vote-against-mccarthy-over-broken-promises\/\" title=\"Nancy Mace stands by vote against McCarthy due to unfulfilled pledges.\">specific replacement<\/a> for Biden \u200din her remarks.  <\/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\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 12, 2024 at 8:19am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Actress Ashley Judd is adding her voice to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside from the presidential race following his dismal performance in last month\u2019s debate, fretting that he could lose to the presumptive Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, in November.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/voices\/2024\/07\/12\/replace-biden-beat-trump-election\/74375107007\/\">opinion piece for USA Today<\/a> published on Friday, Judd called on Biden to \u201cvoluntarily, gracefully step aside\u201d so that his party can support a \u201ctalented, robust Democrat\u201d for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>She described Biden during the debate as \u201cincapable of countering Trump, while he, unchecked, gushed a firehose of galling lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heartbreaking-ashley-judd-chokes-reveals-country-music-legend-naomi-judds-manner-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judd<\/a>, who has been an outspoken supporter of Biden and other Democrats across the country, noted the liberal political activism that has accompanied her multidecade Hollywood career.<\/p>\n<p>Her allegations against movie mogul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/appeals-court-overturns-harvey-weinsteins-2020-rape-conviction-due-court-error\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvey Weinstein<\/a> helped spark the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n<p>Saying she feared Trump \u201cwould wield the power of the presidency with unprecedented, incalculable cruelty and unfairness\u201d if voters return him to the White House, Judd said that time is of the essence for Democrats to replace Biden with a candidate who can defeat him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not have another day for distraction or division among ourselves,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI now ask President Joe Biden to step aside,\u201d Judd wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defense of our cherished rights and freedoms, the moral imperative that we do better by more people, and our bodies, cannot be left to voters who see and are frightened of the consequences of President Biden\u2019s obvious limitations, or who are now not going to vote,\u201d she said. \u201cWe take the risk of an off night and minimize the warning signs at our gravest peril.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress did not posit a possible replacement for Biden atop the ticket, and a representative did not immediately return a message seeking comment as to whom she might suggest.<\/p>\n<p>Her call comes as Democrats consider whether they want Biden to remain as his party\u2019s nominee, following concerns over his age and ability to win the general election against Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Actress and activist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshleyJudd?\">@AshleyJudd<\/a> in new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USATODAY?\">@USATODAY<\/a> opinion piece: \u201cI now ask President Joe Biden to step aside.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FwgeKpc8Tb\">https:\/\/t.co\/FwgeKpc8Tb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shawn Reynolds (@ShawnReynolds_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnReynolds_\/status\/1811781716299645000?\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Judd\u2019s comments echoed those of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-hollywood-celebrities-who-actually-back-the-blue\/\" title=\"8 Hollywood Celebrities Who Actually Back The Blue\">movie star<\/a> and lifelong Democrat George Clooney in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/10\/opinion\/joe-biden-democratic-nominee.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&#038;referringSource=articleShare&#038;sgrp=c-cb\">New York Times opinion piece<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Biden,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/george-clooney-calls-biden-drop-race-just-weeks-hosting-glitzy-fundraiser\/\">Clooney<\/a> declared. However, the actor said the party would lose the presidential race as well as any in Congress with the president as its nominee.<\/p>\n<p>He cited what he characterized as a diminished Biden during interactions around a Los Angeles fundraiser last month.<\/p>\n<p>Judd was at the White House in April to help the Biden administration promote its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/programs\/prevention-and-wellness\/mental-health-substance-abuse\/national-strategy-suicide-prevention\/index.html\">national strategy to prevent suicide<\/a>, to which she lost her mother, singer Naomi Judd, in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign did not immediately return a message seeking comment on Ashley Judd\u2019s piece.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Ashley Judd is urging President Joe Biden to step down from the presidential race due to his poor performance in a recent debate against former President Donald Trump. She believes that Biden is incapable of countering Trump and fears that he may lose to him in the upcoming election. Judd, a longtime supporter of Biden and the Democratic party, is calling for a more capable Democrat to take his place in order to prevent Trump from being re-elected. She emphasizes the urgency of the situation and the need for unity among Democrats. Judd did not suggest a specific replacement for Biden, but her plea comes as others, like actor George Clooney, express similar concerns about Biden&#8217;s ability to win the election. Biden&#8217;s campaign has not yet responded to Judd&#8217;s statement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2293551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sad-Biden.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5880,34833,3620,4361,5894],"class_list":["post-2293550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-actress","tag-ashley-judd","tag-biden","tag-hollywood","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sad-Biden.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293550","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\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}