One of Joe Biden’s most loyal Hollywood fundraisers and cheerleaders has just stuck a knife in the president’s faltering re-election campaign.
In a shocking announcement on Sunday, Rob Reiner declared “it’s time for Joe Biden to step down.”
Rob Reiner announced his dramatic change of heart in an X post, saying if Trump wins, “we lose our Democracy.” The actor-director didn’t clarify if he wants Biden to give merely give up his re-election bid or to resign the White House — or both.
It’s time to stop fucking around. If the Convicted Felon wins, we lose our Democracy. Joe Biden has effectively served US with honor, decency, and dignity. It’s time for Joe Biden to step down.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) July 7, 2024
The stunning change of heart comes after Reiner has spent the last several years as one of Biden’s biggest entertainment industry supporters, even going as far as to once declare Biden to be the best president since Lyndon B. Johnson.
Reiner has served as a key fundraising bundler for Biden, funneling donations from celebrities and corporate Hollywood executives into Biden’s coffers. As recently as last week, in the aftermath of Biden’s humiliating debate performance, Reiner was still leading the parade by hosting Hollywood fundraisers.
But behind the scenes, Reiner was less than cheerful.
As Breitbart News reported, Reiner threw a temper tantrum at a watch party for the live CNN debate, reportedly screaming as Biden froze up a number of times and had difficulty completing sentences.
After Joe Biden gave a rambling answer about the border during Thursday night’s debate, Donald Trump dismissed the president’s response as nonsense and said, “I don’t think he knows what he said either.”
Credit: CNN Presidential Debate pic.twitter.com/0X3MoUiS2G
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) June 29, 2024
However, the filmmaker put out a message the day after the debate reaffirming his support for Biden. “Not a tough choice,” he wrote.
Last night’s debate was a disaster for President Biden. But the choice is still crystal clear: We either can choose a good decent man who cares about his fellow citizens and knows how to govern, or a Convicted Felon who will destroy our Democracy. Not a tough choice.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 28, 2024
Reiner is the latest Hollywood mega-donor to defect from Team Biden.
Among those withdrawing their support are Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, veteran studio boss Barry Diller, and Lost creator Damon Lindelof.
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