– Joe Biden will go down in history as a man who achieved significant achievements during his four-year term. We should be grateful that he has maintained our democracy, wrote Barbra Streisand on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. Singer and actress Streisand has supported the Democrats for years.
Colleague Cher writes that the situation pains her deep in her heart because she has pain to believe that the Democrats can win the presidential election without Biden as a candidate.
– Joe, whom I have loved since we met in 2008, writes Cher on X, adding that she has contributed to his election campaign.
Just as fully, she also writes that she believes the time has come to pass the baton on, and that it is time for the Democrats to think properly outside the box when a new candidate is to be chosen. She then follows up by quoting her hit song “The times they are a-changing”, originally written by Bob Dylan.
Unsure of successor
Actor Robert De Niro has also been one of Biden’s supporters. Now he says accordingly The Guardian that it is wise and selfless for Biden to step down, but he does not comment on who should take the place.
– Biden is stepping aside to clear the way for another Democrat to become president (…) because there is nothing more important to our country than defeating Donald Trump at the ballot box.
Actor Jamie Lee Curtis is another who is on Instagram supports Biden’s decision. She gives Biden’s choice of successor, Kamala Harris, her full support and points out that Vice President Harris has already shown that she can be trusted.
– She is a strong advocate for women’s rights and people of color, and her message is one of hope and unity for America in a time of great national division.
Record support
It is only weeks since a bunch of high-profile celebrities in Los Angeles set a record and collected 30 million dollars, equivalent to 320 million kroner, for the campaign to get Biden re-elected.
After that, several of the celebrities have called on Biden to resign, such as when director and actor George Clooney published a column entitled “I love Joe Biden. But we need a new candidate” i The New York Times.
Success director Rob Reiner also pays tribute to Biden for 50 years of faithful service to the United States, without suggesting a successor, but with a final jab at Trump:
– Thanks, Joe. Now let’s kick the criminal’s ass.
The phenomenon of Hollywood support for the Democrats has been described by Trump’s spokesperson as a collaboration with the “removed from reality Hollywood elite”.
One of the celebrities who supports the Republicans and Trump is the British actor Russell Brand. Brand has been lying low on the ground since a series of abuse allegations last year, but a few days ago showed up smiling at the Republican National Convention. On X, he now comments that Biden is withdrawing, and that the president supports Harris as a successor.
– We are in a wild world, mate, writes Brand.
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2024-07-24 12:39:18
