Hollywood donors grew shriller and more visceral in their demands that Pres. Joe Biden end his reelection bid Monday, taking pointed stabs at the president, his son and the First Lady.
They personally attacked the president’s son, Hunter Biden, and first lady Jill Biden, both of whom have insisted Biden stay in the race. And they suggested Biden is putting his ego above the country.
“He’s running against a felon and now he’s suddenly taking advice from his son who is a convicted felon?” Hollywood heavyweight Peter Benedek, co-founder of United Talent Agency, asked rhetorically in an email to the Daily Beast. (Benedek is agent to Joanna Coles, the Beast’s Chief Creative Officer.) “It’s time to go. He’s sullying his profound legacy.”
