Joe Biden Loses Rob Reiner’s Support After Trump Debate: ‘Stop Fucking Around’

Joe Biden has lost a key supporter in Hollywood star – and Democratic donor – Rob Reiner, who has urged him to resign as president.

On Sunday (July 7), the film director whose Stay by me, It’s Spinal Tap And When Harry Met Sally He shared his unexpected and frank views on the party leader, whose abilities have been questioned in recent months.

Biden will face Donald Trump in the 2024 US election and, despite multiple calls from party supporters including Lost Co-creator Damon Lindelof and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings have dropped out of the race, but he has remained steadfast in his belief that he is the person to prevent Trump from returning to power.

However, aged 77 The wolf of Wall Street Actor Reiner, who has been a staunch Biden supporter so far, is not convinced and believes Biden could make a Trump victory inevitable.

Reiner, who hosted a fundraising event for Vice President Kamala Harris just days after Biden’s ramblings during a CNN debate with Trump sparked widespread concern, called on the president to “stop messing around” in a surprise statement on X/Twitter.

He wrote: “If the convict wins, we lose our democracy. Joe Biden has served the United States with honor, decency and dignity. It is time for Joe Biden to resign.”

Biden brushed aside concerns about his debate performance, blaming it on exhaustion and telling Democrats he was “here to win.”

Harris reportedly acknowledged that the debate was not Biden’s “finest moment” at Reiner’s fundraiser, but stressed that regardless of where people stand on the president, Trump remains “a threat to our democracy.”

In June, late-night talk show host John Oliver explained why a second Trump term would be “much worse” than his first.

As proof, the Last week tonight The presenter highlighted Project 2025, a blueprint for Trump’s presidency led by the Heritage Foundation and former Trump aides and allies.

The plan is essentially a wish list for his administration, with plans to expand his executive authority and replace civil servants with ideologically aligned appointees.

As reported by The IndependentIt would also give Trump unprecedented executive authority over federal agencies and open the door for Trump loyalists to use the government as a weapon against his rivals.

Oliver described the project as “a conservative LinkedIn,” saying, “It’s basically an open audition for people who might want a new job because they lost their old one on January 6th for whatever reason” — a reference to the 2021 Capitol attack by Trump supporters.