Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has reportedly become the latest high-profile figure to call for Biden to step down before the election.
In an email obtained by The New York Times, Hastings, a prominent Democratic donor, allegedly said Biden needed to step down as the presidential nominee to find someone who could defeat former President Donald Trump.
“Biden needs to step aside and allow a dynamic Democratic leader to defeat Trump and keep us safe and prosperous,” Hastings wrote.
Fox News Digital reached out to Hastings for comment.
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings reportedly sent an email calling for Biden to be replaced. (Getty Images)
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Hastings and his wife, Patti Quillin, are both prominent donors to the Democratic Party, particularly in California. In 2021, Hastings donated about $3 million to a committee working to block a recall effort against California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
In 2022, Quillin was one of many who donated to left-wing groups hoping to prevent the recall of liberal San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin herself.
Biden performed poorly in the first debate with Trump, and many media outlets and even some Democrats called for Biden to be replaced in the presidential election. One of them included the New York Times editorial board, which called Biden a “reckless gamble.”
Hastings insists Biden needs to step down to defeat Trump. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images | Photo by Ore Huiying/Getty Images for Netflix)
“Mr. Biden has been an admirable president. Under his leadership, the country has prospered and begun to address a series of long-term challenges, and the wounds opened by Mr. Trump have begun to heal. But the greatest public service man of all, Mr. Biden, All Den can do now is announce that he will not continue to run for re-election.
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The article continues, “There is no reason for the party to risk the country’s stability and security by forcing voters to choose between Mr. Trump’s flaws and Mr. Biden’s. Simply hoping that Americans will ignore or ignore that is too big a stake. .
The New York Times is one of many media outlets calling for Biden to step down. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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