Abigail Disney Says If Biden Doesn’t Resign, Democrats Will Lose

Abigail Disney said Thursday she plans to halt her donations to the Democratic Party until President Biden drops out of the presidential election.

‘I’m going to stop donating to the party until they replace Biden at the top of the ticket,’ said Disney, granddaughter of Roy O. Disney CNBCHer statement is one of several from prominent entertainment industry leaders and Democratic donors calling on the president to step down following last week’s debate.

“This is realism, not disrespect. Biden is a good man and has served his country honorably, but the stakes are far too high,” she continued. “If Biden does not concede, the Democrats will lose. I am absolutely certain of that. The consequences of this defeat will be truly dire.”

On Wednesday, Netflix co-founder and major Democratic donor Reed Hastings said: New York Times that “Biden must step down to allow a vibrant Democratic leader to defeat Trump and keep us safe and prosperous.” Earlier, WME CEO Ari Emanuel criticized Biden’s debate performance and said the 81-year-old president was too old to seek reelection.

“I had a father who died at 92, but I took his car at 81, and that was a very simple test for me,” Emanuel said. “If you were driving from downtown Beverly Hills to Malibu, would you want Biden to do it at night? Would you want Trump to do it at night? If the answer is neither, you can’t let them run a $27 trillion company called the United States.”

Biden will face the press again next Friday for an interview with George Stephanopoulos that will air in prime time that same evening, with a longer version to air on Sunday.