Susan Sarandon Doesn’t Know Who She’ll Support for President, But Thinks Joe Biden Should Drop Out

variety.com:

Michael Appler Susan Sarandon, the Academy Award winning actress, does not think that President Joe Biden can win his bid for reelection against former president Donald Trump — and that the incumbent president should step down from his party’s ticket. “Yes,” she said enthusiastically when asked Wednesday evening if the president should withdraw. “Obviously there are a lot of people within the party who feel the same way.” “I don’t think the dust has settled on our choices” she told Variety on Thursday night at the New York premiere for “The Fabulous Four,” a summer comedy starring Sarandon alongside Sheryl Lee Ralph, Megan Mullally and Bette Midler. “I think it’s obvious [why he should step down],” she continued. “Way before the age thing came into play, hundreds of thousands of uncommitted voters in swing states, because of the war in Gaza, put his possible election in jeopardy.” Sarandon joins a number of Hollywood Democratic players who have called for President Biden to step down, most notably George Clooney, who penned an op-ed in The New York Times earlier this month calling for the president to withdraw.

Like Clooney, Sarandon is a known advocate and player in Democratic politics. Over the years, her political presence has shadowed her acting career and, as of late, usurped it.

Sarandon was an early and vocal supporter of Bernie Sanders, for whom she campaigned widely in 2016. When Sanders did not win the Democratic nomination, Sarandon endorsed Green Party candidate Jill Stein over Hillary Clinton.