Disney Heiress Vows To Withhold Donations to Democrats Until Joe Biden Drops Out of the Race: ‘This Is Realism, Not Disrespect’

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Abigail Disney , an heiress to the Disney fortune and donor to the Democratic Party, announced on Thursday that she would withhold donations to the party until President Joe Biden drops out of the race.

“I intend to stop any contributions to the party unless and until they replace Biden at the top of the ticket,” Disney told CNBC on Thursday, joining other Democratic donors who have also pulled support for Biden since his disastrous performance in last week’s CNN presidential debate.

She continued, “This is realism, not disrespect. Biden is a good man and has served his country admirably, but the stakes are far too high,” before concluding, “If Biden does not step down the Democrats will lose. Of that I am absolutely certain. The consequences for the loss will be genuinely dire.”

As for Biden’s replacement, Disney suggested Vice President Kamala Harris .

“We have an excellent Vice President,” she told CNBC. “If Democrats would tolerate any of her perceived shortcomings even one tenth as much as they have tolerated Biden’s (and let’s not kid ourselves about where race and gender figure in that inequity) and if Democrats can find a way to stop quibbling and rally around her, we can win this election by a lot.”

This week, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) revealed Democratic donors were “split” on Biden following the CNN presidential debate, while Democratic strategist James Carville urged donors to cease contributions to candidates who support Biden’s decision to continue in the race.

On Thursday, Hollywood screenwriter and Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof also called on fellow Democratic donors to cease donations to the party following Biden’s “terrifying” debate performance.

“The checks give us access to power… we can shout as much as we want, but the pitcher will ignore us despite our checks,” he said. “I propose a DEMbargo. No checks written. No ActBlue links clicked. For anyone.”