As he continues to push for a seat in the White House, Joe Biden’s leadership qualities have been brought into question by many. Among those is UFC owner Ari Emanuel.
Emanuel currently serves as the CEO of Endeavor, a media agency that owns both the UFC and WWE respectively. Fans are finally starting to see signs of the two titan promotions working together since their groundbreaking merger last year.
When he’s not playing a huge role in the world of sports and entertainment, Ari Emanuel is giving his opinion on the constant rollercoaster that is American politics. Emanuel recently joined a group of global celebrities in advising Joe Biden to step away from the presidential race. Among those celebrities is George Clooney, Stephen King, John Cusak, Rob Reiner, Michael Moore, Reed Hastings (Netflix co-founder), and Ashley Judd.
Alongside the well-known celebrities, Emanuel is also calling for change in the Democratic Party. The Endeavor CEO believes that a younger, more relatable candidate can refresh the Democrats and allow them to better compete with their Republican counterpart.
Besides Hollywood making their voices known, an internal struggle is taking place between the Democrats. News surfaced that major donor’s to a pro-Biden super PAC are withholding an astronomical $90M unless Joe Biden leaves the race. [h/t New York Times]
Ari Emanuel recently shared his opinion on why it may be time for Joe Biden to step aside.
“He said he was going to run for one term, and he’s doing it to restore democracy,” Emanuel said at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
“He then runs for a second term — that’s his first bit of malarkey, as he would say. He and his coherts have told us that he’s [been] healthy for over a year.”
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Ari Emanuel has long been tied into the world of politics through his brothers.
One brother, Ezekiel Emanuel, played a significant role in the development of the Affordable Care Act under Barack Obama.
Rahm Emanuel is another brother of Ari who coincidentally also worked with Barack Obama. Rahm served as the White House Chief of staff under Obama before later serving as the Mayor of Chicago.
Given his ties in politics, Ari Emanuel joining several Hollywood celebrities could be a key moment in the future of the Democratic Party.
