Ari Emanuel

Ari Emanuel, the CEO of entertainment and media agency Endeavor — which owns the UFC and the WWE — penned a guest article posted on The Economist on Monday, arguing for Biden to back out of the race.

“I think Mr Biden has been an excellent president. He inherited a mess, with the economy in freefall and covid surging. He got the country back on its feet, creating 15m jobs, ending a 20-year war, and finally getting an infrastructure bill and the strongest climate-change legislation in history. That’s a record to celebrate,” he added.

“But if he means what he says about a battle for the soul of America and the future of its democracy, then he has no choice but to withdraw and let a stronger candidate lead this crucial fight.”

He also shared his thoughts about Biden at the Aspen Institute’s Ideas Festival in Colorado last week.

“Well, I’m pissed off at the founding fathers,” said Emanuel. “They had the start date of 35 years old, they just didn’t give us the end date. And, well, everybody died [back then], so they didn’t have to give the end date.”

He added: “He said he was going to run for one term, and he’s doing it to restore democracy. He then runs for a second term — that’s the first bit of malarkey, as he would say. He and his cohorts have told us that he’s [been] healthy for over a year,” Emanuel continued.