Top Donor Says ‘Dam Has Broken’ for Biden

Longtime Democratic donor Whitney Tilson criticized President Joe Biden’s team for allegedly deceiving supporters about Biden’s mental acuity, calling for Biden to step down immediately and make way for a younger candidate with better chances against Trump.

Tilson’s remarks, emphasizing feeling deceived and likening it to a “Big Lie,” reflect a growing sentiment among some Democratic supporters who fear Biden’s potential loss in the upcoming election.

“I feel like I have been deceived,” Tilson said. “Biden and the people around him have been deceiving the American people.”

“The dam has broken. We all know and we can all see that we were lied to. I am deliberately calling it a Big Lie because this is as big a lie as Trump’s Big Lie,” he added.

“I think that the dam has broken and that more and more people will come out publicly. I can tell you with certainty that as recently as last Friday and Saturday after the debate, there were quite a few people who felt like it was just an off night. As of today, I can‘t find anybody — and I am a hard, hardcore Democrat and Biden supporter,” the Netflix co-founder said.

“I love Joe Biden. I respect the fact that he‘s an optimist, that he‘s a fighter, and that has served him well in the 52 years since he was first elected to the Senate. But it‘s different today, I‘m afraid. The ship has sailed and there is basically no almost no support remaining for him as a candidate. Not against him personally, but because nobody thinks he can be Trump and I think, unfortunately, that is correct.”

Post-debate polls showing Trump extending his lead over Biden have heightened concerns within the party, with former President Obama offering support as Biden contemplates his future in the race.