According to the Washington Post, a group of 168 Democratic donors, academics, business executives, and others sent a letter yesterday to the White House to “respectfully” call on Biden to “withdraw from being a candidate for reelection for the sake of our democracy and the future of our nation.” The letter warned of “threats posed by a second term of Donald Trump'’ and urged Biden to “cement your legacy by passing the torch—just as George Washington did.” The letter was sent by a group called The Leadership Now Project, which is headed by Daniella Ballou-Aares, a member of the Obama White House. The letter was sent to several presidential advisers. Signers included:
Christy Walton, billionaire daughter-in-law of the Walmart founder,
Paul J. Tagliabue, NFL commissioner,
Mike Novogratz, billionaire investor,
Ning Mosberger-Tang, former Google executive,
Warburg Pincus, managing director of Harsha Marti,
Lawrence Lessig, professor at Harvard Law School,
