At the same time, polls suggest voters have a sense of nostalgia for the four years of Donald Trump’s administration, despite opponents saying they were marked by extreme laws, a battle against parts of the media and a refusal to leave office.

The report in Puck said: “Starting a few months ago, Spielberg has participated in multiple strategy sessions on how to best tell the president’s story, his accomplishments, and his vision for a second term.”

It added: “Spielberg is a big Biden fundraiser, of course, and his friend and former DreamWorks business partner Jeffrey Katzenberg is a chair of the Biden campaign.”

The Close Encounters of the Third Kind director has been one of many in Hollywood who have donated money and celebrity endorsement to the 81-year-old president’s bid for re-election.