George Clooney calls Hunter Biden's rant about op-ed 'outright lies,' Kamala Harris' presidential bid 'a mistake'

[SocialDemocrat61]

George Clooney calls Hunter Biden's rant about op-ed 'outright lies,' Kamala Harris' presidential bid 'a mistake'
"Obama didn’t put me up to it, it wasn’t my fundraiser," Clooney says.

By Shania Russell

George Clooney is slamming Hunter Biden for voicing "outright lies" in his expletive-filled rant attacking the actor for his 2024 presidential election op-ed.

Earlier this year, Hunter made headlines for angrily calling out Clooney's New York Times op-ed titled, "I Love Joe Biden, but We Need a New Nominee," which called for his father Joe Biden to drop out of last year's presidential race. Hunter defended his dad and directed a "f--- you" at Clooney several times in an interview published roughly a year after the consequential essay.
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Elsewhere in the conversation, Clooney shared his thoughts on the decision to appoint Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, pointing out that he suggested an open primary in his 2024 op-ed.

"I think the mistake with it being Kamala is she had to run against her own record," Clooney explained. "It’s very hard to do if the point of running is to say, 'I'm not that person.' It’s hard to do, and so she was given a very tough task. I think it was a mistake, quite honestly. But, we are where we are. We were gonna lose more House seats, they say. So, I don’t know."

https://ew.com/george-clooney-responds-hunter-biden-rant-kamala-harris-presidential-bid-11841840

F*** George Wilkes Clooney. He should go back to his villa in Italy and shut up.

[ms liberty]

1. Yea, eff George Clooney.

[mtngirl47]

2. They need to get this out of their system before the mid terms.

Kamala, Clooney and the Bidens need to get it all out and then they need to go home and let us get on with trying to win back our country.

[gab13by13]

3. Kamala Harris won the election

[BComplex]

13. It's so friggin' obvious she won! How many bomb threats at democratic precincts?

How many times did trump say elon stole the election for him? How many times did he say he didn't need any votes, that he already had plenty....months before the election?

[Joinfortmill]

37. Yup. Hope we get the goods before I die.

[Shrek]

43. If that's true then she's doing a terrible job as President n/t

[ColoringFool]

4. Yes, Let's Continue To Go After Democrats, George

Where is your full-page "Op-Ed" against the depravity and treason of the Psychopath of the United States?

[2MuchNoise]

5. Rich nepo baby says what?

[edhopper]

16. I disagree with him

but his dad was a local anchorman in Cincinnati. Hardly a nepo baby.
Yes, his aunt was famous, but she struggled in her later career.

[progressoid]

48. Which one?

[tritsofme]

6. I don't think Clooney is wrong here, but see little point in these recriminations, from him or Hunter.

[thesquanderer]

31. The linked article gives a better impression than merely what's been posted here. (n/t)

[ananda]

7. Well, GC can KMA.

He lost his way.

[madibella]

8. George Clooney is the personification of what is perceived as the worst notions of a Democrat.

Pompous, arrogant, know it all. Elitist.

Shut up George, go away. Go to Capri.

This asshole started all the shit we are now dealing with.

[newdeal2]

9. Somehow his say is more important than the average voter

He doesn’t even live here.

[EdmondDantes_]

42. Not in any meaningful sense

The public thought Biden was too old prior to Clooney's oped. Biden's internal polling showed him losing in a landslide.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Clooney made a huge mistake this go around

The right win because they hang together. Meanwhile, we hang separately.

[Rincewind]

11. Dear Mr. Clooney,

please write all of your complaints about Vice-President Harris, Hunter and President Joe Biden, and Democrats in general on a pineapple and shove it up your ass. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[Johonny]

12. The dude lives in another country

And can barely scrap a film worth watching these days. He was past his prime a decade ago. And yes, he got where he is through nepotism.

He is another college drop out born on third base that thinks he's Henry Kissenger. Fuck this guy. Seriously, fuck him. Joe Biden is patriot. George Clooneg is Benedict Arnold without Saratoga to his name.

[live love laugh]

22. I posted a thread to this effect and actually was "reprimanded" ... unbelievably.

[valleyrogue]

23. And married to a trust fund baby who pretends she is a "human rights" attorney. n/t

[agingdem]

14. George Clooney, Rob Reiner, Ezra Klein and Jon Stewart

hit Joe Biden at his most vulnerable...thank you for nothing...it's time for irrelevant bloviating celebrities to shut the fuck up...as for Hunter Biden.. he has to stop his profane spewing and go away..he's beginning to sound like Trump continually whining about the 2020 election...as for Kamala's second run..not going to happen...

[SocialDemocrat61]

20. Exactly, they are priveleged, rich white men

What shocks me the most are those that will leap to their defense even when they trash democrats. I can't imaging how someone can be so lacking in self-respect that they would defend a celebrity who doesn't know they exist, or care about them if they did. They are just poor pathetic people.

[live love laugh]

21. Hunter Biden does not need to shut up. It is not making things worse. Not much can make things worse.

He’s telling the truth.

[agingdem]

29. yes he's telling the truth but he's toxic...and no one cares..

2024 is a cautionary tale of woulda coulda shoulda...time to clear the stage of "play nice" baby boomers (I'm 77) and recapture the House and Senate with the next generation of Democrats who have no problem playing dirty...

[live love laugh]

33. We need truth because we are surrounded by lies.

[tintinvotes]

15. Says the guy

Who got a bj in the bathroom at a party from Ghislyne Maxwell. According to "Nobody's Girl". Maybe that's why he wrote the op ed that got us where we are today??

[themaguffin]

17. Good for Clooney. F the "F Clooney" bullshit.

[fujiyamasan]

45. I agree, he's handling this fine

Clooney’s response in the article was mature. He even stated he didn’t want to get into a personal spat with Hunter.

[QueerDuck]

18. Who writes these horrible headlines??

Confusing, ambiguous, broken... do they have no editors? Headlines do not need to be a summary of the article.

[live love laugh]

19. He's "giving" John Fetterman.

[JI7]

34. Fetterman supported Biden and supported Harris right away

[live love laugh]

38. And now he's Trump's favorite Democrat.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/john-fetterman-donald-trump-favorite-democrat/

[dlk]

24. Did this argument help or hurt matters?

Everyone has an opinion. However, given the massive corruption and assaults on the Constitution, and our democracy being shredded by the minute, was any of this really necessary?

Of course, Hunter will defend his father. Like it or not, the Biden presidency had incredible accomplishments. How soon we forget.

[Bristlecone]

25. Speaking from his estate in Lake Como, Italy, Clooney said.....

[Clouds Passing]

26. Fuck George Clooney!

[obnoxiousdrunk]

27. Hunter was

a great asset to the Biden campaign.

[progressoid]

49. Uh...

Is that sarcasm?

[Botany]

28. May he misjudge the thickness of the ice on Lake Como this winter.

Great actor, very charitable, and a complete piece of shit too.

[Martin Eden]

30. All this squabbling accomplishes ... what?

My opinion is Biden made a terrible mistake seeking a 2nd term at his age, but there's nothing we can now do to change the past.

What can we do; what MUST we do to build a better future?

[txwhitedove]

32. Democratic infighting? Now? We're trying to watch MAGA Repukes tear each other apart. Damn.

[Johonny]

39. Calm down, its a washed up actor and

A presidents son having it out. Neither is exactly heading to Washington or the primaries or elected office.

[txwhitedove]

47. You've been here a long time, so I'll be nice, but you should have learned by now that

"calm down" is not reassurance. So, bless your heart. And, please don't talk like tRump. Mr. Clooney isn't washed up, just older like all of us, and entitled to coast. He should shut up right now though.

[Deep State Witch]

35. Just Another Circular Firing Squad

Here we go, another round of the "Democratic Circular Firing Squad" game! Had George Clooney kept his concerns private instead of airing it out in the NYT op-ed section, things would have been different. And because he stirred that pot, there was no time to do an open primary. It couldn't have been organized in time.

[Joinfortmill]

36. Good for Hunter & since I love Joe, Clooney can go pound sand.

[Ping Tung]

40. There should have been an open primary so the voters could decide.

It's called "democracy'.

[Midwestern Democrat]

44. It was far too late to have an open primary by the time of Biden's debate disaster.

We couldn't have even organized caucuses in that short a time. What we should have done is allowed several candidates to make their cases to the party power brokers/convention delegates (with input from ordinary registered Democrats through public polling) and chosen the most promising of them at the convention - it should not have just been handed to Kamala.

[pinkstarburst]

41. Like any of this is news?

We need to move on.

Biden did great things in his term as president, lifting us out of the disaster that was covid and helping the country recover as much as it could. It was ALWAYS going to be a tough road and we were never going to be in a perfect place 4 years later because the entire planet was hit with a global pandemic. Biden helped us recover and did many great things during his 4 years.

He also made a mistake in not announcing he would not seek a second term right after the midterms. By the time he did withdraw, there was no time to hold a full primary. Kamala was the only possible one who could run and she had to hit the ground running, and she did the best she possibly could despite Joe waiting until the 11th hour to drop out.

There is nothing we can do now but learn from these mistakes. Clooney is not helping matters by making this the conversation right now. Why is he not using his presence and visibility and influence to talk about how R's are allowing people to go hungry for a month, without pay for a month? Allow them to lose health care coverage? That should be the conversation, not beating the dead horse of 2024.

I think we are in both a terrible place right now as a country where many are suffering, but also potentially a place where people may realize that their vote they made in 2024 might need some rethinking as they go to the polls again in 2026 and 2028. When the economy is bad and people are unhappy, we usually have a "change" year. I think that could lead to us having good results in 2026 and 2028 if we keep our eye on the ball.

[Mosby]

46. George, Amal and the kids live in France now.

He said he didn't want his twins growing up and going to school in "Hollywood" so he moved the family to Brignoles, Provence in the south of France.

Who cares what he says.

[ProfessorGAC]

50. Who Is Saying "We're Going To Lose More House Seats"?

I haven't read that.
Seems like the felon spouting "People are saying".

[red dog 1]

51. Hunter Biden made his expletive-filled comments in a July, 2025 interview, lashing out at Clooney for his July, 2024

opinion piece in the New York Times, suggesting that President Biden should drop out of the presidential race after his poor performance in the 1st debate

My question is this:
Why did Hunter Biden wait a full year to publicly comment on George Clooney's July, 2024 NYT op-ed piece?
Why didn't he "lash out" at Clooney then, back in 2024?

Am I missing something?

[Rebl2]

52. Just

go back to Italy you has been fool.

[Xolodno]

53. In my view, I think Hunter was the problem the entire time.

I could put up a laundry list for reasons why. But for what? It's over, time to move on. This is just opening old wounds, it happened, learn from it and go forward it bit wiser. Rehashing the past serves no one.