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Ahh, shit. Dem megadonor and supporter, George Clooney now calling for Biden to drop out. Damn, Damn, Damn [View all]
(don't shoot the messenger... I'm not happy either even though I have tons of respect for both and Clooney just had that fundraiser for Biden and Dems. Yeah it is CNN, but reported elsewhere too)
Rep. Ritchie Torres suggests Biden’s candidacy is a ‘political suicide mission,’ while actor George Clooney calls on the president to step aside
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/10/politics/biden-democratic-lawmakers-analysis/index.html
George Clooney Calls For New Democratic Nominee In Latest Hollywood Plea For Joe Biden To Step Aside
https://deadline.com/2024/07/george-clooney-joe-biden-2024-election-1236005916/
George Clooney, fresh off co-hosting a star-filled fundraiser for Joe Biden last month, is calling on Democrats to pick a new nominee and for the president to be a “hero” in stepping aside.
Clooney cited concerns over Biden’s age, and compared the president’s appearance at the fundraiser, in which he did a sit down with Barack Obama and Jimmy Kimmel, to what he was like just a few years ago.
Clooney wrote in The New York Times, “I love Joe Biden. As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. Believe in his character. Believe in his morals. In the last four years, he’s won many of the battles he’s faced.
“But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can. It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe big F-ing deal Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.”
Clooney is one of the most influential celebrity supporters of Democrats, and the Biden campaign used his appearance at the event to raise millions in small-dollar donations, holding a contest in which the winner could meet the actor and Julia Roberts.
In the Times op ed, Clooney also wrote that he was unpersuaded by Biden’s answers to George Stephanopoulos as to why he had such a poor debate performance with Donald Trump.
Clooney wrote, “Was he tired? Yes. A cold? Maybe. But our party leaders need to stop telling us that 51 million people didn’t see what we just saw. We’re all so terrified by the prospect of a second Trump term that we’ve opted to ignore every warning sign. The George Stephanopoulos interview only reinforced what we saw the week before. As Democrats, we collectively hold our breath or turn down the volume whenever we see the president, who we respect, walk off Air Force One or walk back to a mic to answer an unscripted question.”
Clooney also wrote that Biden’s presence in the race threatened down-ballot candidates, suggesting that many Democratic lawmakers harbor big doubts about his candidacy in private.
Clooney cited concerns over Biden’s age, and compared the president’s appearance at the fundraiser, in which he did a sit down with Barack Obama and Jimmy Kimmel, to what he was like just a few years ago.
Clooney wrote in The New York Times, “I love Joe Biden. As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. Believe in his character. Believe in his morals. In the last four years, he’s won many of the battles he’s faced.
“But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can. It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe big F-ing deal Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.”
Clooney is one of the most influential celebrity supporters of Democrats, and the Biden campaign used his appearance at the event to raise millions in small-dollar donations, holding a contest in which the winner could meet the actor and Julia Roberts.
In the Times op ed, Clooney also wrote that he was unpersuaded by Biden’s answers to George Stephanopoulos as to why he had such a poor debate performance with Donald Trump.
Clooney wrote, “Was he tired? Yes. A cold? Maybe. But our party leaders need to stop telling us that 51 million people didn’t see what we just saw. We’re all so terrified by the prospect of a second Trump term that we’ve opted to ignore every warning sign. The George Stephanopoulos interview only reinforced what we saw the week before. As Democrats, we collectively hold our breath or turn down the volume whenever we see the president, who we respect, walk off Air Force One or walk back to a mic to answer an unscripted question.”
Clooney also wrote that Biden’s presence in the race threatened down-ballot candidates, suggesting that many Democratic lawmakers harbor big doubts about his candidacy in private.
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