Former US president Barack Obama, who has strongly backed Biden, knew that Oscar-winning actor George Clooney would ask US President Joe Biden to drop out of the White House race but did not object or stop him.
The Hollywood megastar in an op-ed published in the New York Times asked Biden to step down and had called Barack Obama to let him know that he was going to do so beforehand, news outlet Politico said in a report.
Their report said that Obama neither encouraged Clooney to make the remarks nor did he try to stop him. Clooney had said that Biden “cannot win” following his disastrous performance in the first debate against predecessor and Republican nominee Donald Trump.
“It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fundraiser 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 said of the 81-year-old US President.
Clooney, 63, and Obama, 62, both attended the fundraiser which brought in millions of dollars for the Biden campaign. American filmmaker and actor Jon Favreau, who is known for directing famed movies like the Iron Man, told CNN that he agrees with Clooney.
“I was there. Clooney was exactly right, and every single person I talked to at the fundraiser thought the same thing, except for the people working for Joe Biden, or at least they didn’t say that,” Favreau said.
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“We are not going to win in November with this president. This isn’t only my opinion; this is the opinion of every senator and Congress member and governor that I’ve spoken with in private. Every single one, irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly,” Clooney said.
Eight House Democrats have also publicly called for Biden to drop out of the White House race.
“We are not going to win in November with this president. This isn’t only my opinion; this is the opinion of every senator and Congress member and governor that I’ve spoken with in private. Every single one, irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly,” Clooney said.
Eight House Democrats have also publicly called for Biden to drop out of the White House race.
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Location: Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
first published: July 11, 2024, 20:57 IST
Vikram Sharma is a globe-trotting journalist with a global perspective on international events. His articles offer readers a global perspective on international events, exploring complex geopolitical issues and providing insights into the world’s most pressing challenges.
