George Clooney doesn’t regret calling for Biden to step down from 2024 election race

George Clooney does not regret his decision to publicly call for former president Joe Biden to resign as the Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential election.

Clooney, 64, believed Democrats had a “chance” to win the election, but said the inclusion of former vice president Kamala Harris in the race was an obvious “mistake.”

Following Biden’s devastating debate performance against Trump in June 2024, the “ER” actor called for Biden to voluntarily step aside for a better, younger candidate in a guest essay for The New York Times.

During an interview with Seth Doane CBS’s “Sunday Morning” Clooney did not hesitate to say “yes” when asked if he would risk expressing himself in a political forum once again.

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Clooney said, “We had a chance. As I wrote in the column, I wanted there to be a primary election.” “Let’s test this quickly and take action immediately.

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“I think the mistake of being Kamala was that she had to race against her own record, and if the point of running is to say, ‘I’m not that person,’ that’s hard to do. That’s hard to do.”

He added, “He’s been given a very difficult task. I honestly think it’s a mistake, but we’re where we are now. They say we’re going to lose more seats. I don’t know. To not do that would be to say I won’t tell the truth.”

George Clooney called for a primary election so Democrats can choose their presidential candidate in 2024. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

In July 2024, Clooney stated that he no longer recognized the former president and called on fellow Democrats to speak out against giving Biden a ticket for the Democratic second-term nomination.

“It’s about age. Nothing more. But it’s also not something that can be reversed. We won’t win in November with this president,” Clooney wrote.

“Democrats have more to lose than the White House; they risk losing down-ballot races where Biden is the nominee,” he said. “This is not just my opinion; It is the opinion of every senator, congressman, and governor I have spoken to privately. Every single one of them, regardless of what they say publicly.”

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Player joined the list Hollywood elites and mega donors He’s an enemy of Biden, whose at-times confusing performance after the presidential debate alarmed supporters. Members of Biden’s party, political allies and liberal media figures have also pressured Biden to drop out of the race and warned that he cannot defeat former President Trump.

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Biden withdrew from the race two weeks later on July 21, 2024, and was replaced by Harris on the Democratic ticket.

After the op-ed was published, Hunter Biden accused the “Ocean’s 11” star of antagonizing his father and helping remove the 46th president from office.

“I love George Clooney’s movies, but I don’t care what he thinks about who should be the Democratic nominee,” Hunter said. “At Our Table” podcast.

The former president withdrew his bid for the Democratic nomination two weeks after Joe Biden begged him to drop out of the 2024 election. (Rodin Eckenroth)

Former Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the Democratic candidate in the 2024 presidential elections after former President Joe Biden withdrew his candidacy. (AP/Ross D. Franklin)

“I was about to say that I really like George Clooney as an actor, but the truth is, to be honest, I don’t really like George Clooney as an actor or as a person.”

made a claim “Channel 5” podcast The part where former President Barack Obama gave Clooney his “blessing” to speak.

“F— him! F— him and f— everyone around him,” Hunter said bluntly. “I don’t have to be too nice. No. 1, I agree with Quentin Tarantino. George Clooney is not a frickin’ actor. He’s a frickin’, I don’t know what he is. He’s a brand.”

Clooney claimed Hunter’s reaction was inaccurate but remained hesitant to meet with the president’s son.

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“I could spend a lot of time debunking a lot of the things he said because a lot of the things he said were outright lies,” Clooney said. “Obama didn’t force me to do this, this wasn’t my fundraiser – this was my fundraiser… everything. But the truth is, I don’t think looking back like that is helpful to anyone, especially him.”

Hunter Biden accused George Clooney of leading his father’s ouster from the 2024 presidential race. (Getty Images)

“I don’t think this is helpful to the Democratic party, and so I’ll wish him well for his ongoing recovery and hope he does well, and I’ll leave it at that. I have a lot of personal opinions on this, but I don’t think it would be helpful to debate him publicly.”

Clooney spoke in April CNN’s Jake Tapper About writing a column, saying it was his “civic duty.”

“It was a civic duty because I saw that there were people on my side of the street – you know, I’m a Democrat in Kentucky, so I understand. When I saw people on my side of the street not telling the truth, I thought it was time … some people [are mad]Certainly. It’s okay, you know. Listen, the idea of ​​free speech, you can’t demand free speech and then say, ‘But don’t say bad things about me,'” Clooney said.

Clooney’s representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.