George Clooney said that Joe Biden lost his support after a fatal meeting in a fundraising last June, where he was 'much less sharp' and said that the media 'dropped the ball' after his decline.
The actor, an old Democrat supporter, wrote an OP-ED in the New York Times July 10 entitled 'I Love Joe Biden. But we need a new nominee. '
In an interview that promoted his new Broadway show, he confirmed that seeing Biden in a Hollywood fundraising with Barack Obama in June led him to write the piece.
He said he had met Biden and spoke him hours earlier a year earlier in the Kennedy Center and on that evening in Hollywood 'he saw someone much less sharp'.
The actor then took a chance on the press and said, “The media dropped the ball in many ways.”
Clooney again confirmed that “I always liked Joe Biden and I still like him,” but said that his obvious incapacity made it impossible to defend his record.
“The Biden administration was terrible in explaining that we are a global economy, where we actually did better than all other G7 countries.”
“They were bad at telling the story because at least their messenger did not work at his best,” Clooney told NYT this week.
George Clooney said that Joe Biden lost his support after a fateful meeting in a fundraising last June, where he was 'much less sharp' and said that the media 'dropped the ball' on his decline
The actor, an old Democrat supporter, wrote an OP-ED in the New York Times July 10 entitled 'I Love Joe Biden. But we need a new nominee '
During the interview he joked about meeting Trump during his heyday as a Blockbuster filmman and even influenced his career.
“He was a man from New York. He would be in a restaurant and he would say, “What is the name of that cocktail waitress?”
Clooney said that Trump offered a doctor who could help him after being injured by the set of his Oscar-winning performance in Syriana.
He compared Trump with Ebenezer Scrooge and wondered if he would change his way during his second term.
'We have to hope that he can have that Scrooge evening where he wakes up and there are some ghosts of Christmas that say:' There are some good things you can do for people. '
Clooney has taken over politics as part of the Perstournee for the play version of his hit film Good Night and Good Luck
He sent a surprising message to both President Donald Trump and the Democratic party during his appearance at the late show with Stephen Colbert.
The actor, 63, was a guest in Tuesday's episode of the CBS Late-Night talk show to promote the show.
During the interview he joked about meeting Trump during his heyday as a blockbuster filmmaker and even influenced his career
Clooney said that Trump offered a doctor who could help him after being injured by the set of his Oscar-winning performance in Syriana
The speech eventually turned to politics, with the actor, who endorsed Kamala Harris last year's presidential elections and revealed that he “had been raised a democrat in Kentucky” and joked “It has been nothing but fun.”
Clooney shared His first time was voting when he released his mood for the Democratic sitting Jimmy Carter in the 1980 elections, which Ronald Reagan won. He said, “I lost with a few bushes and I won with some Clintons and Obamas,” Adding it: “You know, this is democracy.”
While neither Clooney nor Colbert mentioned Trump by name, the Oscars winner spoke that Democrats lost the elections.
'Well, I don't know, what should I do? Storm the f *** ing capitol? “He said that referring to the rebellion of January 6, 2021, which urged applause from the crowd.
He also added an unexpectedly immediately report to Trump, without saying his name: 'Good for you. I hope you are doing well because our country needs it, and we will meet you in 3.5 years and see where we are going. '
It comes after Clooney Trump's anger had pulled an OP – ER earlier last year in which he begged Joe Biden – then still a candidate – to drop the race to give Democrats a fight to keep the White House.
Although Clooney was clearly disappointed in the outcome of the presidential race of 2024, he said Colbert that losing an election is part of the democratic process.
“It is part of democracy. There are people who are once and disagreed, and most of us still love each other, we will all get through it, “he went on.
George Clooney sent a rather surprising message to both President Donald Trump and the Democratic Party during a appearance at the late show with Stephen Colbert
Clooney, who approved Kamala Harris at last year's presidential election, revealed that he was 'raised a democrat in Kentucky' and joked 'It has been nothing but fun'
The actor, who apparently tried to relate to daily life and then went on a story about his seven -year -old son Alexander.
'I have a son who plays in chess tournaments, loves chess. He is seven years old and he plays against many older children and he does not always win, as you can imagine, “Clooney added.
“He gets upset and I say:” Listen, shake the man's hand, you say a good game, I'll get you next time. And that's a bit how … You have to live according to those rules, “said Clooney.
Colbert knocked on his wooden desk, while Clooney said, “What?” And Colbert replied: “That there will be another (election),” referring to Trump's comments from July 2024 while campaigning for Christian conservatives.
'You have to get out and vote. You don't have to vote again in four years. We will have it repaired so well, you don't have to vote, “Trump said at the time.
Clooney, who picked up $ 30 million in June last year during a fundraising for the Biden 2024 campaign, is largely credited as the nail in the coffin to drop his re -election.
At the beginning of July – just over a month before the Democratic National Convention of 2024 – Clooney wrote the New York Times – on weeks after the disturbing performance of Biden in the presidential debate of June.
“I love Joe Biden. As a senator. As a vice president and as a president. I consider him a friend and I believe in him. Believe in his character. Believe in his morality. In the past four years he has won a lot of the fighting with which he is dealing with, “said Clooney in the Op-ED, just a few weeks after he had organized a fundraising for Biden himself.
George Clooney, Joe Biden, Julia Roberts and Barack Obama are depicted on a fundraising of 16 June 2024 that $ 30 million collected for the re -election campaign of Biden
George Clooney visited the White House in 2022 and was honored by the then President Joe Biden
“But the only struggle he can't win is the fight against time. None of us can. It is devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden where I was at the fundraiser three weeks ago was not the Joe 'Big F-Ining Deal' Biden of 2010. He was not even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the The same man we all have witnessed in the debate, “said Clooney.
He also clearly stated: 'We are not going to win with this president in November. Moreover, we will not win the house and we will lose the Senate. '
“This is not just my opinion; This is the opinion of every senator and congressman and governor with whom I have spoken privately. Everyone, regardless of what he or she says publicly, continued Clooney.
The actor thought that the removal of Biden from the ticket would 'enliven our party' and 'Wake -up voters' who 'checked out' before the debate 'checked out'.
The OP-ED was only a part of a growing choir among Democrats for Biden to resign, which he eventually only did 11 days later on July 21, who officially endorsed his vice-president Kamala Harris to walk in his place.
Clooney was quick to thank Biden for getting out of the way, comparing the move he helped to be on the supreme commander as a 'saving democracy' – and said he was enthusiastic about Harris and her 'historical search'.
He then Harris's approval doubled by telling a campaign advertisement that encouraged men to consider how voting for Trump would do that influence the women in their lives.
Harris and current partner Tim Walz eventually lost to Trump and JD Vance due to an overwhelming margin in the Kiescollege (312 to 226), but with only 1.5 percent in the popular vote (49.8 percent – 77.3 million votes to 48 , 3 percent – 75.01 million votes).
