George Clooney urges Biden to step down: Calls for fresh leadership
George Clooney was a star in Joe Biden's presidential campaign. Now, there has been an unexpected turn of events. "But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time," the actor writes bluntly, calling for a change of candidate.
George Clooney has been involved in political activities for years, which recently resulted in him becoming a target of Russia, as we reported in early June. The actor does not hide his sympathies for the Democrats. Clooney and several other stars supported Joe Biden's presidential campaign, raising tens of millions for the race against Donald Trump. But now Clooney has dealt Biden a decisive blow in the "New York Times" pages.
Clooney calls for a change of candidate for the US presidency
After Biden debated Trump, many voices claimed that the incumbent president was losing the re-election race. Clooney agrees. The actor wrote an article for the "New York Times," explaining why, in his opinion, Biden should no longer run.
"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," he wrote.
"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," he added.
Clooney doesn't mince words: "We are not going to win in November with this president. On top of that, we won’t win the House, and we’re going to lose the Senate. This isn’t only my opinion; this is the opinion of every senator and Congress member and governor who I’ve spoken with in private. Every single one, irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly."
The actor emphasises in the text that Biden saved democracy in the United States in 2020 and now must do the same - by stepping down. He points to potential successors to the president, naming Kamala Harris, Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, and Andy Beshear.
