Actor George Clooney was one of the latest high-profile Democrats to call on President Joe Biden to drop his re-election bid – for the good of “democracy.”
But the swipe from the Biden cheerleader who appeared just a few short weeks ago at a Los Angeles fundraiser for the 81-year-old Democrat was met with a swift shot back from the Biden camp. Clooney’s call for Biden to step aside was even criticized by former President Donald Trump who slammed the actor for having “turned” against the president.
“I’m a lifelong Democrat; I make no apologies for that. I’m proud of what my party represents and what it stands for,” Clooney wrote in an op-ed in the New York Times in which he declared he loves Biden. ” I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. Believe in his character. Believe in his morals.”
However, the actor argued that the “fight against time” could not be won.
“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 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,” he continued. “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.”
Biden’s team fired back at Clooney with an ill-conceived comeback. According to New York Times reporter Annie Karni, it was Biden who outlasted Clooney at the L.A. fundraiser.
Biden is fighting back on Clooney.
From a source familiar with event planning: “The President stayed for over 3 hours, while Clooney took a photo quickly and left.”
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) July 10, 2024
The “stamina” battle got plenty of attention on social media where users found it both surprising and pathetic.
This is amazing. Biden’s stamina is better than Clooney because Clooney left early. Love it. https://t.co/TkUXxg0k1B
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) July 10, 2024
Trump, who likely would prefer having feeble and mentally challenged Biden remain on the Democrat ticket, took to Truth Social to rip into Clooney.
“So now fake movie actor George Clooney, who never came close to making a great movie, is getting into the act. He’s turned on Crooked Joe like the rats they both are. What does Clooney know about anything?” he wrote.
“He uses the Democrat ‘talking point’ that Biden, the WORST President in the history of the United States, has ‘saved our Democracy.,'” Trump continued.
“Crooked Joe Biden didn’t save our Democracy, he brought our Democracy to its knees. Clooney should get out of politics and go back to television,” he continued. “Movies never really worked for him!!!”
Reactions to the Biden vs. Clooney blowup poured in on X:
Really? You gotta wonder whose brilliant idea it was to turn this into a vitality contest between the candidate and George Clooney.
— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) July 10, 2024
Attack the bundler. Brilliant Team Biden!
— BearFlagFan (@BearFlagFan) July 10, 2024
Now the Democrat Party and Hollywood are at war with each other. Joe’s gonna nuke the entire American left before this is over.
— AdamInHTownTX (Not a Neurologist) (@AdamInHTownTX) July 10, 2024
LOL. That moment when Hollywood discovers that the Bidens are neither the Obamas nor the Clintons.
— Pam D (@soirchick) July 10, 2024
Hahaha, My favorite thing right now is democrats went from telling us that we should listen to out of touch Hollywood stars when it comes to politics because they know what’s best for the average American to now saying “never mind”
— best decade ever (@ZachFOCO) July 10, 2024
Hollywood celebrities are about to find out just how much actual influence their millions get them with elected democrats. You can bundle $30M and still get ignored/insulted. Awesome ROI. https://t.co/BxCEQj8JRo
— Brittany (@bccover) July 10, 2024
If George Loony believes the praises, he bestowed on Biden, then he is one F-upped SOB. Which is no surprise to me, these Hollywood, not so hot, shots think that we real folks just sit around waiting for their approval or directions, I never thought much of Loony before this line of crap and think even less of him now. If he really means what he said about Biden, then he’s a bigger fool than I thought he was.