George Clooney opened up about why he pushed President Joe Biden to leave the 2024 race and his worries about President Donald Trump in a new interview.
Actor George Clooney opened up about his decision to drop his support for former President Joe Biden in a new interview, saying seeing him « up close » last year was enough to dissuade him.
Clooney, a lifelong Democrat, defended his decision to pen a New York Times opinion piece calling for Biden to leave the presidential race just weeks after the A-lister and other Hollywood stars helped garner $30 million in donations for Biden at a Los Angeles fundraiser.
« I was raised to tell the truth », Clooney, the son of a journalist, said when asked about the essay on « 60 Minutes » Sunday. « I had seen the president up close for his fundraiser, and I was surprised, and so I feel as if there were a lot of profiles in cowardice in my party through all of that. And I was not proud of that, and I also believed I had to tell the truth. »
Clooney’s essay came on the heels of Biden’s dismal debate showing that sent shockwaves through the party last June.
« I’ve always liked Joe Biden and I like him still », Clooney later added, revealing that he was « surprised » by Biden when he saw the former president in person.
