{"id":2292061,"date":"2024-07-10T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-clooney-calls-on-biden-to-drop-out-of-race-just-weeks-after-hosting-glitzy-fundraiser-for-him\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T15:37:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:37:21","slug":"george-clooney-calls-on-biden-to-drop-out-of-race-just-weeks-after-hosting-glitzy-fundraiser-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-clooney-calls-on-biden-to-drop-out-of-race-just-weeks-after-hosting-glitzy-fundraiser-for-him\/","title":{"rendered":"George Clooney Calls On Biden to Drop Out of Race, Just Weeks After Hosting Glitzy Fundraiser for Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorge-clooney-calls-on-biden-to-drop-out-of-race-just-weeks-after-hosting-glitzy-fundraiser-for-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292061&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>George Clooney has urged President Joe Biden to not seek a second term\u2062 in office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fisa-report-prompts-renewed-calls-for-spy-tool-reforms\/\" title=\"FISA report sparks demand for spy tool reforms.\">citing\u2063 concerns<\/a> about his performance and health. Clooney, \u200bin a piece for The New York Times, expressed his admiration for Biden but pointed out that he is not the same \u2064energetic\u2063 leader he once was.\u2062 The actor highlighted Biden&#8217;s recent lapses in memory and coherence during interviews, suggesting\u2063 that it is time for him to step aside. Clooney recommended several potential candidates to replace Biden and called on top Democrats\u2063 to ask the president to voluntarily withdraw from the race. The Hollywood star emphasized\u2064 the \u2062urgency\u200c of the \u2064situation, stating that\u200c Democrats need a stronger candidate to win the upcoming election. Biden is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-promises-lower-gas-prices-after-emergency-reserve-release-suggests-up-to-35-cents-lower\/\" title=\"Biden Promises Lower Gas Prices After Emergency Reserve Release, Suggests \u2018Up To 35 Cents\u2019 Lower\">facing increasing pressure<\/a> from within his party to step aside and allow for a new nominee to be chosen at the Democratic convention.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 10, 2024 at 10:25am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Actor and director George Clooney on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to voluntarily step aside and not seek a second term in office.<\/p>\n<p>The A-list star\u2019s pronouncement came just weeks after he and actress Julia Roberts, as well as former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, participated in a star-studded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/biden-campaign-rakes-28-million-ahead-star-studded-los-angeles-fundrai-rcna157371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recorded-breaking $30 million fundraiser<\/a> for the president\u2019s re-election in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>In a piece for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/10\/opinion\/joe-biden-democratic-nominee.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, Clooney wrote, \u201cI love Joe Biden. As a senator. As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> 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\u2019s won many of the battles he\u2019s faced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can. It\u2019s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe \u2018big F-ing deal\u2019 Biden of 2010,\u201d the actor continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angry-george-clooney-called-white-house-complain-bidens-israel-comments-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clooney<\/a> shared.<\/p>\n<p>Biden made headlines at the L.A. fundraiser in mid-June when he appeared to freeze and was led offstage by Obama.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That\u2019s a wrap on record-setting Democratic fundraiser for Joe Biden\u2019s reelection campaign (netting $28M). Former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden offer final waves to Peacock Theater crowd as Obama then grabs Biden\u2019s hand to lead him offstage following 40-minute\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xbE2jf3jdz\">pic.twitter.com\/xbE2jf3jdz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrissgardner\/status\/1802239454314410096?\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWas he tired? Yes. A cold? Maybe. But our party leaders need to stop telling us that 51 million people didn\u2019t see what we just saw [at the debate],\u201d Clooney wrote. \u201cWe\u2019re all so terrified by the prospect of a second [Donald] Trump term that we\u2019ve opted to ignore every warning sign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe George Stephanopoulos interview only reinforced what we saw the week before,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>During a Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/interview-biden-admits-cant-even-remember-watched-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sit-down<\/a> with the ABC host, Biden could not recall whether he had even watched his June 27 debate against Donald Trump afterward.<\/p>\n<p>And when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/interview-disaster-biden-claims-put-nato-together-just-6-years-old-founded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephanopoulos<\/a> asked the president, \u201cDid you know how badly it was going?\u201d, Biden gave an incoherent response, saying he prepared for the debate in \u201cexplicit detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I realized about part way through \u2026\u201d he continued and then didn\u2019t finish his thought, but noted, \u201cThe New York Times had me down at 10 points before the debate, nine now, or whatever the hell it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact of the matter is that what I looked at is [Trump] also lied 28 times, I mean, the way the debate ran. Not \u2026 my fault, no one else\u2019s fault,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YMX-QPSXL-Q?si=MkQxMhkDlhtEDqjW\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unexpected-clooney-puts-patriotic-unifying-film-holidays-boys-boat-winner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clooney<\/a> predicted, \u201cWe are not going to win in November with this president. On top of that, we won\u2019t win the House, and we\u2019re going to lose the Senate. This isn\u2019t only my opinion; this is the opinion of every senator and congress member and governor that I\u2019ve spoken with in private. Every single one, irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTop Democrats \u2014 Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Nancy Pelosi \u2014 and senators, representatives and other candidates who face losing in November need to ask this president to voluntarily step aside,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Clooney suggested that the party consider Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Vice President Kamala Harris, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker among others to replace Biden.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that making a pick so close to the election will actually help Democrats because it will give Republicans less time to effectively conduct opposition research and convey what they learned to voters.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood star concluded, \u201cJoe Biden is a hero; he saved democracy in 2020. We need him to do it again in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden is facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/large-group-house-dems-reportedly-set-call-biden-step-aside-dam-broken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increasing calls<\/a> within his party to step aside and allow Democrats to nominate a new candidate at the party\u2019s convention next month in Chicago.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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