{"id":2292555,"date":"2024-07-11T10:54:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T14:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-clooney-didnt-receive-pushback-after-running-anti-biden-op-ed-by-obama-before-publishing-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T10:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T14:56:10","slug":"george-clooney-didnt-receive-pushback-after-running-anti-biden-op-ed-by-obama-before-publishing-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-clooney-didnt-receive-pushback-after-running-anti-biden-op-ed-by-obama-before-publishing-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"George Clooney didn\u2019t receive pushback after running anti-Biden op-ed by Obama before publishing &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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-didnt-receive-pushback-after-running-anti-biden-op-ed-by-obama-before-publishing-washington-examiner%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=2292555&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>The article discusses how actor George Clooney ran an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-beinart-called-for-the-elimination-of-the-jewish-state-ben-and-jerrys-tapped-him-to-defend-israel-boycott-to-franchisees\/\" title=\"Peter Beinart Called for the Elimination of the Jewish State. Ben And Jerry\u2019s Tapped Him to Defend Israel Boycott to Franchisees.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">op-ed<\/a> calling<\/a> for President Joe Biden to step down, with former President Barack Obama reportedly not \u200dgiving any pushback. The op-ed came\u200d after Biden faced \u200ccriticism for his debate\u200b performance, leading\u200c to concerns within\u200d his party about his ability to run for reelection. Clooney&#8217;s op-ed was seen as a betrayal within the Biden camp, despite Obama&#8217;s public support for\u2063 Biden. The article also mentions Clooney&#8217;s previous tensions with Biden and his support for Obama. Obama has since pledged to stay in the race despite the challenges he faces.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">George Clooney didn\u2019t receive pushback after running anti-Biden op-ed by Obama before publishing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/brady-knox\/\">Brady Knox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T09:04:40-04:00\">July 11, 2024 9:04 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699650\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actor George Clooney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3076281\/george-clooney-calls-for-biden-to-step-aside-after-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ran his op-ed\">ran his op-ed<\/a> calling for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ran his op-ed\">Joe Biden<\/a> to step down by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Barack Obama\">Barack Obama<\/a>, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-chief-of-staff-tanden-will-be-confirmed-but-well-put-her-somewhere-else-if-shes-not\/\" title=\"White House Chief Of Staff: Tanden Will Be Confirmed, But We\u2019ll Put Her Somewhere Else If She\u2019s Not\">reportedly didn\u2019<\/a>t give any pushback.<\/p>\n<p>Following a rough week after his debate performance, Biden appeared to have quelled a rebellion within his party, resulting in most lawmakers closing ranks behind him. This wall of unity began to crack after a series of blows on Wednesday, one of which was an op-ed from Clooney, who said Biden wasn\u2019t mentally capable of running for reelection and that Democrats must move to replace him.<\/p>\n<p>The actor had run the piece by Obama before sending it in \u2014 to which he received no major pushback, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/11\/obama-pelosi-democratic-party-biden-00167522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden, right, and former President Barack Obama, left, participate in a fundraising event with Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>People familiar with the exchange said the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monday-september-27th-2021\/\" title=\"Monday | September 27th, 2021\">president hadn\u2019<\/a>t encouraged or advised him on writing the op-ed, but the lack of any pushback is likely to be seen as a betrayal within the Biden camp.<\/p>\n<p>The reveal had been predicted by the <em>Daily Mail\u2019s<\/em> Charlie Spiering shortly after Clooney\u2019s op-ed was published.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFew celebrities are closer with Obama than George Clooney \u2013 You can bet he ran this statement about Biden by Barack before it went public,\u201d he posted on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Few celebrities are closer with Obama than George Clooney \u2013 You can bet he ran this statement about Biden by Barack before it went public <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ICSxEGpxU2\">pic.twitter.com\/ICSxEGpxU2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliespiering\/status\/1811068467220795499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Obama had been one of the stars of the glitzy fundraiser hosted by Clooney last month. In his op-ed, the actor said Biden\u2019s alleged cognitive decline was on full display and that he was \u201cthe same man we all witnessed at the debate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Biden campaign official undercut the basis for Clooney\u2019s op-ed, saying Clooney only appeared at the fundraiser briefly for a photo, while Biden was there for more than three hours.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Obama for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a request for comment, Biden campaign spokesman Seth Schuster referred the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> to the president\u2019s letter on Monday in which he pledged to stay in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Though close friends with Obama, Clooney has had a more tense relationship with Biden. Last month, he called the White House to complain about Biden\u2019s attacks on the International Criminal Court\u2019s issuing arrest warrants for Israeli leaders \u2014 cases his wife, Amal Clooney, had worked on.<\/p>\n<p>Obama has been publicly supportive of Biden since the debate rocked the political world, tacking it down to simply a bad night. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know,\u201d he posted on X. \u201cBut this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight \u2014 and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit. Last night didn\u2019t change that, and it\u2019s why so much is at stake in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1806758633230709017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But behind closed doors, reports quickly emerged of a harsher analysis from Biden\u2019s former boss. Despite the glowing public statement after the debate, a report from the <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068798\/obama-warns-allies-bidens-path-victory-steeper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> Obama was privately voicing concerns.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699650\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699650\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Clooney did not face any opposition from former President Barack Obama before publishing his op-ed calling for President Joe Biden to step down. 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