{"id":2292623,"date":"2024-07-11T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-coons-jokes-hes-more-of-a-matt-damon-guy-in-support-for-biden-against-george-clooney-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:27:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:27:07","slug":"chris-coons-jokes-hes-more-of-a-matt-damon-guy-in-support-for-biden-against-george-clooney-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-coons-jokes-hes-more-of-a-matt-damon-guy-in-support-for-biden-against-george-clooney-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Coons jokes he\u2019s \u2018more of a Matt Damon guy\u2019 in support for Biden against George Clooney &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Fchris-coons-jokes-hes-more-of-a-matt-damon-guy-in-support-for-biden-against-george-clooney-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=2292623&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 talks about Senator Chris Coons joking about being more of a Matt \u200bDamon supporter than a George \u200cClooney supporter\u200c in response to Clooney&#8217;s suggestion for President Joe Biden \u200dto step aside for the 2024 \u2064reelection. Coons defended Biden, stating that he has not \u200bseen any signs of mental decline in the \u2064president. The article also mentions other politicians like \u2063Senator John Fetterman showing support\u2062 for Biden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worlds-largest-womens-tech-conference-taken-over-by-men-identifying-as-non-binary\/\" title=\"&#039;Men Identifying as Non-Binary&#039; Take Over &#039;World&#039;s Largest&#039; Women&#039;s Tech Conference\">dismissing calls<\/a> for \u2064him to leave \u2063the race.  <\/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\">Chris Coons jokes he\u2019s \u2018more of a Matt Damon guy\u2019 in support for Biden against George Clooney<\/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\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T12:05:11-04:00\">July 11, 2024 12:05 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699650\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-coons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chris Coons<\/a> (D-DE) pushed back against actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-clooney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Clooney<\/a>\u2019s request for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to step aside from his 2024 reelection, joking that he is \u201cmore of a Matt Damon guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign co-chair\u2019s knock on Clooney comes after the megastar <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>wrote an <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><\/a> arguing that Biden had \u201csaved democracy\u201d in his presidency but that it is time to let another candidate take up the reins of the Democratic Party\u2019s 2024 nomination. Coons argued that while he does not see Biden every day, he himself has never seen the president show acts of mental decline, and that Biden is always \u201cfocused and clear\u201d whenever the two share phone calls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow there are some who have said publicly they\u2019ve had some encounter or incident,\u201d Coons said on MSNBC\u2019s <em>Morning Joe<\/em>. \u201cI think George Clooney may have said that. Now, I question whether George Clooney has really spent a lot of time with President Biden in person. I\u2019m more of a Matt Damon guy than a George Clooney guy, but your question to me was \u2018have you ever seen that?\u2019 No, I have not.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2493106&#038;userid=11311&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=d22cd6adb5295f447104fb41eb180980\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coons has also vocalized his support for Biden on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>social media<\/a>, writing on X that the United States has had almost four \u201cgreat years\u201d under Biden\u2019s leadership compared to four \u201cbad years\u201d under former President Donald Trump\u2019s watch. He also reiterated Biden\u2019s comment about having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-weeknd-reveals-why-his-performers-wore-bandages-at-the-super-bowl\/\" title=\"The Weeknd Reveals Why His Performers Wore Bandages At The Super Bowl\">bad night<\/a> at the presidential debate, and encouraged people not to \u201ccount Joe out.\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\">When Donald Trump was President we had four bad years. <\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden had one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-weighs-in-on-support-for-biden-following-nightmare-performance-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Obama weighs in on support for Biden following nightmare performance - Washington Examiner\">bad debate night<\/a>, but he&#8217;s had 3.5 great years of accomplishing good things for our country. <\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t count Joe out.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Coons (@ChrisCoonsforDE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCoonsforDE\/status\/1811210139292066240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 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>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has also been vocal in his support for Biden after the debate, telling organizers at a campaign office in Philadelphia that the president is the only person in the state who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072661\/fetterman-helps-biden-debate-fallout-outspoken-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201ckicked Trump\u2019s a** in an election.\u201d<\/a> The senator has also rebutted op-eds online asking Biden to bow out, writing \u201cf*** that\u201d to a piece suggesting Biden leave the 2024 race.<\/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\">fuck that <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OlV7bk3aqM\">pic.twitter.com\/OlV7bk3aqM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1806839304242463044?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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clooney\u2019s op-ed was published as many other celebrities were already suggesting Biden drop out, while others have greatly criticized the actor for making such a suggestion. ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, who conducted Biden\u2019s first one-on-one interview after the debate, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3076330\/most-voters-agree-stephanopoulos-assessment-of-biden-sarah-bedford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also expressed doubt that Biden can serve another four years<\/a> in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The division over whether to keep Biden in the race comes ahead of next week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a>, where Trump is expected to become the party\u2019s 2024 presidential nominee. Should Biden remain in the race and become the Democratic Party\u2019s nominee in August, the stage would be set for a rematch between the two candidates.<\/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>Senator Chris Coons of Delaware jokingly expressed his preference for actor Matt Damon over George Clooney in response to Clooney&#8217;s suggestion that President Joe Biden should not seek reelection in 2024. Coons defended Biden, stating that he has never witnessed any signs of mental decline in the president and has always found him to be focused and clear during their interactions. Coons has also shown his support for Biden on social media, highlighting the positive impact of Biden&#8217;s presidency compared to the previous administration. Other Democratic figures, such as Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, have also voiced their support for Biden and dismissed calls for him to step aside. The debate over Biden&#8217;s candidacy comes as some celebrities and media personalities question his ability to serve another term, while the Republican National Convention approaches with former President Donald Trump expected to be nominated as the party&#8217;s candidate. If Biden remains in the race and secures the Democratic nomination, it could set the stage for a rematch between him and Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2292624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CoonsBidenClooney.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34657,34524,32320,34658,32076],"class_list":["post-2292623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chris-coons","tag-george-clooney","tag-joe-biden","tag-matt-damon","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CoonsBidenClooney.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}