{"id":2335765,"date":"2024-09-02T18:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T22:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-clooney-praises-biden-as-most-selfless-president-since-washington-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T18:52:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T22:52:24","slug":"george-clooney-praises-biden-as-most-selfless-president-since-washington-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-clooney-praises-biden-as-most-selfless-president-since-washington-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"George Clooney praises Biden as \u2018most selfless\u2019 president since Washington &#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\">26<\/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-praises-biden-as-most-selfless-president-since-washington-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=2335765&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>At the Venice International \u200bFilm Festival, actor\u200d and Democratic fundraiser George Clooney praised President\u2064 Joe Biden, calling him the &#8220;most selfless president since George Washington.&#8221; \u200bThis statement came shortly after Biden&#8217;s withdrawal \u200dfrom the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a>, where Clooney addressed\u200b the impact of\u2064 his controversial <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> published\u2063 in \u2062The New York Times, which had called for a new Democratic \u2064nominee. He acknowledged that he had\u2064 never \u2064had to answer such questions before\u2064 and emphasized\u200c the importance of recognizing Biden&#8217;s selflessness during\u200b his presidency. Clooney&#8217;s remarks \u2064were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">made<\/a> while promoting his\u200d new comedy\u200c film, &#8220;Wolfs,&#8221; \u2062alongside co-star\u2062 Brad Pitt.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">George Clooney praises Biden as &lsquo;most selfless&rsquo; president since Washington<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1742153\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actor and Democratic fundraiser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-clooney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"George Clooney\">George Clooney<\/a> made his first comments following President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> dropping out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">presidential election<\/a> while at the Venice International Film Festival Sunday night for his new comedy <em>Wolfs<\/em> with co-star Brad Pitt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A reporter asked Clooney about the impact of his <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York Times\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>  op-ed on July 10 titled &ldquo;I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee,&rdquo; which helped build momentum for the pressure campaign to oust the president from staying on the Democratic ticket following his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">George Clooney talks about the effect his NYT op-ed about Joe Biden had on the U.S. presidential election at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VeniceFilmFestival?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VeniceFilmFestival<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XPbAcTMhKt\">pic.twitter.com\/XPbAcTMhKt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THR\/status\/1830676566067851356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 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> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never had to answer this question, so I might as well here,&rdquo; Clooney said at a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The person who should be applauded is the president, who has done the most selfless thing a president has done since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"George Washington\">George Washington<\/a>,&rdquo; he said of Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What should be remembered is the selfless act of someone who &mdash; it&rsquo;s very hard to let go of power,&rdquo; Clooney added. &ldquo;We know that. We&rsquo;ve seen it all over the world. And for someone to say I think there&rsquo;s a better path forward, all the credit goes to him. And that&rsquo;s really the truth. &hellip; I&rsquo;m just very proud of where we are in the state of the world right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The actor and Democratic activist held high-dollar fundraisers with Hollywood elites in support of Biden just weeks before writing his op-ed.<\/p>\n<p>Clooney did not note that Biden&rsquo;s circumstances were quite different from those of George Washington, of which some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a> took note.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t step down for the good of the country. He did it by force. History will remember Clooney&rsquo;s boot print on Biden&rsquo;s back,&rdquo; a social media user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amandas1297\/status\/1830379873635803386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reacted\">reacted<\/a> to Clooney&rsquo;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama reportedly knew in advance of Clooney&rsquo;s brutal op-ed calling for Biden to end his campaign and did not raise objections. Obama also praised Biden when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention despite allegations that he was involved in encouraging Biden to drop out of the race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1742153\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742153\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Clooney lauds Biden as the &#8216;most selfless&#8217; president since Washington. The actor and Democratic fundraiser shared his thoughts for the first time after President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race during a press event at the Venice International Film Festival, where he was promoting his new comedy &#8220;Wolfs&#8221; alongside Brad Pitt. When asked about his New York Times op-ed from July 10 titled &#8220;I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee,&#8221; which contributed to calls for Biden to step aside following a poor debate performance against Donald Trump, Clooney responded, \u201cI\u2019ve never had to answer this question before, so I might as well do it now.\u201d He praised Biden for making what he described as an incredibly selfless decision, stating that it was one of the most commendable acts by a president since George Washington. Clooney emphasized that relinquishing power is challenging and acknowledged Biden&#8217;s recognition of a better path forward, attributing all credit to him. He expressed pride in the current state of global affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Clooney had recently hosted high-profile fundraisers with Hollywood figures in support of Biden before penning his op-ed. However, he did not mention that Biden&#8217;s situation differed significantly from Washington\u2019s\u2014a point noted by some on social media who criticized Clooney\u2019s remarks. One user remarked that while Washington stepped down voluntarily for the nation&#8217;s benefit, Biden&#8217;s exit was forced and suggested history would remember Clooney&#8217;s influence on this decision negatively.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama reportedly knew about Clooney\u2019s critical op-ed prior to its publication but did not object to it; he also praised Biden during his speech at the Democratic National Convention despite claims that he encouraged him to withdraw from the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2335766,"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\/Clooney-scaled-1024x691.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,34524,39933,4086,32076],"class_list":["post-2335765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-george-clooney","tag-selfless-president","tag-washington","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Clooney-scaled-1024x691.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335765","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}