George Clooney, known for his roles in films like "Ocean's Eleven" and his political activism, recently published an opinion piece in the New York Times requesting that Joe Biden step down from the 2024 presidential race due to concerns about his age. Clooney emphasized that this perspective is widely shared among Democratic leaders in private, despite their public statements. He remained respectful of Biden but firm in his belief that the President should not seek reelection. In response, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to criticize Clooney, dismissing him as a "fake movie actor" and attacking his stance on Biden.
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00:00Donald Trump just took to TruthSocial to slam George Clooney for requesting Joe Biden drop
00:06out of the presidential race.
00:08George Clooney is an American actor, director, producer, and philanthropist known for his
00:12suave demeanor and versatile roles in films like Ocean's Eleven and Up in the Air.
00:17On July 11th, the longtime Democrat published an opinion piece in the New York Times requesting
00:22Biden remove himself from the 2024 presidential election due to his age, writing,
00:27Is it fair to point these things out?
00:29It has to be.
00:31This is about age, nothing more.
00:33But also nothing that can be reversed.
00:35We are not going to win in November with this president.
00:38On top of that, we won't win the House, and we're going to lose the Senate.
00:41This isn't only my opinion.
00:43This is the opinion of every senator and congressmember and governor who I've spoken with in private.
00:48Every single one.
00:50Irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly.
00:53Clooney was respectful of Biden throughout the letter, singing the president's praises
00:57in many sections, but remained firm in his belief that the president should not run for
01:01re-election.
01:02Later in the evening on July 10th, Donald Trump slammed the actor on Truth Social, writing,
01:08So now fake movie actor George Clooney, who never came close to making a great movie,
01:12is getting into the act.
01:14He's turned on Crooked Joe like the rats they both are.
01:17What does Clooney know about anything?