DAILY BEAST
Former President Barack Obama did not stop actor George Clooney from publishing his op-ed in The New York Times calling on President Joe Biden to step aside, according to Politico.
In a phone call, Clooney reportedly warned Obama before the publication of his bombshell piece Wednesday. The former president notably did not push back against Clooney’s call for his former vice president to drop out of the 2024 race against Donald Trump, Politico reported.
Obama attended the same glitzy Hollywood fundraiser where Clooney wrote that he noticed Biden’s decline.
Obama was one of the first major voices to defend Biden after his disastrous debate performance, which sparked the cascade of calls for his withdrawal.
“I love Joe Biden,” wrote Clooney. “As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can.”
The actor added that Democrats “Are not going to win in November with this president.”
