THE DAILY BEAST
George Clooney is facing a backlash from demoralized Democrats for demanding that Joe Biden step down from the White House race.
The Ocean’s Eleven star urged Biden to quit in July, writing in the New York Times: “We are not going to win in November with this president.”
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Clooney then threw his star power behind Kamala Harris’ doomed run for the top job.
Now embittered Democrats have blasted the 63-year-old actor for interfering in the botched 2024 presidential election campaign as the shattered party seeks explanations for how it all went so wrong.
“Thank you George Clooney,” wrote journalist Joshua Hartley on X, with a pinned link to the Times op-ed titled, “George Clooney: I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.”
Alongside a Batman movie meme, political activists altNOAA wrote: Someone bring me George Clooney. We need to have a…talk.”
“Trump should not forget to thank the Hollywood celebrities. Especially George Clooney,” added another user on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Since I’m in a deep depression and feel like lashing out at someone, what’s the plan now George Clooney?” read a post, according to the Daily Mail, while another added, “It’s all George Clooney’s fault!”
While some commentators blame Biden for not getting out of the contest earlier, others believe he should never have dropped out at all and he would have retained the white working-class voters who appear to have deserted his successor.
Trump made no secret of his disdain for the star, posting on Truth Social before the election: “So now fake movie actor George Clooney, who never came close to making a great movie, is getting into the act.
“He’s turned on Crooked Joe like the rats they both are. What does Clooney know about anything?… Clooney should get out of politics and go back to television. Movies never really worked for him!!!”
