Actor George Clooney now says pressuring President Biden to drop out of the 2024 election was "a mistake."
Clooney made the statement in a joint interview with his Jay Kelly co-star Adam Sandler with The Times of London adding that VP Kamala Harris "was given a very tough task."
And what exactly made Clooney think it wouldn't be a tough task?
In his now infamous July 2024 NY Times op-ed demanding that Biden withdraw from the race, Clooney insisted, “We are not going to win in November with this president. On top of that, we won’t win the House, and we’re going to lose the Senate."
Well, Biden dropped out and Democrats didn't hold onto the White House, didn't win the House and lost the Senate anyway.
Yet as recently as April 2025, Clooney defended his decision to write the op-ed calling it "a civic duty."
So, what exactly happened in the past 7 months to change Clooney's mind?
Is it simply to mollify angry fans for the purpose of promoting the new movie? If that is the case, then Clooney is every bit as cynical and self-serving as most politicians. As I argued the night after Biden's no good, horrible debate against Trump:
But I wish those who were calling upon President Biden to step aside would stop to think. In calling upon, President Biden to step aside they are blindly assuming that his successor would automatically defeat Trump. This is not a given. Indeed, Trump would have an incredible head start against a new opponent.
What exactly made Clooney or any other Democrat think that Biden dropping out would assure victory? The answer is that they weren't thinking or at the very least weren't thinking beyond the moment. They just wanted to get rid of President Biden. It was a classic case of ready, fire, aim.
As far as I'm concerned, George Clooney played right into Trump's hands when he called upon President Bident to abandon his re-election bid and, in so doing, bears considerable responsibility in facilitating his return to the White House. His mea culpa is utterly meaningless.
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