George Clooney writes scathing op-ed against Joe Biden's candidacy: Not going to win with this president

George Clooney may have been a Democratic party loyalist for years, but he is convinced that the incumbent United StatesPresidentJoe Biden 'cannot win' thepresidential electionin November. Clooney has urged the Democrats to look for a new candidate in a bombshell op-ed he has writtenfor the New York Times which was publishedon Wednesday (Jul 10). The Oscar-winning actor-filmmaker has saidthat Biden is no longer the same person he once was.

In his guest piece, the 63-year-old revealed how he has been one of the biggest fundraisers for the Democratic party. “I have led some of the biggest fund-raisers in my party’s history. Barack Obama in 2012. Hillary Clinton in 2016. Joe Biden in 2020. Last month I co-hosted the single largest fund-raiser supporting any Democratic candidate ever, for President Biden’s re-election.”

The actor clarified that he mentioned his involvement in fundraisers to highlight the gravity of the situation and his dedication to the party.

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“I love Joe Biden. As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. Believe in his character. Believe in his morals. In the last four years, he’s won many of the battles he’s faced,” Clooney wrote.

“But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can. It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe 'big F-ing deal'Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate,” he added.

Clooney blamed Biden's age for the change. “This is about age. Nothing more.”

“But also nothing that can be reversed. We are not going to win in November with this president.” The actor also added that it was not only his opinion but the opinion of every Democrat.

“On top of that, we won’t win the House, and we’re going to lose the Senate. This isn’t only my opinion; this is the opinion of every senator and congress member and governor that I’ve spoken with in private. Every single one, irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly,” Clooney wrote.

Biden, the incumbent president of the US, will be contesting for the second term against presumptive Republican presidential nomineeDonald Trump.