Clooneywrote in The New York Times, I love Joe Biden.
As a vice president and as president.
I consider him a friend, and I believe in him.
George Clooney, President Joe BidenJosh Telles for deadline/Getty
Believe in his character.
Believe in his morals.
In the last four years, hes won many of the battles hes faced.
George Clooney, Joe Biden, Julia Roberts and Barack Obama at a fundraiser last month.
None of us can.
He wasnt even the Joe Biden of 2020.
He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.
All told, the event raised more than $30 million for the campaign.
Clooney wrote, Was he tired?
But our party leaders need to stop telling us that 51 million people didnt see what we just saw.
The George Stephanopoulos interview only reinforced what we saw the week before.
Clooney wrote, This is about age.
But also nothing that can be reversed.
We are not going to win in November with this president.
On top of that, we wont win the House, and were going to lose the Senate.
Every single one, irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly.
Clooney is the latest Hollywood figure to call on Biden to exit the race.
Rob Reiner and Stephen King did so earlier this week, despite past vocal support.
Reed Hastings and Ari Emanuel have done so as well.
Last week, Damon Lindelofpublished an essayin Deadline calling on donors to stop giving until the situation is addressed.
One Hollywood activist said that it likely slows Hollywood giving to the campaign.
Cowardice, says one top industry activist.
Then we could go into the Democratic convention next month and figure it out.
I am not going anywhere.
We had a Democratic nominating process where the voters spoke clearly.
Reiner, also a stalwart Democratic donor and fundraiser, highlighted Clooneys op ed.
Reiner wrote on X/Twitter, My friend George Clooney has clearly expressed what many of us have been saying.
We love and respect Joe Biden.
We acknowledge all he has done for our country.
But Democracy is facing an existential threat.
We need someone younger to fight back.
Joe Biden must step aside.
He has said little publicly since the debate.
People want to see the path, she wrote on X/Twitter.
