After the first debate in the presidential election campaign on 27 June, several Democrats have expressed concern for the cognitive health of US President Joe Biden. Several inside and outside the party have asked the president to withdraw as presidential candidate for the 2024 election. Now also George Clooney. This is revealed in an opinion piece from the Hollywood star published by the New York Times. The newspaper has previously asked for the same in a leadership position. Clooney is a major contributor to the Democrats’ election campaigns. In the post, he writes that he is a good friend of Biden, and that he has loved him, both as senator, vice president and president. – But the one battle he cannot win is the battle against time. None of us can, writes Clooney and adds that one cannot ignore the fact that Biden has become too old for another round as president. Clooney says that what he writes in the column is not just his personal opinion. – This is the opinion of all senators and congressmen and governors with whom I have had private conversations. Sofie Høgestøl, the best-known US expert to date, says that Clooney is much more famous than the others who have asked Biden to step down. – And he is not a politician either. So this is perhaps the first major supporter of the party, who is not within the party or is a donor, who urges Biden to resign. She does not think Clooney will be weighed in the balance if Biden withdraws. But I think the call is difficult for the president, since Clooney is a long-term friend and supporter. – Can Clooney himself be a candidate to become president of the United States? – There is a lot of strange happening in American politics now, says Høgestøl and laughs. – But I don’t think so. “Running on anyway” Earlier on Wednesday, party veteran and former leader of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (84) said that there is a rush for a final decision from the president. – We urge everyone to make a decision, because time is running out, she says in an interview with MSNBC. At the same time, Pelosi emphasizes that it is up to Biden if he still wishes to run. – No matter what he likes, we will go with it, says Pelosi. More people in the party than those who have come forward with it publicly probably think that the race is over for Biden, says Høgestøl. – And that it will be difficult for him to recover from the debate until the election in November. And that maybe it’s time to pull out another card. As Vice President Kamala Harris, she says. Nancy Pelosi. Photo: MANDEL NGAN / AFP But few elected Democrats have said publicly that Biden must resign. Høgestøl says it is unknown whether Clooney has coordinated his article in the New York Times with party colleagues of Biden. – We know that many people are talking to each other now. But we don’t know whether George Clooney is part of a larger gang, which is trying to influence Biden’s election publicly, says Høgestøl. USA expert Sofie Høgestøl Photo: Johanna Hauge Biden has time on his side There are less than 120 days to the presidential election. Biden has time on his side, the New York Times wrote earlier today. – Every single week he manages to stave off the criticism, it makes it more likely that he will be the presidential candidate, says Høgestøl. If Clooney and the others who wish to replace him are to succeed, it will probably have to happen before the national meeting in mid-August, Høgestøl believes. – And then there aren’t that many weeks left. Published 10.07.2024, at 20.20
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George Clooney urges US President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential election in 2024 – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
