Michael Douglas, 79, said it is 'hard to imagine' Joe Biden, 81, serving a full term if he is re-elected in November and shared he is 'deeply, deeply' concerned about the President's ailing fitness.
Michael Douglas has said it is 'hard to imagine' Joe Biden serving a full term if he is re-elected in November and shared he is 'deeply, deeply' concerned about the President's ailing fitness.
Clooney, 63, on Wednesday penned a scathing editorial in the New York Times in which he alleged that Biden can't win the 'battle against time' and condemned Democratic party leaders for ignoring 'every warning sign' of the President's declining physical and mental health. 'Could he? Yes, he could,' he said. 'Should he? It's a painful, painful decision because I admire the man tremendously.'
The Wall Street star also applauded Clooney for his op-ed, saying that celebrity calls for action 'may help move along the politicians who have been waffling'. Douglas, pictured on The View, told the panel: 'I adore the guy, you know 50 years of public service, and this just happens to be one of the elections that's so crucial. I don't worry necessarily today or tomorrow but a year down the line...I worry. I am concerned'
Just three weeks after co-hosting a huge fundraiser in Los Angeles that raised nearly $30million for Biden, Clooney wrote a scathing piece calling for him to step aside. '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.
In response to Clooney's editorial, the Biden campaign pointed to the president's statements on Monday saying he was 'committed' to running again in November. 'We're all encouraging him to make that decision because the time is running short,' she said, despite Biden's repeated pledges last week to stay in the race.
Meanwhile, the 81-year-old tried to show his leadership credentials at the NATO summit in Washington.Biden, who gave a forceful speech pledging new air defenses for Ukraine as the summit opened on Tuesday, got through his opening remarks with only a couple of verbal stumbles.
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