President Joe Biden is under new pressure to step aside by longtime ally and Hollywood actor George Clooney.
Clooney said Biden has clearly lost a step and his struggles were evident during a fundraiser.U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Barack Obama share a laugh during a star-studded campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 15, 2024.to drop out of the presidential race, after Biden's disastrous debate performance and a fundraiser the actor and filmmaker co-hosted for Biden in June.
Reached for comment, a Biden campaign spokesman pointed CNBC to the president's comments insisting that he will stay in the race. "Top Democrats — Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Nancy Pelosi — and senators, representatives and other candidates who face losing in November need to ask this president to voluntarily step aside," Clooney wrote.
Clooney was also careful to praise the president, who has racked up a string of legislative accomplishments in office. "Joe Biden is a hero; he saved democracy in 2020. We need him to do it again in 2024."
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