Hunter Biden revealed he still has not forgiven actor George Clooney for what he sees as a betrayal of his father, President Joe Biden, and called out a “total bullsh*t” claim about an encounter between the men.
Speaking on the Live with Tommy Christopher podcast, the former first son revisited his criticism of the actor and his ill-timed op-ed during the 2024 presidential campaign, urging the then-president to drop out of the race.
“Let me let me step back for a second,” Biden said after refuting a claim about Clooney and his father that was brought up in the book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, which claimed the president had not recognized the actor backstage at a fundraiser.
The 55-year-old recounted the incident, saying, “I don’t know whether George Clooney wanted a picture or not. I bet he could care less. He’s had and met plenty of pictures with presidents and things like that.”
“My dad turns and says, ‘Hello, George,’ and that’s it. I remember that the interaction being seconds. Um, you know, maybe a little bit less,” he continued. “I think George very much did not want to want to be there, and he had his own issues.”
“I’m an angry son on behalf of my father, but I’m not an angry man, and I’m non-irrational. And the thing that I’m not irrational about is this, is that I hate fighting with people that care about the same things that I do,” he said.
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“But what George did, I just thought was a, was a self-sabotaging act of disloyalty, not just to my dad, but to the whole party. That’s my opinion, okay? And I think I have a right to be really upset about it,” Biden continued.
“That does not mean that I don’t understand that George Clooney is a, not just a legendary actor, but he is a by all accounts from everybody that knows him. An incredibly good guy, and is a beloved character,” he said.
“And I knew that before I said what I said on Andrew, and I know that when I say it now,” he added, referring to a profanity-filled rant about Clooney during an interview with Andrew Callaghan.
Hunter Biden launched into a profanity-laced tirade when the topic of George Clooney came up, more than a year after the actor published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for the former president to bow out of the election. pic.twitter.com/UTzUZUXD8W
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“But here’s the thing, here’s this. You can say whatever you want about me, but when you use moments, whether they were private or public, and call yourself a friend, and then stab my dad in the back. I don’t know why anyone would think that I have anything nice to say, and so that’s how I feel,” Biden told Christopher.
“It doesn’t make me think that George Clooney doesn’t absolutely care and has dedicated much of his life to caring about the same things that I care about, and I hope he keeps doing that,” he added.
“Do you forgive him?” the host asked.
“No, not yet. I gotta get there. And I’m just really being honest about it,” Biden replied.
“But here’s the other thing, is that, who the fuck am I? Whether George Clooney cares or not, whether I’m going to forgive him or not. I’m sure he thinks that what he did was the right thing to do,” he said. “And all I can say is that you just come from a different part of town than where I come from when it comes to loyalty, if that’s what you believe.”
Christopher gave Biden a chance to clarify again his take on the claim that his father had not recognized Clooney at the event.
“No, that did not happen! Yeah, that did not happen. And that’s what I mean. It’s, it’s total bullsh*t!” he contended.
“I mean, that part of it, whether you see a video that as– it’s like this!” he said, snapping his fingers to emphasize the brevity of the video clip. “He’s coming through…I mean, look, maybe George Clooney didn’t– felt like he didn’t get the attention that he deserves.”
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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