Hollywood leading man and Democrat fundraising powerhouse George Clooney is reportedly still fuming about what he seems to perceive as being scapegoated for the Kamala Harris debacle.
According to a report from Radar Online, the “Oceans Eleven” star is the one who’s now feeling conned by his BFF Barack Obama who left him “holding the bag” on the coup against the hapless octogenarian.
More than anyone else, it was the suave A-lister who was instrumental in greasing the rails of the operation to steal the Democrat nomination from President Joe Biden and give it to Kamala Harris in the most undemocratic way possible.
Clooney’s op-ed for the New York Times was a prison shank in the incumbent’s back, putting his celebrity clout behind calls for Biden’s ouster, only weeks after he headlined a star-studded fundraiser for him.
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— Joshua Hartley (@JHartley2) November 6, 2024
“It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe ‘big F-ing deal’ Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate,” Clooney wrote, effectively sealing Biden’s fate.
The actor was already reportedly taking a “step back” from the political realm after the Democrat dumpster fire but now is kvetching about his good friend who used him as a cutout to keep his own hands clean.
“George is furious with Obama for disappearing after the election disaster and leaving him holding the bag for pushing the plan with his Hollywood pals”, a source only identified as a “showbiz insider,” told Radar Online.
According to the outlet, “A political mole told RadarOnline.com it was Obama who urged Clooney to call for Biden – his own vice president – to end his sputtering campaign, fearing the fallout if he did it himself.”
“Obama and Clooney have been tight for years, and George became Barack’s surrogate in leading the charge for Joe to step away,” the source said. “Barack knew he would look like a traitor if he publicly called for Joe to be cut loose. And now, he’s trying to walk away from it all.
“George feels duped and vows he’s not going to be anyone’s political water boy anymore,” added the source.
“We are not going to win in November with this president. On top of that, we won’t win the House, and we’re going to lose the Senate,” the actor stated in his op-ed for the Times, before he enthusiastically endorsed Harris who went on to lose the presidency, dragging down Senate and House Dems with her.
Some Democrats pointed the finger of blame at Clooney for forcing Biden out. “It’s all George Clooney’s fault!” one social media user said.
“George feels that the backlash he is getting for Kamala losing is not at all warranted,” an unnamed source told the Daily Mail says after the election. “He thinks it is completely unfair to try and make him a scapegoat for her loss.”
“He has backed the Democratic Party and invested so much time and money into them, but he is going to take a step back for now. He feels very disheartened,” the source added.
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