George Clooney: With these words he advises his friend Joe Biden to withdraw

It’s not as if the discussion about Joe Biden’s age comes as a surprise. In fact, it was there all along – as the famous elephant in the room that everyone sees but nobody mentions. But that’s all over since the US president botched the TV debate against Donald Trump. The appearance made the whole country so ugly aware of the senility of their head of state that even Biden’s supporters are raising the alarm.

George Clooney pokes around in wounds

George Clooney, for example. Long-time Democrat, fundraiser and friend of the President. , in which he pokes at the very wounds that both the party and the White House have been criminally neglecting for almost four years.

“As Democrats, we collectively hold our breath or turn down the volume when we see the president we respect step off Air Force One or return to a microphone to answer a question,” Clooney said. His shock at the state of the head of state runs through every line.

“… what 51 million people have seen”

The actor calls himself a “lifelong Democrat” and professes his “love” for Joe Biden, whom he praises to the skies. But he also makes no secret of the fact that the glory days of the man from South Philadelphia are over: “But the one battle he can’t win is the battle against time. It’s devastating to say this, but the Joe Biden I was with at the fundraiser three weeks ago was not the Joe Biden of 2010, which was a big deal. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020.”

Definitely not. If you look at the images of the first TV debate of 2020, you see a Biden campaigner who lacks the agility of a Donald Trump, but who is still clear and present. Different from today. George Clooney writes: “Was he tired? Yes. Did he have a cold? Maybe. But our party leaders have to stop telling us that 51 million people didn’t see what we just saw.”

President and candidate Joe Biden weakened

The tragic thing about Biden’s appearance was not only that he failed and how, but also that those 90 minutes cost him the trust of his own people. Not everyone is fully behind him anymore. That alone weakens him – as president and as a candidate.

Clooney therefore rightly asks: “Is it fair to point out these things? It has to be. It’s about age. Nothing else – nothing that can be undone. We will not win in November with this president. That’s not just my opinion, that’s the opinion of every senator, congressman and governor I’ve spoken to in private.”

“A short election campaign would be an advantage”

Meanwhile, several MPs and a Senator are calling on Joe Biden to give up his candidacy. It is unclear whether this handful of Democrats will become more. It is also unclear whether Joe Biden will even listen to them. But if that happens, the party will face a hasty election campaign that many fear. Not so Clooney: “Democracy is chaotic. But it would invigorate our party and wake up voters. The short lead time until election day would be an advantage for us, not a threat.”