Joe Biden
George Clooney Who?
… Ex-Prez Did not Acknowledge Actor at Key Fundraiser
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Joe Biden failed to acknowledge George Clooney at a 2024 fundraiser the actor hosted for the then-president in Los Angeles throughout his presidential marketing campaign — this in keeping with a brand new guide dropping subsequent week.
The stunning element comes from the forthcoming guide — titled “Original Sin” by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson — through which they write an aide needed to remind Joe who George was proper in entrance of him, in keeping with an excerpt obtained by the New Yorker.
Earlier than coming face-to-face with GC … Jake and Alex describe Joe as showing “severely diminished, as if he’d aged a decade since Clooney last saw him in December 2022.”
When the pair greeted one another, the assistant reportedly tried serving to Joe, noting … “You know George.” When it turned “clear” Joe had no thought who was standing in entrance of him, the assistant added his final title … to which Joe reportedly responded, “Oh, yeah! Hi, George!”
A witness informed Jake and Alex the scenario was “uncomfortable” and “not OK” — particularly contemplating George was internet hosting the profitable occasion for the previous president.
After all, everyone knows what occurred subsequent. The fundraiser was in June 2024, and only a few weeks later in July, George would name on Joe to drop out of the 2024 presidential election.
TMZ.com
Joe introduced the withdrawal of his presidential candidacy on July 21.
Although simply final week … he stated he is not shocked Kamala Harris misplaced the presidential election and thinks he may have crushed Donald Trump.
Of their guide, Jake and Alex write a scathing evaluate of how Biden and his interior circle dealt with his obvious “decline,” writing … “Until the last day of his Presidency, Biden and those closest to him refused to admit the reality that his energy, cognitive skills, and communication capacity had faltered considerably. Even worse, through various means, they tried to hide it.”
ABC
Their guide debuts Could 20.
