George Clooney calls Biden most ‘selfless’ president since George Washington after his damning op-ed urging him to drop out of race

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} George Clooney has hailed Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race as “the most selfless thing that anybody has done since George Washington.” In an appearance at the 2024 Venice Film Festival on Sunday September 1 – where he is promoting his new film Wolfs with co-star Brad Pitt – the actor was asked about the “impact” of the damning op-ed he wrote for The New York Times titled “I Love Joe Biden, But We Need a New Nominee”. “The person who should be applauded is the president who did the most selfless thing that anybody has done since George Washington,” Clooney told journalists at the festival, People reported. He’s saving democracy once again.” He added: “We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest.” George Clooney and Brad Pitt arrive at the Lido Beach for the Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2024 The Hollywood star’s July 10 op-ed sent shockwaves through the Biden camp, having come just three weeks after Clooney and Julia Roberts hosted a $28m celebrity fundraiser featuring Biden and former president Barack Obama. George Clooney poses during a photocall for the movie ‘Wolfs.’ He has praised Biden’s ‘selfless act’ of dropping out of race Clooney added that his opinion was shared by “every senator and congress member and governor” he had spoken to privately since the debate.