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 line with a brand new e book dropping subsequent week.
The stunning element comes from the forthcoming e book — titled “Original Sin” by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson — during which they write an aide needed to remind Joe who George was proper in entrance of him, in line 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 final noticed him in December 2022.”
When the pair greeted one another, the assistant reportedly tried serving to Joe, noting … “You realize George.” When it grew to become “clear” Joe had no thought who was standing in entrance of him, the assistant added his final identify … to which Joe reportedly responded, “Oh, yeah! Hello, George!”
A witness instructed 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 call 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 said he is not stunned Kamala Harris misplaced the presidential election and thinks he may have overwhelmed Donald Trump.
Of their e book, Jake and Alex write a scathing assessment of how Biden and his internal circle dealt with his apparent “decline,” writing … “Till the final day of his Presidency, Biden and people closest to him refused to confess the truth that his power, cognitive abilities, and communication capability had faltered significantly. Even worse, by varied means, they tried to cover it.”
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Their e book debuts Could 20.