George Clooney Reveals Who Should Lead Dems After Helping to Push Out Biden
Oscar-winning actor and Democratic powerbroker George Clooney is weighing in on who he believes should take the reins of the Democratic Party next, nearly a year after helping oust former President Joe Biden from the 2024 ticket with a blistering New York Times op-ed.
In a candid interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper Wednesday as he promotes his Broadway adaptation of Good Night and Good Luck, Clooney offered a bold endorsement for one Democrat he said was “levitating above” the rest: Maryland Governor Wes Moore.
When asked directly by Tapper who he had his “eyes on,” Clooney offered praise to several potential stars within the party before making a confident promotion of Moore.
He began: “I really … there’s one person in particular I think is spectacular. There are a few: I like [Kentucky Governor] Andy Beshear.”
“You’re Kentucky,” Tapper quipped.
Clooney replied: “I’m a Kentucky guy, I like him, he’s a good guy. And they’re smart. And he’s won in a red state. He’s a Democrat. I like [Michigan Governor] Gretchen [Whitmer], I think is very good.”
He continued: “But who I think is who I think is levitating above that is Wes Moore. I think he is the guy that has handled this tragedy in Baltimore beautifully. He has two tours of duty in Afghanistan, active duty. He speaks sort of beautifully. He’s smart. He ran a hedge fund. He ran the Robin Hood Foundation. He’s a proper leader.”
He paused his praise to jibe at Republicans: “And Democrats, you know, the thing is, we say Democrats fall in love and Republicans fall in line. Although I think Republicans have fallen in love a little bit [with Trump].”
Rounding again on Moore, Clooney added: “I like him a lot. I think he could be someone we could all join in behind. We have to find somebody rather soon, you know, because we need to redo… Look, the other side, the side that I don’t support, they are, you know, running through government and doing their thing. So it’s our job now to put together a proper team to stand up because we’re right now polling very poorly.”
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