Staff Reports
George Clooney has found himself in quite the pickle after using his Hollywood clout to advocate for Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election campaign. Fans, who were apparently expecting the Oscar-winning actor to perform miracles, have turned against him following what can only be described as Harris’s spectacular electoral failure. Clooney had the audacity to publicly call for President Biden to step aside for Harris, claiming that Biden’s continued candidacy would assure a loss come November. It seems that the silver screen’s big shots aren’t so skilled at reading the room—or the country.
In a bold editorial for the New York Times, Clooney argued that it was time for Biden, now a spry 81 years old, to hang up his political spurs. He went as far as to suggest that everyone from senators to governors was whispering sweet nothings about Biden’s need to exit the stage. Predictably, placing one’s trust in politicians is akin to feeding the raccoons in the alley—one might get bit, or worse, swindled out of hard-earned cash.
Thank you George Clooney. pic.twitter.com/7XDvSID4bv
— Joshua Hartley (@JHartley2) November 6, 2024
After Clooney’s not-so-subtle push for the administration to embrace Harris, she embarked on a doomed campaign that lasted a mere 107 days. It was a train wreck that many conservatives were probably watching with popcorn in hand, chuckling at the sheer audacity of the Democrats. Clooney later offered a half-hearted round of applause for Biden’s “selflessness” upon his announcement to step aside for Harris—selflessness that quickly turned into one big fat joke. Instead of uniting the Democratic party, Clooney only solidified the notion that the party was grasping at straws.
As Harris floundered and eventually faced her defeat, the backlash on social media was palpable. Veteran-led commentators had some biting remarks, reminding Clooney that perhaps a little less political posturing might have saved him from becoming the poster child for the Democrats’ disastrous decisions. They humorously called for a “talk” with the star, not that he’s ever going to take their advice.
Others joined the roast, expressing their gratitude to Clooney for helping to shove such an “incompetent candidate” down America’s throat, ensuring Trump’s victory. It’s a lesson in political irony that those in the Hollywood bubble sometimes forget: influence doesn’t guarantee wisdom, especially when attempting to manipulate the American electorate with celebrity endorsements. In the end, Clooney dives into the annals of political blunders, joining a pantheon of other celebrity missteps that have left the entertainment world chuckling at their own naive romanticism of politics.
