Obama knew in advance of George Clooney’s bombshell call for Biden to drop out — but didn’t object
2024 Presidential Election,Politics,Barack Obama,Joe Biden,Democratic Party
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Former President Barack Obama was given a heads-up but didn’t object to Oscar-winning actor George Clooney’s bombshell call for President Biden to drop out of the 2024 race, a new report says.
The Hollywood A-lister had called Obama in advance to warn him he was going to make the call in an op-ed published in the New York Times on Wednesday, sources told Politico.
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