Overview
- Clooney told CBS’ Sunday Morning he has no regrets about his New York Times essay urging Joe Biden to exit the 2024 race and said he would write it again.
- He argued the party erred by installing Kamala Harris without an open contest, saying she was forced to run against her own record.
- Clooney reiterated he had urged a swift primary in 2024, while Democrats instead used a virtual delegate vote to finalize the ticket.
- He noted Harris faced a difficult path and ultimately lost the 2024 election to Trump after Biden withdrew on July 21, 2024.
- Responding to Hunter Biden’s profanity-filled critique, Clooney said many claims were untrue, declined a public feud, and wished him well in recovery as fresh backlash to his comments circulated online.