It was every bit as bad as we thought…
According to a New York Post report, a new book has revealed that before dropping out of the presidential race, Joe Biden’s decline was so bad he couldn’t recognize one of his most famous supporters: Hollywood actor George Clooney.
Clooney ultimately called for Joe to step down in an NYT op-ed.
From The New York Post:
The troubling incident, which unfolded at a star-studded fundraiser in June 2024 that was co-hosted by Clooney, was laid bare in the forthcoming book “Original Sin” by Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper about the attempt to cover up Biden’s decline while in office.
“It was obvious to many standing there that the president did not know who George Clooney was,” the authors wrote, according to an excerpt obtained by The Post.
“Clooney was shaken to his core. The president hadn’t recognized him. A man he had known for years.”
The book detailed how a “severely diminished” Biden, then 81 years old, had hobbled into the lucrative event with an aide guiding him by the arm — with the president repeatedly thanking guests as he walked by.
“Clooney felt a knot form in his stomach as the president approached him,” the authors wrote of the embarrassing encounter.
When Biden reached Clooney, the aide gently reminded the president of the star’s name — despite the pair having known each other personally for two decades.
“’You know George,’ the assisting aide told the president,” according to the excerpt.
“’Yeah, yeah,’ the president said to one of the most recognizable men in the world and host of this lucrative fundraiser. ‘Thank you for being here.’”
After the aide clarified that it was “George Clooney” in front of him, the prez responded: “Oh, yeah … Hi, George!”
More over at The New York Post:
Biden didn’t recognize this megastar — and huge supporter —in shocking memory lapse that left celeb ‘shaken to his core’ https://t.co/DhDUS7ABtu pic.twitter.com/ugsA2WU4uK
— New York Post (@nypost) May 13, 2025
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