George Clooney speculation US President

You do wonder that in a country as big as the USA that the best they can put up are Biden and Trump. I know it's all about the money but I am sure there are plenty who are richer and have at least one brain cell.

Maybe it's part of his illness that he is being stubborn about standing down.

My Dad was being stubborn about how he was still a safe driver, despite having been seen several times pulling out of the gates where he lives onto the main road.
An oncoming driver had to jam his brakes on, and sat with his head in his hands while Dad sailed on his merry way 😖

Dad had been referred for a brain scan at this point so I told him we would take his car keys for safe keeping "just until we get your results..."
I had no intention of giving them back.
Dad was diagnosed with vascular dementia.

Sometimes hard decisions have to be made and acted on for the common good.

Rather depends on who the celebs are, doesn't it?

He should step down because if he like this now what could he be like in four years time. Feel sorry for him and can see he wants to stand. America has an awful choice of one candidate with possibly dementia and the other just mad.

Hear hear, being an actor has no connection whatsoever to a future career in politics. All presidents/prime ministers/etc. had a career/job before they got into the political arena.

Maybe it's part of his illness that he is being stubborn about standing down. I can't imagine him when he was in good form making such an error of judgement. It's getting scarily close to election time though. I would vote for him just because I see Trump as the greater danger, but neither of them are voteworthy. George Washington must be turning in his grave.

Aveline

Putin must be so happy ☹️

I know. He must be grinning an evil grin. Horrifying.

Reagan was Governor of the richest State in the Union - in the late 1960's - before he became President.
I don't think Clooney could just 'jump in' with his ( limited) experience. Perhaps he could make another coffee advert, though. 😉

Joe Biden does need to step down. I hope his wife is finding a way to say that to him. If he steps down now, he can look back at being a good president and leave with dignity. If he stays, his reputation will suffer and so will America and the world. I wish him well and hope he finds a 'golden bridge' to walk away over.

It seems to me that if the Democrats stand any chance of winning then they have to replace Biden. I find the reports that his wife and family are urging him to continue are unbelievable, surely they would not want him to continue making these howlers and embarrassing himself. He deserves to be remembered for the good he has done as opposed to questions over his mental fitness.

Macadia

AGAA4

How do you know that his wife hasn't urged him to step down. In my experience men can be very stubborn and insist the are perfectly fine.
She can't force him to hand over to someone else.

Yes, AGAA4. Some of us find it impossible just to get our husbands to the GP.

I have to actually escort DP there with many threats.

This is more about Jill Biden simply encouraging Joe to listen to close aides tho.Those top people in his administration.

Loads of people get words mixed up when we age, means v little about cognitive health - but we're not running a large country 😕

Joseann - Hugh Grant?! 😳 No thanks! Not sure about the PM but I think Martin Lewis should be the Chancellor.

This is just tragic.
All the court cases and all the lawyers and all the time and money that has been spent in an attempt to slowly but surely unpick that buffoon from the fabric of politics,….

trying to make sure there isn’t a legal loophole left for this repulsive excuse for a human to hide in, and just as they are almost there…it is at risk of being hijacked by Biden himself.
This is so sad but President Biden has nothing to prove now.

As (I think) George Clooney has said Biden can’t fight time and he really really really needs to step aside soon before it’s too late.
To cling on now is displaying immense arrogance. The stakes are too high to dilly dally.

Putin must be so happy ☹️

When Keir Starmer was being asked about Biden, he was trying to be diplomatic by saying "He was on good form". That's the phrase you'd use about an older relative - "Granny was on good form today." All the millions of folk in the USA and the choice comes down to these two elderly men neither of whom you'd trust to make decisions that could affect the whole world, not just their country.

I do think he's left it too late. Several weeks of high profile gaffes and spirited announcements that he's going nowhere leave him with no dignified way out. However, he has to go.

Aveline

Biden has left it too late to retire with dignity. Time for the men in grey suits to lean on him heavily. Expect a diplomatic illness soon an better candidate being parachuted in.

I think he could step down with dignity, and hope he does.
As in speech "after consultation and due consideration".

Joseann

MayBee70

Why is Harris so unpopular?

Is it because she has deliberately been kept out of the picture and not been allowed to "shine"? I don't know, just wondering.

There are all sorts of different opinions on why she is unpopular, including racism and sexism amongst others. However I've always understood that the post of Vice President is not considered very important, it's been suggested that they are rarely included in decision making. They are chosen to widen the appeal of the whole "Ticket".
I heard on the radio the other day that many believe that in the unlikely event of Biden winning the chances of him staying in post until the end of his term is also very unlikely. Thus his Vice President would probably have to step in.
I'm simply appalled that Americans will only have the choice of Trump or Biden. The idea of either of them in post is very scary.

I'd love Michelle Obama to stand, she'd walk it

Biden has left it too late to retire with dignity. Time for the men in grey suits to lean on him heavily. Expect a diplomatic illness soon an better candidate being parachuted in.

Macadia

AGAA4

How do you know that his wife hasn't urged him to step down. In my experience men can be very stubborn and insist the are perfectly fine.
She can't force him to hand over to someone else.

Yes, AGAA4. Some of us find it impossible just to get our husbands to the GP.

Totally agree with your comment...had my SIL nagged more about my younger brother going to see GP about his chest pain which didn't go away, he would likely still be here and not dead at 54 whilst out cycling to keep fit, when he had cardiac arrest and was found too late to save....
IMO 70 would be the cut off but some people at 80 + are remarkable ..am not patronising here but Biden am sorry to say ..past his well by date...and do think he's being delusional...think his wife maybe battling with him to go with dignity...and save the Constitution..

GrannyGravy13

They need to find a way that preserves POTUS Biden’s dignity, but quickly.

I agree with you, 100%. He must go, but with dignity.

I can't imagine the US ever being accepting of a woman as POTUS. Sad but (I think) unlikely.

I think there should be an age limit to people standing for election 70 is way to old for a position of such authority, and I’m not being ageist before l get vilified