George Clooney speculation US President

Syracuse - It may be true that Trump is a real danger but nevertheless it’s looking very likely that he is going to be the next president!

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.

Sparklefizz

It was a dreadful insult to call President Zelensky by the name of his greatest enemy.

I agree.

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.

the Washington Job centre

this is on par with Monica posting about someone's husband having a gardening addiction

Biden needs to go, I actually think it's unethical

Why is Harris so unpopular?

eazybee

If Biden were to be elected could he then stand down and hand the Presidency to another Democrat? ? Is this what they are aiming for? Or would there have to be another election?

I just looked it up - The first section of the 25th Amendment states that the "removal", death or resignation of the president from office means the vice-president will automatically become president.

Just think, if Trump had’ve won last time we would now only have a few more months of him. Having said that he would probably have destroyed democracy in America and created a Trump dynasty ( something that he will attempt to do if he wins this time). He has to be stopped

If Biden were to be elected could he then stand down and hand the Presidency to another Democrat? ? Is this what they are aiming for? Or would there have to be another election?

Explanation from CNN of the Democratic Party’s rules.
edition.cnn.com/2024/07/11/politics/biden-replacement-process-dnc/index.html
It looks like the only viable alternative is Kamala Harris, unless they change their constitution.

pascal30

It must be so humiliating for Biden each time he makes a gaffe.. surely he must have advisors other than the A list actors who are now suggesting he leave.. My choice would definitely be one of the Obamas but sadly I don't think they will stand..

Biden didn't have a particularly good relationship with Obama when he was his VP. He does have a better relationship with Clooney despite him being an "A list actor
"The fundraiser that Clooney headlined raised $28 million for Biden's reelection campaign, the most for the Democratic Party from a single event in history" CNN

It must be so humiliating for Biden each time he makes a gaffe.. surely he must have advisors other than the A list actors who are now suggesting he leave.. My choice would definitely be one of the Obamas but sadly I don't think they will stand..

Aveline

I read that Michelle Obama is being suggested as a substitute for Biden. That could work.

Michelle Obama has said repeatedly that she has no interest in being President.

As far as a button being hit accidentally that would trigger a nuclear war : that’s not how it works.

No sane person wants Trump as President . He is full of ridiculous , uneducated remarks ,
Trump is the real danger .

I get so embarrassed every time he appears. I would think his wife would have tried countless times to get him to stand down. She always looks very anxious when they are together. He comes across as very stubborn. You can see he is just not present when meeting leaders. Sad really but the situation needs to be dealt with as it has the potential to negatively affect so many lives.

FYI

George Clooney supports the following charities:

Charities & foundations supported 37

George Clooney has supported the following charities listed on this site:

21st Century Leaders
American Foundation for AIDS Research
American Foundation for Equal Rights
Andrea Bocelli Foundation
Ante Up For Africa
Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes
CARE
Casey Lee Ball Foundation
Cinema For Peace
Clothes Off Our Back
ENOUGH Project
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Everyone Matters
Feeding America
Golden Hat Foundation
International Rescue Committee
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Make It Right
Make Poverty History

Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation
Not On Our Watch
ONE Campaign
Onyx and Breezy Foundation
Oxfam
Partners in Health
Realizing the Dream
Red Cross
Rock For Darfur
Satellite Sentinel Project
Save the Children
Screen Actors Guild Foundation
Small Steps Project
Stand Up To Cancer
UNICEF
United Way
Whatever It Takes
World Food Programme

So far Biden's gaffes pale into insignificance compared with Trump ......
(7 mins)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MyLwAokINc

(but I do think we need another candidate, however I'm not in the US)

George Clooney has said repeatedly that he has absolutely no interest in running for any political position particularly POTUS.

He is a committed Democrat, and an active fund raiser.

I’m wondering if those supporting Biden are secretly Trump supporters who know Trump’s best bet is for Biden to stay. Just a horrible nagging suspicion.

SporeRB

The democrats have to get a doctor to declare that he is unfit to govern and remove him, kicking and screaming, from the White House.

President Zelensky suddenly cancelled his own press conference after he was addressed as Putin.
So embarrassing.

I could imagine Joe Biden mistaking the nuclear button for a lift button.

Just unbelievable when you watch this .. what more re damage can Biden do?

The democrats have to get a doctor to declare that he is unfit to govern and remove him, kicking and screaming, from the White House.

President Zelensky suddenly cancelled his own press conference after he was addressed as Putin.
So embarrassing.

I could imagine Joe Biden mistaking the nuclear button for a lift button.

RosiesMaw2

Hear, hear.
This man has the red nuclear button within reach - it is terrifying to think of him pressing it by accident or in confusion.
What a choice the US has- max (Trump) or senile (Biden).
Michelle Obama has stated more than once that she is not interested- I wonder if anybody has put an ad up in the Washington Jobcentre?

Don’t worry, Maw. He won’t remember the code!

Spinnaker

I bet Starmer is wishing he hadn't announced that Biden was mentally agile now.

Did you believe he was telling the truth? I thought he was being very economical with it. Sir Kier doesn't want to rock the boat this early on.

nanna8

Michelle Obama would be very good but I think she has more sense. She knows exactly what is involved. These days heading the USA would be a poisoned chalice if ever there was one. Maybe that is why they are paving the way for the dreaded Trump ?

Why a poisoned chalice?

I dont keep up with USA politics.

Galaxy

Handsome rich yes they are brilliant characteristics for a president. Dear God.

Or we could have an elderly, mentally unstable President. Or a megalomaniac, egotistical, misogynist with his "locker room" talk who gets through White House Advisors quicker than I get through a bottle of Sauvignon - and that's saying something.

Handsome and rich begins to look like a great alternative

If he continues, he is dodgy now, what's he going to be like in a few years?