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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Danny KEMP and Michael MATHES

Clooney Urges Biden To End 2024 Bid

US President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with national union leaders at the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2024. (Credit: AFP)

US President Joe Biden suffered a stunning blow Wednesday when actor and leading Democratic supporter George Clooney urged him to drop his reelection bid, while party heavyweight Nancy Pelosi declined to back his candidacy.

"I love Joe Biden," Clooney, who hosted a star-studded fundraiser with Biden just last month, wrote in the New York Times. "But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time.

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