Inside George Clooney's own bid to become PRESIDENT: How actor used his 'calculated' anti-Biden op-ed and endorsement of Kamala to try and launch his own political career

George Clooney threw his support down Kamala Harris for president conscionable 2 weeks aft turning connected President Joe Biden by penning a scathing op-ed urging him to driblet out. 

Last month, nan 63-year-old character and hubby of salient world quality authorities lawyer Amal Clooney, 46, thanked President Biden, 81, for 'saving democracy' arsenic he endorsed his vice president.

Clooney stated that he was excited for Harris, 59, and her 'historic quest' to triumph nan upcoming election. 

Now sources wrong nan Democratic Party show DailyMail.com Clooney's caller engagement successful nan statesmanlike title is portion of a 'calculated' effort to put himself successful statement for a early White House run.

'His endorsement of Kamala was decidedly calculated. George is contemplating a early tally for president and he has nan support of 1 of nan astir powerful Democrats successful nan world, Barack Obama. 

'He has his scope group connected a imaginable tally for a Senate spot successful 2026 and will undoubtedly proceed to summation respect wrong nan Democratic party,' nan insider said. 

The Ocean's 11 actor's vocal support of Harris came aft he penned a scathing op-ed successful nan New York Times urging Biden to driblet retired of nan 2024 statesmanlike title against Donald Trump, 78.

'There was a monolithic push amongst nan Democrats to get Biden retired of nan race. George flicked nan domino, which launched him into a different governmental spectrum,' nan authorities insider revealed.   

In nan past, Biden honored Clooney for his support, hosting him astatine nan White House for nan Kennedy Center Honors successful December 2022.

Clooney has since go a unit successful nan Democratic Party, raising millions for its candidates. He's seen arsenic an influential sound successful American politics.

Clooney's engagement successful humanitarian efforts started in 2006 erstwhile George addressed nan United Nations Security Council aft visiting nan drought-stricken Darfur region of Sudan. In 2007 he was awarded nan 2007 Peace Summit Award. '

In 2010, George teamed up pinch nan United Nations, Harvard University, and Google to motorboat nan Satellite Sentinel Project. 

This allows backstage satellites to photograph governmental threats to civilians and observe bombs. For this he was awarded the 2010 Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award. 

In 2012, George and his dada demonstrated successful beforehand of nan Sudanese Embassy successful Washington D.C., to bring worldwide attraction to nan quality authorities violations successful Sudan. 

In 2016 George and his woman Amal started nan Clooney Foundation for Justice, an statement to put an extremity to quality authorities abuses worldwide, pinch programs dedicated to fighting systemic injustice against susceptible communities.

The instauration was showcased astatine nan 2016 United Nations Summit hosted by erstwhile president Obama. 

Over nan years, nan Oscar winning character has testified earlier Congress and worked pinch 2 Secretaries of State, dozens of Senators and U.S. Presidents - forming an particularly adjacent narration pinch Barack and Michelle Obama. 

The governmental insider told DailyMail.com that nan beardown enslaved formed betwixt George and Obama has helped push him into nan governmental spotlight. 

'Obama's backing for George is grounds that Clooney is being groomed for a early successful politics. 

'Everyone recognizes nan powerfulness and propulsion that George has, particularly pinch Amal by his side,' nan insider said. 

The 1 point that Clooney does not have, however, is acquisition successful office. 

'George is not conflict tested and has ne'er tally for office, but neither did Trump,' nan root pointed out. 

'What George does person is money and tons of pull. He could easy money himself if he really needed to.'

In nan op-ed, Clooney called retired Democratic leaders for ignoring 'every informing sign' of Biden's declining beingness and intelligence wellness and for trying to take sides his car-crash statement against Trump. 

 'Without George, Biden wouldn't person been forced out. He started nan push pinch Obama's support and guidance,' nan root told DailyMail.com.

'Obama’s main advisor Ben Shapiro called for Biden to measurement down earlier George and didn’t get capable traction. George past followed pinch his op-ed because they knew nan traction that his op-ed would get.

'He had thing to suffer and everything to gain,' nan insider added. 

Three weeks anterior to nan op-ed, connected June 16, Clooney hosted a record-breaking $28 cardinal fundraiser for Biden. 

In a connection made to CNN endorsing Harris, Clooney tried to make amends pinch Biden while besides lending his support to Harris. 

'President Biden has shown what existent activity is. He’s redeeming populist erstwhile again,' he told nan outlet. 

'We’re each truthful excited to do immoderate we tin to support Vice President Harris successful her historical quest.' 

Facing aggravated unit from nan Democratic Party, Biden dropped retired of nan title connected Sunday. 

Biden announced his seismic determination successful a one-page missive posted connected societal media, stating that it was successful nan country's 'best interest' that he measurement down. In it he committed to serving until nan extremity of this word successful January.

The President had faced an progressively frenzied clamor to measurement speech aft a disastrous statement capacity against Trump past month.

Biden's destiny was sealed pinch Clooney's July 10 op-ed, successful which he wrote that nan aged president couldn't triumph nan 'battle against time.'

'I emotion Joe Biden. As a senator. As a vice president and arsenic president. I see him a friend, and I judge successful him. Believe successful his character. Believe successful his morals. In nan past 4 years, he's won galore of nan battles he's faced,' Clooney wrote.

'But nan 1 conflict he cannot triumph is nan conflict against time. None of america can. It's devastating to opportunity it, but nan Joe Biden I was pinch 3 weeks agone astatine nan fund-raiser was not nan Joe 'big F-ing deal' Biden of 2010. He wasn't moreover nan Joe Biden of 2020. He was nan aforesaid man we each witnessed astatine nan debate,' he said.

Clooney said he had heard this concerns from members of Congress he said to, including worries nan Democratic Party will suffer nan House and Senate.

'We are not going to triumph successful November pinch this president. On apical of that, we won't triumph nan House, and we're going to suffer nan Senate. This isn't only my opinion; this is nan sentiment of each legislator and legislature personnel and politician that I've spoken pinch successful private. Every azygous one, irrespective of what he aliases she is saying publicly,' he wrote.

Biden and Clooney person a agelong relationship, going backmost to Biden's time arsenic president of nan Senate Foreign Services Committee. Clooney was moving connected issues successful Darfur and connected pinch him.

Clooney based on it was much important to hit Donald Trump successful November than to support Biden connected nan ticket.

'Our statement leaders request to extremity telling america that 51 cardinal group didn't spot what we conscionable saw. We're each truthful terrified by nan imaginable of a 2nd Trump word that we've opted to disregard each informing sign,' he wrote.

Biden and Clooney person besides deed immoderate bumps successful their relationship.

The character was reportedly furious astatine nan White House successful early June aft Biden attacked an effort by Amal, Clooney's lawyer wife, to jailhouse nan Prime Minister of Israel.

Amal signed disconnected a bid by nan main charismatic of nan International Criminal Court past period to activity nan apprehension of Benjamin Netanyahu alongside Hamas leaders for warfare crimes – a move nan President denounced arsenic 'outrageous.'

Clooney reportedly called 1 of Biden's closest advisers to make his feelings known.

But he still hosted a fundraiser - on pinch character Julia Roberts and Obama - that helped to raise millions for Biden's campaign.

The fundraiser, nevertheless was overshadowed pinch questions astir nan president's wellness aft a video appeared to show Obama having to guideline Biden disconnected stage.

In nan video, Biden and Obama are seen waving and smiling while receiving a opinionated ovation successful nan Peacock Theater successful downtown Los Angeles.

Biden applauds and gives nan assemblage a thumbs up but past he stops moving arsenic he stares retired complete nan crowd for respective agelong seconds.