Obama KNEW George Clooney was going to write New York Times op-ed demanding Biden drop out and did NOTHING about it

George Clooney gave Barack Obama a head's up astir his New York Times' op-ed demanding Joe Biden driblet retired of nan statesmanlike title and erstwhile president did thing to extremity it, a shocking caller study revealed connected Thursday.

While Obama didn't promote aliases counsel Clooney, he besides didn't object, sources told Politico. 

Clooney's demand sent shockwaves throughout nan Democratic Party and nan study that Obama knew astir it is fueling speculation he is secretly moving to oust Biden arsenic nan nominee - contempt publically defending nan president aft his dismal statement performance. 

'The Biden run and galore Democratic officials do judge that Barack Obama is softly moving down nan scenes to orchestrate this,' MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, who is often successful touch pinch nan campaign, said connected Thursday of Clooney's op-ed. 

Neither Obama's agency nor Clooney's typical responded instantly to DailyMail.com's petition for comment.

Obama and Clooney are close, having worked together connected issues successful Africa while Obama was president. Clooney was a predominant visitant to nan White House during that era.

The erstwhile president besides was successful attendance astatine nan record-breaking $28 cardinal fundraiser Clooney hosted for Biden connected June 16. 

Clooney reference that nighttime successful his op-ed.

'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. 

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

The White House called nan video a fake. Officials besides noted nan fundraiser took spot nan time aft Biden returned from participating successful nan G7 acme successful Italy.

But it's taking connected a caller ray aft Biden's statement performance, where, astatine times, he struggled to find words and stared blankly into nan camera. 

Obama and Clooney grew person aft Obama near nan presidency. And, successful his past twelvemonth successful office, Obama discouraged Biden from moving for president truthful Hillary Clinton would person a clearer way to nan 2016 nomination. 

Clooney told The Hollywood Reporter successful 2017 that he and Obama texted frequently. The character said nan 2 stock teasing rifts and moreover a risque joke aliases two. 

Both men are keen hoops players and changeable hops together erstwhile Obama stayed astatine Clooney's location successful England.  

Obama is not nan only elder Democrat moving behind-the-scenes, arsenic concerns proceed to turn astir whether Biden has nan intelligence capacity to beryllium president.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi is doing immoderate manuvering. 

Pelosi, connected Wednesday, suggested Biden rethink his stance connected staying nan Democratic nominee.

'It's up to nan president to determine if he is going to run. We're each encouraging him to make that decision. Because clip is moving short,' she said connected Morning Joe.

Her comments were meant to service arsenic a greenlight to Democratic members, telling them to speak up astir their concerns astir Biden.

The fearfulness is spreading among Democrats that not only Biden will suffer successful November, he'll return Democratic lawmakers down pinch him.

If Republicans triumph nan White House, Senate and House of Representatives, Donald Trump would beryllium unchecked successful his statesmanlike power.

And Pelosi went nationalist because lawmakers are coming to her pinch their worries.

'That's why immoderate of america are going to Pelosi ... she's a reliable cookie, she'll show you for illustration it is,' a House Democrat told Axios.

At slightest 10 Democratic lawmakers person publically called connected Biden to exit nan contest.