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Democrats Turn On George Clooney As Party Devolves Into Disarray Post-Loss

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Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney is the latest high-profile Democrat to be blamed for Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat as voters and pundits alike continue to point fingers at fellow leftists.

Earlier this year, Clooney played a major role in the push to oust President Biden after his disastrous debate performance back in June.

The “Ocean’s” star published his thoughts on the New York Times website under the damning headline, “I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.” In a guest essay, the “lifelong Democrat” expressed his eternal thanks to President Biden for leading his party out of the Trump era before cautioning that he wouldn’t be able to win a rematch this year.

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“This isn’t only my opinion; this is the opinion of every senator and Congress member and governor who I’ve spoken with in private,” Clooney wrote.

The actor was reportedly recruited by former President Barack Obama, who hoped that a high-profile pressure campaign would convince his former running mate to step down.

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In the aftermath of President-elect Trump’s victory over Vice President Harris — through which he became the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote since 2004 — Clooney is being criticized for forcing Biden out.

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Clooney was far from the only Democrat celebrity to call for President Biden to step aside in the days and weeks following the debate, as MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, author Stephen King, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all echoed similar sentiments.

A little over two weeks after President Biden decided to suspend his campaign, a “source close to the Biden family” told the New York Post about a highly coordinated plot hatched by top Democratic Party leaders aimed at pressuring Biden to resign. The plot involved former President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Pelosi, who were described by veteran journalist Seymour Harsh as “the big three” in a separate report.

A “well-placed Democratic source” told the New York Post that they heard the same, and that Biden’s endorsement of Harris was his way of asserting control. The second source reported that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wanted to hold a “mini primary” instead. Obama was reportedly confident that Harris would not win under such a scenario.

Multiple sources told the outlet that Obama was a big supporter of installing Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) atop the Democratic Party ticket. Biden’s decision to endorse Harris was described as a “f**k you” to party leaders for forcing him out.

Pelosi, 84, has been described as perhaps the most active leader in the effort to oust Biden, according to a recent report from the Daily Mail.

The San Francisco Democrat reportedly threatened to go public with her concerns over Biden’s abilities if he refused to step aside. These concerns were conveyed directly to the president in a phone conversation in which Pelosi threatened to publish her own damaging poll information

The former House speaker’s demands were so effective that they triggered a “come to Jesus moment” for Biden, who then ordered his staffers to draft a letter of resignation from the race.

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