Actor and major Democratic donor George Clooney told CNN there should have been a primary election last summer after then-President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, while sharing which Democrat has caught his attention for 2028.

George Clooney's op-ed calling for Joe Biden to exit the presidential race caught flak. Clooney compared it to early backlash on his Iraq War stance.

George Clooney has explained exactly why he decided to turn on Joe Biden. Fans of the 63-year-old Oscar winner were incensed last year when he publicly turned on President Joe Biden and urged him to step down from the 2024 presidential race.