George Clooney has endorsed Kamala Harris for President of the United States following his controversial op-ed earlier this month that asked Joe Biden to step aside in the race. Over the weekend, Biden did end his campaign for reelection and endorse his current Vice President, Harris, in her quest for the Oval Office. Now, Clooney is doing the same. The actor and influential Democratic donor wrote in a statement shared with CNN on Tuesday, "President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He's saving democracy once again. We're all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest."
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00:00George Clooney has endorsed Kamala Harris for President of the United States,
00:03following his controversial op-ed earlier this month that asked Joe Biden to step aside in the race.
00:10Over the weekend, President Biden did end his campaign for re-election
00:13and endorsed his current Vice President, Harris, in her quest for the Oval Office.
00:17Now, Clooney is doing the same. The actor and influential Democratic donor wrote in
00:22a statement shared with CNN on Tuesday,
00:24President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He's saving democracy once again.
00:29We're all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic
00:33quest. The move comes as Harris has secured enough support from Democratic delegates to
00:37become the party's official nominee for president, according to an Associated Press survey, with
00:42Harris quickly locking down 2,668 delegates, well above the 1,976 she needs to win the first ballot.
00:50Harris also racked up a record $81 million in grassroots donations in the first 24 hours
00:56following Biden dropping out of the race. And literally overnight, big-dollar Democratic donors
01:00who'd been nervously sitting on their checkbooks have been lining up to shower millions on their
01:04candidate. As for Clooney, the actor and director stirred up controversy in early July when he
01:08wrote a guest essay for The New York Times calling on Biden to step aside in the presidential race.
01:13The essay sparked a wave of criticism from hardcore Biden supporters,
01:17and was also criticized among some supporters of Donald Trump, including Trump himself.
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