Actor George Clooney, a high Democratic fundraiser who made a public name for President Joe Biden to drop re-election bidon Tuesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris because the social gathering’s candidate for the November presidential election.
Biden ended his marketing campaign on Sunday after strain from Democrats in Congress and main donors like Clooney who have been distraught by the president’s disastrous efficiency within the June debate.
Harris turned the presumptive Democratic nominee On Monday, having secured nearly all of delegates to the social gathering’s conference in August, he’ll face Republican Donald Trump within the US elections in November.
In a press release, Clooney mentioned Biden had “proven what true management appears like. He’s saving democracy as soon as once more.”
“We’re all very excited to do every part we will to assist Vice President Harris in her historic quest,” Clooney added.
The actor’s endorsement added to assist from throughout Hollywood, which has lengthy been described as an “ATM for Democrats.” A fundraiser in June hosted by Clooney and Julia Roberts raised greater than $30 million in what the Biden marketing campaign known as the most important Democratic fundraiser in historical past.
Barbra Streisand, Jamie Lee Curtis and Viola Davis are additionally among the many Hollywood luminaries who’ve endorsed Harris.
