George Clooney has endorsed Kamala Harris for President of the US.
The actor and influential Democratic donor introduced his assist for the present Vice President and her quest for the Oval Workplace on Tuesday morning.
“President Biden has proven what true management is,” Clooney wrote in a press release shared with CNN. “He’s saving democracy as soon as once more. We’re all so excited to do no matter we are able to to assist Vice President Harris in her historic quest.”
The transfer comes as Harris has secured sufficient assist from Democratic delegates to develop into the occasion’s official nominee for president, in line with an Related Press survey, with Harris rapidly locking down 2,668 delegates — effectively above the 1,976 she must win the primary poll.
Harris has additionally racked up a file $81 million in grassroots donations within the first 24 hours since Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed his vp on Sunday.
Clooney penned a devastating visitor essay for The New York Instances in early July calling on Biden to step down for the nice of the nation. “We’re not going to win in November with this president,” Clooney predicted. “On high of that, we received’t win the Home, and we’re going to lose the Senate.”
The essay sparked a wave of criticism from hardcore Biden supporters, and was additionally criticized amongst some supporters of Donald Trump — together with Trump himself — who have been wanting to see Biden stay within the race.
Different celebrities who’ve voiced assist of Harris since Sunday embrace singer Demi Lovato, who posted a photograph of herself and Harris. Additionally, Jamie Lee Curtis declared that Harris is “SHE IS TRUSTED AND TESTED and she or he is a fierce advocate for ladies’s rights and other people of colour and her message is certainly one of HOPE and UNITY for America at her time of nice nationwide divide.” And singer John Legend wrote on Threads, [Harris is ready for this fight and I’m excited to help her in any way I can.”
And literally overnight, big-dollar Democratic donors who’d been nervously sitting on their checkbooks have been lining up to shower millions on their candidate.
