Actor and Democratic megadonor George Clooney called on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race in a blistering op-ed, saying the Biden he encountered at a fundraiser three weeks ago was diminished compared to the version of the president he knew years ago. Colorado’s Michael Bennet is the first Democratic senator to publicly say that he doesn’t believe Biden is capable of winning reelection after his disastrous debate performance last month. Several House Democrats have also publicly called on Biden to drop out of the race. But Democratic aides to the president say they are “done talking about the debate” as they attempt to shift focus to the effort to defeat former President Donald Trump. The Republican National Convention, where the GOP will nominate Trump as its presidential candidate, kicks off next week in Milwaukee. The convention’s platform committee has overwhelmingly passed the new Trump-aligned Republican platform, which softened the party’s language
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