George Clooney called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race in an op-ed published in The New York Times.
Nancy Pelosi has expressed concern about Biden's continued participation in the race and urged party leaders to encourage him to make a decision as time is running short.
Several House Democrats, including Michael Bennet, have publicly called for Biden to abandon his campaign.
Title: George Clooney and Other Democrats Call for Joe Biden to Withdraw from the 2024 Presidential Race
Lead:
Actor and prominent Democratic donor George Clooney has joined several House Democrats in calling for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race following his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump. The growing dissent within the party comes as time is running short for Biden to make a decision about his re-election bid.
Background:
Clooney, who has been a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party and has led some of its biggest fundraisers, expressed concern about Biden's ability to win reelection in an op-ed published in The New York Times. He noted that the president he encountered at a fundraiser three weeks ago was diminished compared to past interactions.
Several House Democrats have also publicly called for Biden to step aside, including Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, who is the first Democratic senator to do so. Bennet did not call for Biden to quit outright but expressed concern about Trump's potential landslide victory in November.
Nancy Pelosi, the former House Speaker and a close ally of Biden, has also expressed concern about his continued participation in the race. She urged party leaders to encourage him to make a decision as time is running short.
Facts:
George Clooney called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race in an op-ed published in The New York Times.
Several House Democrats, including Michael Bennet, have publicly called for Biden to abandon his campaign.
Nancy Pelosi has expressed concern about Biden's continued participation in the race and urged party leaders to encourage him to make a decision as time is running short.
George Clooney has called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the US presidential race
Nancy Pelosi has expressed concern about Biden’s continued participation in the race
Around a dozen elected Democrats have suggested Biden abandon his campaign
Accuracy
Joe Biden's debate performance against Trump has been criticized by some Democrats
Deception
(0%)
The author, Brandon Drenon, makes editorializing statements and engages in emotional manipulation by expressing his opinion that Joe Biden should quit the presidential race based on his observation of Biden's performance at a debate. He also uses sensational language such as 'damning call' and 'disastrous debate'. The author selectively reports information by focusing only on the negative aspects of Biden's performance and ignoring any positive aspects.
I am asking that he declare that he won't run for re-election.
He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate,
We are not going to win in November with this president.
George Clooney has issued a damning call for Joe Biden to pull out of the US presidential race,
Fallacies
(85%)
The author, Brandon Drenon, makes several statements that contain informal fallacies. He uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing Joe Biden's debate performance as 'disastrous' and referring to him as 'the same man we all witnessed at the debate.' He also appeals to authority when quoting Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats who have expressed concerns about Biden's age and campaign performance. However, these statements do not directly constitute logical fallacies on their own, but rather set the context for potential fallacies that may follow. The author then makes a statement: 'We are not going to win in November with this president.' This is an example of an appeal to fear fallacy as it attempts to elicit an emotional response from the reader based on a perceived negative outcome. Therefore, I cannot give a score higher than 85 due to the presence of this fallacy.
We are not going to win in November with this president.
Bias
(80%)
The author, Brandon Drenon, expresses a clear bias towards Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race. He uses language that depicts Biden as not being the same man he once was and that the party leaders need to acknowledge his poor debate performance. The author also quotes Nancy Pelosi's comments about time running short for Biden to decide whether to stay in the race, which could be interpreted as a call for him to quit.
George Clooney has issued a damning call for Joe Biden to pull out of the US presidential race
He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate
I am asking that he declare that he won’t run for re-election.
Our party leaders need to stop telling us that 51 million people didn’t see what we just saw.
George Clooney is a lifelong Democrat and has led some of the biggest fund-raisers in Democratic party history for Obama, Clinton, and Biden.
Accuracy
Joe Biden won many battles as a senator, vice president, and president.
Joe Biden's performance at recent public appearances raised concerns among Democrats about his health and ability to effectively campaign for re-election.
Democrats are concerned that the party will lose the House and Senate in November if Biden runs for re-election due to his perceived weaknesses as a candidate.
Deception
(50%)
The article contains emotional manipulation and selective reporting. The author, George Clooney, expresses his love for Joe Biden and acknowledges Biden's accomplishments but argues that he is not the best candidate for the Democratic party in the upcoming election due to his age. This statement is an opinion and lacks evidence from peer-reviewed studies or concrete data to support it. The author also implies that other Democratic leaders privately share this opinion but are not expressing it publicly, which is a form of selective reporting.
We all collectively hold our breath or turn down the volume whenever we see the president, who we respect, walk off Air Force One or walk back to a mic to answer an unscripted question.
Believe in his character. Believe in his morals.
I love Joe Biden. As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him.
Fallacies
(85%)
George Clooney's article contains several informal fallacies and an appeal to authority. He makes an argument based on his personal experience and relationship with Joe Biden, but fails to provide any concrete evidence or logical reasoning beyond his own observations. This is a form of anecdotal fallacy. Additionally, he appeals to the opinions of other unnamed Democratic leaders as evidence that Biden cannot win in November, which is an appeal to authority fallacy.
I love Joe Biden... I consider him a friend, and I believe in him.
The George Stephanopoulos interview only reinforced what we saw the week before.
Every single one, irrespective of what he or she is saying publicly.
Michael Douglas expressed concern about President Biden’s reelection bid during an interview on The View
George Clooney wrote an essay suggesting Democrats should find a new nominee for the 2024 presidential race
Rob Reiner also expressed support for Clooney’s opinion and called for Biden to step aside
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
Of
Publication
Deception
(30%)
The article contains selective reporting as it only reports statements that support the author's position. The author expresses her concern about President Biden's performance in the debate and quotes Michael Douglas expressing similar concerns. However, she ignores Douglas' previous statement defending Biden's fitness for office and dismisses his more recent comments as a valid point without providing any context or counter-arguments.
In his sit-down on ‘The View,’ Douglas, promoting his new documentary, ‘America’s Burning,’ said, ‘We need courage. We just generally need some strength and courage on the side of both parties.’
The 79-year-old Academy Award winner was asked to weigh in on George Clooney’s New York Times essay published just minutes before Douglas’ appearance on the ABC daytime talk show.
In the editorial, Clooney – one of Hollywood’s most prominent Democratic supporters who hosted a star-studded fundraiser for Biden’s campaign only last month – said Democrats ‘Are not going to win in November with this president.’
But Douglas expressed concern about Biden following last month’s debate between the commander in chief and former President Trump.
Fallacies
(90%)
The author, Judy Kurtz, is reporting on the opinions of Michael Douglas and George Clooney regarding President Biden's reelection bid. She is not making any fallacious statements herself. However, she does include an appeal to authority when reporting that 'everybody' in Biden's orbit has said he is 'fine'. This statement implies that because many people close to Biden hold this opinion, it must be true. While this can be a valid argument in some cases, it is not a definitive proof and can be misleading if taken out of context. Therefore, the score is 90.
'everybody' in Biden's orbit has said he is 'fine'
I am concerned
Bias
(95%)
The author, Judy Kurtz, is reporting on comments made by Michael Douglas regarding President Biden's re-election bid and the concerns of some Democrats about his performance. The author does not express any bias in her reporting but does include quotes from Douglas expressing concern and agreement with George Clooney's opinion that Democrats may not win with Biden in 2024. This is an example of ideological bias as the author is reporting on the views of individuals within a specific political party.
“I’m deeply, deeply concerned. It’s especially difficult because the Democrats have a big bench. They have a lot of heavy hitters.”
George Clooney, a high-profile Biden supporter and fundraiser, called for Joe Biden to leave the presidential race in a New York Times opinion piece
Clooney noted differences he saw in Biden during their recent Los Angeles event compared to past interactions
A person who interacted closely with Biden described a notable diminishment in Biden’s presence at the Los Angeles event compared to earlier this year
Accuracy
George Clooney called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the US presidential race
Joe Biden won many battles as a senator, vice president, and president.
Deception
(10%)
The author, Meg Kinnard, makes editorializing statements and engages in selective reporting by focusing on the perceived decline in Joe Biden's performance at a recent event and quoting anonymous sources to support her opinion. She also implies that Biden is too old to be an effective president without providing any factual evidence or peer-reviewed studies.
A person who interacted closely with Biden described the president as vibrant and engaging at a fundraiser in March but, at the Los Angeles event months later, said they noticed a notable diminishment in Biden’s presence.
Clooney argued the party should pick a new nominee at its convention next month, saying the process would be ‘messy’ but ‘wake up’ voters in the party’s favor, mentioning Vice President Kamala Harris and Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Gavin Newsom of California among those from who the country should now hear.
It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe ‘big F-ing deal’ Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.
Movie star and lifelong Democrat George Clooney added his voice to calls for Joe Biden to leave the presidential race on Wednesday, just weeks after headlining a fundraiser that brought in a record single-night haul for the president’s reelection campaign.
