George Clooney is doubling down on his choice final yr to cease supporting Joe Biden in the course of the presidential election, prompting a brutal response by Donald Trump.

Clooney — the actor and lifelong Democrat — sat down for an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday — and he talked all about his new play on Broadway, “Good Evening and Good Luck,” that facilities round legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow.

At one level in the course of the Q & A, “60 Minutes” correspondent Jon Wertheim requested Clooney about his choice to drag his assist from Biden in the course of the 2024 presidential election in opposition to Trump.

Clooney mentioned he was blissful he wrote the essay within the New York Instances calling on Biden to step down because the democratic candidate due to his age, which helped pave the way in which for Kamala Harris to exchange Joe on the ticket. As you recognize, Trump — the Republican candidate — beat Kamala handily to win again the White Home for a second time period.

Take a look at the clip … Clooney bluntly tells Wertheim that he believes he wanted to inform the reality after seeing Biden up shut at a marketing campaign fundraiser and feeling “shocked” by his look. Clooney additionally takes a veiled shot at Trump about details versus “Faux Information.”

After watching the interview, Trump weighed in on it on his Fact Social” platform, describing Clooney as a “second-rate film ‘star” and a “failed political pundit,” whereas additionally hurling many different insults.