‘Not an actor, he's a brand': Hunter Biden blasts George Clooney over father's fall in politics
Speaking to Channel 5 News, Hunter Biden condemned Clooney for his 2024 op-ed in The New York Times, which called on the Democratic Party to replace Joe Biden as its 2024 presidential nominee. Just days after the piece was published, Joe Biden dropped out of the race, ending a five decade long political career.
'Fu** him and everybody around him. I don't have to be f***ing nice… I agree with Quentin Tarantino. George Clooney is not a f***ing actor. He's a brand,' Hunter stated, referencing Clooney's influence.
The op-ed, titled 'I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee,' marked a turning point in the 2024 campaign season. Clooney, a longtime friend of former President Barack Obama cited Biden's poor debate performance against Donald Trump as reasons to step aside.
But Hunter Biden, now emerging from years of public battles with addiction and legal scrutiny believes Clooney's motives were personal.
According to Hunter, the Hollywood star was enraged over Biden's criticism of the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a move that had been promoted by Clooney's wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.
'He was bitc***g to senior White House staff that he was angry the President didn't pay homage to her,' Hunter claimed. 'He was furious that my dad didn't bow down.'
In another part of the interview as well as on a podcast with former Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison, Hunter dismissed Clooney's political relevance and accused him of undermining a man who served the country for over half a century.
'Do you think a voter in Green Bay, Wisconsin, gives a sh** what George Clooney thinks about who she should vote for? He's a celebrity with a soapbox, not a public servant,' Hunter said, adding, 'What right do you have to step on a man who gave 52 years of his life to this country?'
Hunter also addressed the first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump widely considered the night the campaign unraveled.
'He was tired as sh**,' Hunter said. 'They give him Ambien to sleep, and he gets up on that stage like a deer in headlights. It played right into every story people wanted to tell.'
Hunter also firmly denied that the small bag of cocaine discovered in a West Wing locker in 2023 belonged to him, a theory widely floated by conservative media and political opponents.
'Why would I bring cocaine into the White House and stick it in a cubby outside the Situation Room?' he asked, stressing on that he has been sober since June 2019.
The FBI recently reopened its investigation into the incident following Donald Trump's return to office in January 2025. While no suspects were ever named, the case remains a favorite talking point in GOP circles.
'He gave everything to this country. And a celebrity decides he's no longer good enough? Fu** that,' Hunter said.
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