Oscar-winning actor George Clooney argued that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is separating himself from the pack of potential Democratic 2028 presidential contenders.
“There’s one individual particularly I believe is spectacular,” Clooney advised CNN host Jake Tapper in an interview that aired Wednesday, when requested which Democrat he feels can retake the White Home.
The “Gravity” star praised Democratic Govs. Andy Beshear and Gretchen Whitmer, of Kentucky and Michigan, respectively, earlier than making the case for the governor of the Free State.
“Who I believe is who I believe is levitating above that’s Wes Moore,” Clooney declared.
The Hollywood star and Democratic megadonor cited Moore’s response to the lethal March 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, his fight service and his work at a George Soros-backed enterprise philanthropy agency as explanation why the Maryland governor is leaping out at him.
“I believe he’s a man that has dealt with this tragedy in Baltimore fantastically. He does two excursions of responsibility in Afghanistan – lively responsibility. He speaks fantastically. He’s good. He ran a hedge fund – the Robin Hood Basis. He’s a correct chief,” Clooney mentioned.
“I like him so much,” he added. “I believe he may very well be somebody we might all take part behind.”
Clooney, who famously referred to as for former President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race in a New York Instances op-ed, argued that Democrats don’t have a lot time to seek out the suitable candidate to rally behind.
“We’ve got to seek out any individual reasonably quickly,” the “Good Night time, and Good Luck” star mentioned, admitting that Democrats may have their work reduce out for them in 2028.
“It’s our job now to place collectively a correct workforce to face up as a result of [Democrats are] proper now polling very poorly,” Clooney advised Tapper.
Moore was an outspoken supporter of Biden within the run-up to his beautiful withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, as issues concerning the octogenarian president’s age and psychological acuity mounted.
The 46-year-old Maryland governor confronted controversy final yr after the New York Instances reported that he lied about being a prestigious Bronze Star recipient on a 2006 White Home fellowship utility.
Moore claimed the misrepresentation was “an trustworthy mistake.”
