George Clooney Reacts to Donald Trump Saying He Should "Get Out of Politics": "I Will If He Does" | THR News Video - video Dailymotion

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George Clooney shared a message for former President Donald Trump during his recent appearance on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' When the Wolfs star wrote a headline-making op-ed in July calling for President Joe Biden to drop his 2024 re-election bid, something Biden later did, Trump criticized Clooney in a post on his Truth Social network, saying in part that, quote, "fake movie actor" Clooney should "get out of politics and go back to television." While chatting with host Jimmy Kimmel, Clooney responded to Trump's suggestion.

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00:00Have you thought about writing an op-ed in the Times asking him to step down?

00:03Because it worked once, why not try it again?

00:06It was a big thing.

00:09George Clooney shared a message for former President Donald Trump

00:12during his recent appearance on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live.

00:16When the Wolf star wrote a headline-making op-ed in July

00:18calling for President Joe Biden to drop his 2024 re-election bid,

00:23something Biden later did,

00:24Trump criticized Clooney in a post on his Truth Social Network,

00:27saying in part that, quote, fake movie actor Clooney should get out of politics and go back to television.

00:33While chatting with host Jimmy Kimmel, Clooney responded to Trump's suggestion.

00:37Clooney should get out of politics and go back to television.

00:41Movies never really work for him.

00:43I will if he does.

00:46Kimmel also asked Clooney this during the interview.

00:48Have you thought about if Donald Trump wins?

00:53Have you thought about the possibility he might use the power of the federal government against you personally?

00:59Yeah, I have.

01:00But I just I'm comforted in the fact that he's coming after you first.

01:04As far as Clooney's July op-ed,

01:07when Kimmel said it, quote,

01:08had an enormous impact on the presidential election,

01:11Clooney responded, I don't know that that's true.

01:13The bottom line is, OK, the bottom line is that that it's very hard to let go of power.

01:18And President Biden did something really extraordinary, really extraordinary.

01:25Clooney went on to say that he thinks Biden's, quote,

01:28extraordinary decision is what should be focused on instead of his op-ed.

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