George Clooney Says He Won’t Run for Office: “I Would Like to Have a Nice Life” | THR News - video Dailymotion

Asked by the BBC if he has any political aspirations, the 'Tender Bar' director said: "No, because I would actually like to have a nice life."

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00:00Poll numbers come up and go down. I would expect them to go back up again.

00:05Donald Trump's numbers went up and down.

00:07George Clooney is opening up about knowing Donald Trump before his time in the White House,

00:11as well as ruling out having his own career in politics.

00:14During an interview on the BBC's The Andrew Marr Show,

00:16Clooney was asked if he ever saw himself, like some other actors, running for office.

00:20No, because I actually would like to have a nice life.

00:24After turning 60 this year, the Oscar winner said he's looking forward to slowing down

00:28and enjoying life with his wife.

00:29But while he does plan on taking on fewer projects, he says not working would, quote,

00:33really be a bummer.

00:34When asked about his support of President Joe Biden,

00:36Clooney dismissed concerns about the president's falling poll numbers,

00:40saying the country is still recovering from Trump's term as president.

00:43There's a lot of things that have to be repaired, you know.

00:45There's a lot of healing that has to happen, and it's going to take time.

00:50Clooney also opened up about knowing Trump before he was in the White House.

00:53He was just this knucklehead. I knew him before he was, you know, a president.

00:57He was just a guy who was chasing girls.

01:00You know, every time he went out, he'd come over and be like,

01:01what's the name of that girl? You know, that's all he was.

01:04While Trump continues to talk about a potential presidential run in 2024,

01:08Clooney added that he hopes Americans have, quote,

01:10a little better sense than to re-elect him.

01:12For more on this story, go to THR.com.

01:15For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.