George Clooney has said he wouldn’t run for president of the United States because he would rather have a “nice life.'
Clooney is well known for his extensive humanitarian work and support for the Democratic Party, prompting previous speculation that a Presidential run could be on the cards., which he has directed and stars Ben Affleck.’s presidency, describing the state of the U.S. as a “battered child”.
Defending Joe Biden’s current low polling numbers, he said: “There’s a lot of things that have to be repaired, there’s a lot of healing that has to happen, and it’s going to take time.” Speaking about Trump, he said: “It’s so funny, because he was just this knucklehead. I knew him before he was a president. He was just a guy who was chasing girls.”George and Amal Clooney attended the U.K. premiere forThe film is adapted from journalist J.R. Moehringer’s memoir about growing up without a father, and filling that gap in a Long Island pub with his uncle Charlie . Tye Sheridan plays J.R., while the screenplay is penned by The Departed screenwriter William Monahan.
Speaking to PA News at the premiere, Clooney said: “Most of the films I do are pretty dark and this one felt light and it felt like the world was pretty dark so I wanted to work on something that was a little lighter.”
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