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Former First Son Hunter Biden has torn into George Clooney in a rambling, hate-filled interview, and sources tell Globe he’s plotting to double down with more attacks, which has the Hollywood superstar worried which secrets may come to light.
Hunter, 55, took offense when George, 64, called upon his dad to drop out of the 2024 presidential race in a New York Times op-ed piece titled, “I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.”
In it, Clooney questioned the elder Biden’s ability to win and govern for a second term, claiming he was not the same Joe anymore because of cognitive decline, which was on full display in the then-president’s televised debate with Donald Trump.
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Joe finally did drop out of the race, leaving then-Vice President Kamala Harris to lose to Trump.
In an angry, expletive-filled interview with BBC, Hunter said Clooney “attempted to cut the knees out from a sitting president.”
He went on to rage: “Why do I have to … listen to you?”
“Hunter considers George a misinformed interloper who kicked Joe while he was down and sabotaged the Democratic Party,” reveals an insider. “He feels the world would be a better place if Joe was in office, and he’s saying George wrecked everything. Now he’s planning on delving deep into George’s history and shining a light on anything that looks remotely suspicious — from past relationships to business practices and even his marriage to Amal.
“Everyone has skeletons in the closet, especially a playboy turned political bigmouth.”
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Clooney admitted in 2012 that his sketchy past prevents him from running for political office, per Newsweek: “I didn’t live my life in the right way for politics, you know … I f**ked too many chicks and did too many drugs.”
Sources say Hunter intends to keep digging for dirt.
“George is nervous about what Hunter could spill, and he should be,” says a source. “If any story that’s remotely unsavory gets out, he’ll have a hot mess on his hands!”
Still, insiders say the Oscar winner will not stand down to a former drug addict.
“George doesn’t take kindly to being lectured by someone who’s known to be a trainwreck,” says the source.