 George Clooney gave Obama a heads up that he'd be calling for Biden to drop out in his op-ed, and Obama did not object. He reached out to his old friend Barack Obama to give him a heads up, and Obama did not stop him from moving forward. Barack Obama's the most powerful person in the Democratic Party. George Clooney is close to Barack Obama. This isn't George Clooney. You think Barack Obama put him up to this? I think that Barack Obama has a lot of influence.