 Politico reports that George Clooney reached out to former President Barack Obama prior to the actor's call for President Biden to leave the presidential race yesterday. The report cites people familiar to the conversation who say while Obama didn't encourage Clooney to go public with his concerns, he didn't object to it either. In a New York Times op-ed, Clooney said he recently hosted a fundraiser for Biden and noted he was not the Joe Biden of 2010.