 and for the president to be a hero in stepping aside. Clooney cited concerns over Biden's age. Compare the president's appearance to the fundraiser in which he did a sit-down with Barack Obama and Jimmy Kimmel to what he was like just a few years ago. Clooney wrote in New York Times, I love Joe Biden as a senator, as a vice president, and as a president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. Believe in his character. Believe in his morals. In the last four years, he's won many of the battles he's faced.