*Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough claims that Barack Obama is “working behind the scenes” to undermine Biden’s reelection campaign.
Following President Biden’s disappointing debate performance against former President Trump last month, prominent Democrats have called for him to step aside and allow another candidate to take his place in the presidential race, Newsweek reports. Biden, however, said he will only step down if directed by a divine message.
On Thursday’s episode of Morning Joe, Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski hinted that Obama might have influenced actor George Clooney to pen his recent New York Times op-ed advocating for Biden’s exit from the campaign.
“Are you saying that Barack Obama put him up to this?” Scarborough asked Brzezinski.
“I think that Barack Obama has a lot of influence, and I think that there’s a lot there,” Brzezinski responded.
“I will say the one thing that we do have to underline here, just so viewers can follow what’s going on behind the scenes, is the Biden campaign and many Democratic officials do believe that Barack Obama is quietly working behind the scenes to orchestrate this,” Scarborough said during the broadcast.
“And if Joe Biden believes that, that’s not going to get him out of the race any faster.”
Clooney allegedly informed Obama before publishing his op-ed titled, “George Clooney: I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.”
According to insiders, Obama neither encouraged nor discouraged Clooney from writing the op-ed.
“Joe Biden is deeply resentful of his treatment under not only the Obama staff but also the way he was pushed aside for Hillary Clinton [in the 2016 election],” Scarborough said on Morning Joe.
“He’s deeply resentful of those trying to shove him out of the way. He’s always felt like an outsider. Always felt like people have looked down upon him,” he added.
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