KNUCKLEHEAD GIRL CHASER: GEORGE SLAYS THE DONALD
LONDON: George Clooney has ruled out running for political office, saying he would rather have “a nice life”.
He also slammed former president Donald Trump as “just a guy who was chasing girls”.
“Every time you went out, he’d come over and be like, ‘What’s the name of that girl?’ That’s all he was. It’s so funny because he was just this knucklehead.”
Clooney, who has been politically
active throughout his career, confirmed he does not plan on running for political office during an interview with the BBC in London for The Andrew Marr Show, while promoting his upcoming film The Tender Bar.
When asked if he would ever consider political office, the Oscar winner didn’t hesitate: “No, because I actually would like to have a nice life.”
He added: “I turned 60 this year,
and I had a conversation with my wife (Amal Clooney), and we were working a lot, as we both do, and I said, ‘We have to think of these as the halcyon years. In 20 years, I will be 80. We have to make sure we enjoy and live these years in the best possible way.’”
Long a vocal opponent of Mr Trump, Clooney also commented on the former president’s political future, amid predictions he will run for office again in 2024.
“He will be a factor for a while,” he said. “He’s going to play this out for a while, and we’ll see where we go with it as a country.
“My hope is we have a little better sense than to do that again.”
The actor-director, who is friends with Joe Biden, said he was confident the US President’s popularity would recover. “Poll numbers come up and go down. I would expect them to go back up again,” he said.