""I do believe we get through these things, and if you think back to the times that have been really bad in the countrywe've had them," he tells Esquire. "I think '68 was as bad as we could have had. Every city in the United States was on fire and rioting, and the capital was surrounded by armed guards to protect themselves. We killed Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy that year. There was the Tet Offensive.""
""So if you look at it, you go, We've been in bad places before," he continues. "Certainly the Civil War. So we're going to get through it, but a lot of damage is going to be done along the way because of where we are. And it is heartbreaking to see. And Democrats are gonna have to get their act together And they will. Coming out of the Iraq war and all that is what brought us [Barack] Obamabrought us a really good leader. And we're gonna need it.""
George Clooney urged a new presidential nominee before Joe Biden withdrew and later voiced concerns about rising political extremism. Clooney presented a Broadway adaptation warning of a return to McCarthyism and reflected on historical crises such as 1968 and the Civil War to emphasize national resilience. Clooney warned that significant damage will occur during current political turmoil and called for Democrats to coalesce around effective leadership. Clooney listed potential candidates including Wes Moore, Kamala Harris, Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, Andy Beshear, and J.B. Pritzker, while remaining uncertain about writing another public call for change.
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