Jake Tapper: Biden Didn’t Recognize George Clooney at 2024 Fundraiser

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TAPPER: “So President Biden came into that Los Angeles fundraiser, June 15th, and behind the scenes there were little tiny fundraisers for the big, big donors. There was the thing, the event on stage with Jimmy Kimmel and Barack Obama, but then also behind the scenes, photographs and smaller speeches for big donors. And it was there that President Biden walked over to George Clooney and Clooney realized, and other people witnessing realized that Biden did not recognize him. This despite the fact that they'd known each other since roughly after 9/11. They'd had many meetings when Biden was vice president. They'd known each other for a long time. Biden had awarded him a Kennedy Center award in December 2022. And obviously, Biden -- I mean, Clooney was throwing this fundraiser for him, a record-setting fundraiser. And Biden was just walking around saying, 'Hello, thanks for being here. Hello, thanks for being here.' And an aide said, 'You know, George.' And the president was like, 'Yeah, sure. How are you? Thanks for being here.' And the aide had to say, 'No, George Clooney.' And it was just shocking for everyone involved.”