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As we saw in his viral back-and-forth with fellow comedic icon Mo’Nique earlier this year, our guy D.L. Hughley is never one to hold his tongue when it comes to speaking his mind.
He took a quick break from The D.L. Hughley Show to stop by TMZ Live this past Wednesday (July 10) and give his two cents on the recent critique’s of incumbent President Joe Biden’s ability to perform in his electoral campaign against Republican opponent, Donald Trump.
D.L. had a few choice words for George Clooney in particular following the publication of his controversial op-ed for The New York Times that called for a new nominee for the Democratic Party.
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More on his stance below, via TMZ:
“D.L. says the whole tone of George’s NYT op-ed letter calling on Biden to step down is ‘insulting’ … and he finds it alarming Clooney never mentioned Project 2025, a series of proposals D.L. warns will do serious damage to Americans, especially minorities.
A defiant D.L. says it’s ridiculous folks are making such a big deal about Biden’s qualifications for president when Trump is now a convicted felon who owes a ton of money to a woman he was found to have raped.”
He didn’t make his point without a touch a humor, or course. His opinion ended on a hilarious note, stating that Clooney is one to talk given that, in his words, “he’s not the man he was in Ocean’s Eleven.” Burn!
Hughley concluded his humble opinion with a half-serious joke that if many out there will be voting for a convicted felon, then he can — again, in his words! — “vote for a cadaver.”
All jokes aside, can you see where D.L. Hughley is coming from? Take a look below at what some are saying on social media about his critique of George Clooney and the ageism being inflicted on President Biden in general:
1. You focus on Biden forgetting names, I’ll focus on Trump forgetting the names of the women he raped! #TeamDl
via @RealDLHughley
You focus on Biden forgetting names, I’ll focus on Trump forgetting the names of the women he raped! #TeamDl
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) July 12, 2024
2. DL Hughley is RIGHT. TMZ is Wrong. George Clooney is Wrong. BTW – 23 hours later, polls show Biden in the lead over Trump. Not that I put much stock in polls, because We know Trump paid Liberty University and others to publish fake numbers in 2016. That’s a fact. Be brave Dems!
via @JRH13933004
DL Hughley is RIGHT. TMZ is Wrong. George Clooney is Wrong. BTW – 23 hours later, polls show Biden in the lead over Trump. Not that I put much stock in polls, because We know Trump paid Liberty University and others to publish fake numbers in 2016. That’s a fact. Be brave Dems! https://t.co/tgxD3AWd4c
— John Hoffman (@JRH13933004) July 12, 2024
3. Per usual, lets leave it up to the Media and Celebrities to make their feelings known on any subject and create further distractions. Hughley and Clooney are simply influencers; not leaders by the way.
via @educated_real
Per usual, lets leave it up to the Media and Celebrities to make their feelings known on any subject and create further distractions. Hughley and Clooney are simply influencers; not leaders by the way.https://t.co/Qv7U0pkMoC
— RealEducatedScholar (@educated_real) July 12, 2024
4. I loved how DL Hughley said Clooney show ain’t he was in Ocean’s 11!!! LOL
via @sandrathomaslo1
I loved how DL Hughley said Clooney show ain’t he was in Ocean’s 11!!! LOL
— sandra thomas lowe (@sandrathomaslo1) July 12, 2024
5. D.L. Hughley is absolutely correct. George Clooney never mentioned Project 2025 in his op-ed calling for Joe Biden to drop out. Hughley said it affects people of color more than any other demographic.
via @bluepolitics_
D.L. Hughley is absolutely correct. George Clooney never mentioned Project 2025 in his op-ed calling for Joe Biden to drop out. Hughley said it affects people of color more than any other demographic. https://t.co/bmsmHsly8o
— Island Girl – 100% Pro-Choice, Vote Blue (@bluepolitics_) July 11, 2024
6. WooHoo Thank you @RealDLHughley for focusing on the reality of the situation. @george_cl_0ff can kick rocks! His advice will only sabotage democracy. #RidenWithBidenHarris2024
via @Sheri_AP_Host
WooHoo Thank you @RealDLHughley for focusing on the reality of the situation. @george_cl_0ff can kick rocks! His advice will only sabotage democracy. #RidenWithBidenHarris2024
Comedian D.L. Hughley criticizes Clooney after Biden op-ed https://t.co/tQKNjZuIBu via @YouTube
— Sheri Snyder (@Sheri_AP_Host) July 11, 2024
7. As he should. Happy to see a black man calling this out. Celebrities are saying Biden should step down because he’s old but they’re not saying Trump should step down even though he’s a convicted felon. Make it make sense
via @JulezDV
As he should. Happy to see a black man calling this out. Celebrities are saying Biden should step down because he’s old but they’re not saying Trump should step down even though he’s a convicted felon. Make it make sense
— Julius (@JulezDV) July 11, 2024
8. I’m loving DL Hughley now did you see that segment that he had with TMZ he slaughtered their asses and George Clooney you have to see that he did not hold back I did not know he had it in him look it up
via @hartwell55
I’m loving DL Hughley now did you see that segment that he had with TMZ he slaughtered their asses and George Clooney you have to see that he did not hold back I did not know he had it in him look it up
— MARILYN HARTWELL (@hartwell55) July 11, 2024
9. FACTS! HE WAS SPOT ON! I do not know where they are doing these polls. @RealDLHughley #DemVoice1 #BLM #ONEV1 Z23 #TheBlueCavalry #Bluecrew #DemocracyFirst #BLM
via @ShethaDamnTRUTH
FACTS!
HE WAS SPOT ON!
I do not know where they are doing these polls. @RealDLHughley #DemVoice1 #BLM #ONEV1 Z23 #TheBlueCavalry #Bluecrew #DemocracyFirst #BLM
D.L. Hughley Rips George Clooney & Others as Cowards for Turning on Biden https://t.co/EE36cO27nF
— MY UTERUS, MY BUSINESS! STAY THE HELL OUT OF IT (@ShethaDamnTRUTH) July 11, 2024
10. I am definitely done with ‘Know Nothing’ Clooney trying to shape who the Dem nominee is. I’m done with Clooney for good and so are many others. DL Hughley is SPOT ON!
via @FrankFielding9
I am definitely done with ‘Know Nothing’ Clooney trying to shape who the Dem nominee is. I’m done with Clooney for good and so are many others. DL Hughley is SPOT ON!
— Frank Fielding (@FrankFielding9) July 10, 2024
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