The Biden campaign suspects former President Barack Obama is covertly attempting to replace President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough revealed on Thursday’s episode of “Morning Joe.” “Joe Biden is deeply resentful of his treatment. Not only of the Obama staff but also the way he was pushed aside for Hillary Clinton… He’s always felt like an outsider, always felt like people look down upon him,” Scarborough said. These remarks follow a Politico report that actor George Clooney contacted Obama shortly before publishing an op-ed in The New York Times, urging President Biden to step down. The report noted that Obama did not challenge Clooney’s suggestion for his former vice president to exit the 2024 race against Donald Trump. Obama was present at a high-profile Hollywood fundraiser where Clooney observed what he described as Biden’s decline. The former president was initially one of Biden’s staunch defenders following a poor debate performance that triggered widespread calls for his withdrawal. Clooney’s op-ed, titled “George Clooney Tells Joe Biden: Quit to Save Democracy,” expressed admiration for Biden but emphasized the challenges of aging. “I love Joe Biden,” Clooney wrote. “As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can.” He warned that Democrats “are not going to win in November with this president.” The op-ed coincided with a viral post on X from Jon Lovett, a former Obama speechwriter, who praised Biden’s presidency but criticized his recent behavior. Lovett wrote, “In the two weeks since the debate, it’s the arrogant and small Joe Biden we’ve seen most – hanging on, bragging, defensive, angry, weak.” He continued, “Joe Biden can leave office as one of the greatest presidents in our lifetimes, who defeated Trump and put his country first at every turn; or he can leave a stubborn old man who allowed hubris and insecurity to destroy his legacy and perhaps our democracy with it.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)