Actor and Democratic fundraiser George Clooney made his first comments following President Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential election while at the Venice International Film Festival Sunday night for his new comedy Wolfs with co-star Brad Pitt.

A reporter asked Clooney about the impact of his New York Times op-ed on July 10 titled “I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee,” which helped build momentum for the pressure campaign to oust the president from staying on the Democratic ticket following his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump.