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George Clooney has thrown his support behind Kamala Harris ... which is really the least he could do after he penned an op-ed asking President Biden to exit the race.

Clooney endorsed the Vice President's new campaign in a statement shared with CNN Tuesday, where he praised Biden for being a true leader and "saving democracy once again."

He continued ... "We're all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest."

Kamala Harris' campaign for president just got a major assist from Beyoncé -- and one of the singer's biggest hits!

Kamala made her first official visit to her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday night, as she stepped out into the limelight to Beyoncé's popular tune, "Freedom."

A Harris confidante told CNN her team received prior authorization from Bey's reps to play the song.

President Biden is speaking up after bowing out of the 2024 election and endorsing Kamala Harris ... beaming into a campaign event and saying he made the right choice.

POTUS phoned into his campaign HQ in Wilmington, DE Monday -- which is now Kamala's, -- and told his staffers his decision to leave the race for the White House was "the right thing to do."

Biden says he would have been at Kamala's big event in person if he weren't saddled with COVID ... and he's vowing to be super involved on the campaign trail, stumping for his Vice President as soon as he's able.

Kamala Harris fired up her campaign staffers with her first official speech as the Democratic front-runner -- and her first order of business ... calling Donald Trump criminal scum.

The Vice President touched down Monday in Wilmington, DE to swing by the Biden-Harris campaign headquarters ... which is now her show to run since President Biden endorsed her after bowing out of the 2024 race.

After a warm welcome from staffers, Kamala gave an address to the team -- and to the nation too, since it was broadcasted -- and she went straight for the jugular, comparing Trump to a predator, a fraudster and a cheater.

Rep. Eli Crane is checking out the perch where Thomas Matthew Crooks fired at Donald Trump ... and he's questioning how the shooter slipped past the Secret Service.

The Republican Congressman from Arizona is in Butler, PA investigating the scene of the Trump rally shooting ... and he's sharing video from the infamous sloped roof where Crooks opened fire on Trump before Secret Service countersnipers killed him.

A former Navy SEAL sniper himself, Rep. Crane disputes the Secret Service claim it didn't have personnel on the roof because of its slope ... and he's wondering why there wasn't a sniper posted on a nearby water tower, which offers a clear view of the roof where Crooks took up position.

Ana Navarro is putting George Clooney on blast after he called on President Biden to exit the election ... demanding the actor now show up for the Democratic Party in a big way.

Check it out, the political strategist sounded off on the A-lister during Monday's episode of "The View," where they discussed Biden's historic decision. Ana said she was mad, on behalf of Biden, as many of his friends dragged him for weeks and essentially forced his hand.

Specifically, she called out the donors who ran their mouths about Biden leading up to his exit ... and so, Ana said these people should thank POTUS by writing the party "a big check."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sounding off about his new Secret Service detail -- and, interestingly, the presidential candidate says he'd rather take his chances on his own.

The son of Robert F. Kennedy was on "TMZ Live" Monday when he candidly admitted he isn't a fan of having Secret Service agents on the campaign trail -- as he likes to interact with the public.

However, Kennedy -- whose father and uncle, John F. Kennedy, were both assassinated in the '60s -- conceded the Secret Service's protection is a necessity for the safety of his family, his staff and bystanders.

Big endorsement for Kamala Harris ... and this time it's Nancy Pelosi saying the veep should be the next President of the United States.

The House Speaker Emerita Pelosi offered a ringing endorsement for Kamala on Monday, saying her "enthusiastic" support for Kamala for prez is "official, personal and political."

Nancy and Kamala go way back in California politics and Pelosi says ... "Officially, I have seen Kamala Harris's strength and courage as a champion for working families, notably fighting for a woman’s right to choose."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is joining lawmakers in grilling the director of the Secret Service -- and she thinks the timetable to investigate the Trump shooting is BS.

The NY congresswoman -- who's one of Trump's biggest critics, and seen as incredibly liberal -- shocked many from across the aisle after she too dogpiled Kimberly Cheatle during her testimony on Capitol Hill ... asking hard questions about the attempted assassination.

In addition to pointing out how much of a failure the security was that day -- AOC said she found it absolutely unacceptable that it'll take 60 days to get clear answers.

Rep. Nancy Mace believes President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid isn't enough ... she thinks the Prez should leave the Oval Office ASAP, and wants to force the issue too.

A photog caught up with the South Carolina congresswoman as she made her way to Capitol Hill on Monday, where she shared her candid opinion on Biden dropping out of the 2024 Presidential race ... and why it's more serious than people realize.

As NM put it ... we should be invoking the 25th amendment, which could see President Biden's powers transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris if he's declared unfit to serve.

President Biden delayed dropping out of the race in part because of concerns Vice President Kamala Harris could beat Donald Trump in November ... at least according to a new report.

Biden and his senior advisors worried whether or not Kamala had the chops to take on Trump and win ... and those concerns made POTUS hesitant to pull the plug on his reelection campaign.

Axios national political correspondent Alex Thompson cites 3 Biden aides in his report ... and he says Biden's "anxieties" are a reflection of a broader concern about Harris as the potential Democratic presidential nominee.

Kamala Harris is now the Democratic front-runner to face Donald Trump -- but in her first public remarks since President Biden bowed out ... she kept the focus on young people.

The Vice President addressed the media Monday -- which was already penciled in as part of a college athletes event at the White House -- and while she's already acknowledged she's honored to have JB's backing after he dropped out ... she elaborated just a bit further here.

Kamala -- speaking from the south lawn -- didn't really offer up her formal pitch to the American people on why she's the right one to make a run for the White House ... but she did shout out the Prez for doing the right thing and exiting the race.

9:21 AM PT -- Director Kimberly Cheatle just acknowledged that the Secret Service did not pause the rally despite the fact that agents and others saw Thomas Matthew Crooks on the roof and around the fairgrounds well before Donald Trump was up onstage talking.

She didn't have a clear answer for why officials didn't get Trump outta there despite this ... simply saying they're still looking into who communicated what to who, and when.

The Secret Service Director is getting grilled on Capitol Hill over the assassination attempt on Donald Trump -- and she's acknowledging the Secret Service screwed the pooch.

Donald Trump's gearing up to battle Kamala Harris for the presidency -- but he was once in her corner, even tossing some cash her way when she was running for California's Attorney General.

DT sunk $6,000 into Harris's campaign from 2011-2013, and his daughter Ivanka chipped in $2,000 in 2014 -- with the financial records resurfacing just as Harris becomes front-runner for the Democratic nomination with President Biden stepping aside.

This old connection between the now-rivals for the White House first popped up in 2020 when KH was running as Biden’s VP -- and yep, it was fact-checked back then, too.

7:16 AM PT -- Montel Williams just responded to our story, and he's now clarifying ... he'll vote for whoever can beat Donald Trump in November. If Dems decide that person should be Kamala Harris -- it sounds like he's prepared to back her up.

He also pointed out that he retweeted Gov. Moore's own endorsement of Kamala -- so on its face, it appears he is in fact endorsing her.

Montel Williams didn't endorse Kamala Harris for President after Joe Biden dropped out -- this even though they dated ... something he doesn't wanna talk about with the media.

"The Simpsons" writer Al Jean is boasting Kamala Harris' sudden emergence as the likely Democrat nominee for Prez is the latest in a string of pretty nutty predictions.

On Sunday, Al Jean posted on X ... showing a side-by-side pic of Lisa Simpson in a Kamala-like outfit from a 2021 episode, writing "@TheSimpsons "prediction" I'm proud to be a part of."

The 2021 episode, "Bart to the Future," shows Lisa becoming president -- the same year KH was sworn in as the first female VP of the United States.