George Clooney Politics Rumor Addressed by Pal Matt Damon’Phenomenal Guy’ [Video]

George Clooney’s friend and frequent co-star Matt Damon addressed rumors surrounding the actor entering politics, saying he’d “be amazing.”

Speaking on Wednesday’s episode of the Australian news program Sunrise, the 53-year-old Bourne Identity star said he’d vote for the Hollywood legend “in a second” if he left the movie world behind.

Damon appeared alongside co-star Casey Affleck, 48, on the program to discuss their new heist film, The Instigators, with correspondent Steve Hargrave. Talk turned to Clooney, 63, but Damon suggested that now wasn’t the time for the politically active actor to make a career change.

“As his mates, where do you stand? Would he get your vote?” Hargrave asked, two weeks after Clooney, a major Democratic Party donor, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

“He would in a second,” Damon replied. “He’d be amazing.”

However, he continued, “But I just think, he’s got young kids and my guess is that’s not where his life is …