LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has opened up about being courted by political parties to run for the highest office.
The actor and wrestler said he was “honored” and “moved” by the interest, but also had some reservations, Fox News reports.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was visited by political parties after poll showed 46% of Americans will vote for him
Johnson told Trevor Noah on his 'What Now?' podcast that he was visited by the parties in 2022 after a poll showed that 46% of Americans would vote for him if he ran for president.
“It was a big deal. And it came out of the blue. And it was one after the other,” he said.
“They brought up that poll. They also brought up their own deep dive research that would prove, should I ever decide to go down that road," he added.
Noah asked him if that meant he would be a “real contender," to which he replied, “Yeah, It was all very surreal. Because that’s never been my goal."
"My goal has never been to be in politics. Matter of fact, there’s a lot of things about politics that I hate,” he admitted.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says he would consider running for president only if people want him to
Johnson said he was open to the idea of running for president, but only if the people really want him to.
“I would consider a presidential run in the future if that’s what the people wanted,” he said.
“Truly I mean that, and I’m not flippant in any way with my answer. That would be up to the people. So I would wait, and I would listen," he added.
"I would have my finger on the pulse and my ear to the ground," he continued. He added that he made those comments in 2021, and that’s when the parties started to approach him.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson said he can't stay away from his family
However, he also said he had a major concern about being away from his family.
He has three daughters, two of them are very young. “I have a lot of estrogen in my house. And I love it,” he said.
“I know what it’s like to be in an occupation that took me away. I don’t want that for my little ones now," he added.
"And so, that was my - one of my primary discussions with the parties, who ultimately were like, ‘Yeah but, the other ones have done it like this!,’” he continued.
Noah joked that Johnson’s popularity as a potential president could mean two things.
“It either means you are the paragon of what people would hope a leader would be, or it means things have gotten so bad that they are like ‘We need somebody who’s gonna come in here and lay the smackdown on everybody,’” he said.
Internet reacts to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson's possibility of running for president
The Internet is flooded with both positive and satirical reactions to Dwayne Johnson being told to run for election.
A user wrote, "Dwayne Johnson does have that presidential smile I will vote for him," while another wrote, "He’s better than anyone currently running for Office."
One simply wrote, "Na, not at all." Another user reacted, "He will be the biggest and most famous with the best humor president!! If he ever wins."
One said, "He will win if he is serious about politics," while another argued, "He would lose with flying colors."
One 'X' user suggested, "If he loves himself, he should stay clear off politics." Another user said, "He's off to a rocky start!"
