«In fact, several parties have contacted me to ask me to run for president of the United States ». This is the revelation of actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson , commenting on the results of a poll in which 46% of Americans said they were ready to support his possible campaign for the White House.
The first guest on comedian Trevor Noah's new podcast What Now?, the actor and former wrestler, born in California 51 years ago, said he "was truly moved and honoured" by the results of the survey. And he admitted: «At the end of 2022 I received a visit from officials from different parties who asked me if I wanted to run. It was all very surreal because it was never my goal to be involved in politics" , added the actor.
Johnson has described himself as a "centrist" and "politically independent", but in 2020 he threw his support behind Joe Biden . In 2016, “The Rock” also confessed to GQ that “the thought of being governor or president is tempting.” And a year later he told Variety that he was “seriously” considering a 2024 presidential campaign.
Johnson is not the first US showbiz star to hypothesize a future in politics or even pursue a high-level public career. Ronald Reagan , former actor, became president in the 1980s. Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California and would have willingly participated in the presidential elections if the latter had not been barred to him due to his birth outside the States.
Rapper Kanye West ran for office in 2020, but did not gain much support. Not to mention Donald Trump , who came to the presidency after a long career not only as an entrepreneur, but also as a television face.
(Unioneonline/lf)
