The Rock as president? Dwayne Johnson, 51, says he has been approached about his candidacy: ‘I do have that goal of uniting our country’
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says he has been approached by political parties to run for office in the next US election.
The wrestler-turned-actor has previously spoken about the prospect of entering the political arena, and Dwayne has now revealed that he has already been approached by political parties about running for the White House.
During an appearance on the first episode of the podcast What Now? with Trevor Noah, Dwayne said: ‘At the end of the year in 2022 I was visited by the parties asking if I was going to run, and if I could run.’
In 2021, a poll found that nearly half of Americans would support Dwayne if he decided to run for president.
The 51-year-old actor – who dressed up as David Beckham for Halloween – has admitted he was flattered by the support and said he was ‘really honoured’ by the poll result.
President Johnson: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has been approached by political parties to run for the next US elections; seen in 2019
Dwayne told Sunday’s TODAY with Willie Geist: ‘I have that goal to unite our country and I also feel that if this is what the people want, I will do that’ (pictured with President Barack Obama in 2014)
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He said: ‘That was an interesting poll and I was really moved by it. I was really blown away and I felt really honored.β
The Moana actor was shocked by the results of the study. However, he refuses to reveal which political parties have approached him.
The San Andreas actor said: βIt was a big deal, and it came out of the blue. It was one after another, and they brought up that poll, and they also brought up their own in-depth research.β
Meanwhile, Dwayne previously revealed he wants to “unify” America.
The Hollywood star suggested in 2021 that he could run for the White House in a bid to bring the country together.
Dwayne told Sunday’s TODAY with Willie Geist, “I have that goal to unite our country and I also feel like if this is what the people want, I will do that.”
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βIt was one after another, and they put out that poll, and they also put out their own in-depth research that would prove that if I ever went down that path, I would be a real contender,β Dwayne shared. Noah.
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Presidential: The wrestler-turned-actor has previously spoken about the prospect of entering the political arena, and Dwayne has now revealed that he has already been approached by political parties to run for the White House
Popular: In 2021, a poll found that nearly half of Americans would support Dwayne if he decided to run for president
‘It was all very surreal because that was never my goal. My goal has never been to go into politics. By the way, there’s a lot I hate about politics.’
The Jumanji actor first floated the idea of ββa possible run in 2017, saying he would “100 percent consider” making a presidential bid.
If Dwayne decides to throw his hat into the political arena, this would be a case of life imitating art.
His NBC sitcom, Young Rock, followed his life from childhood to his run for President of the United States in 2032.