WWE legend Hulk Hogan teases HUGE career move as he warns ‘I’ll rule with an iron fist!’
What am I going to do when the Hulkster comes for… The Oval Office?
Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan expressed these ambitions on Friday during an interview with Fox & Friends to promote the launch of its American-made light lager.
The 70-year-old said he would never completely rule out a run for president, and that the country needs someone with “common sense” right now.
As for a candidate, he told onlookers to look no further than the 12-time world champion – and that his top policy positions would also include “a flat tax rate.”
The WWE Hall of Famer was clearly ready to rumble in the political arena and made his intentions known.
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Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan expressed his ambitions for the Oval Office during an interview with Fox & Friends on Friday (photo)
When asked by the show’s hosts, the 70-year-old said he would never completely rule out a run for president, and that the country needs someone with “common sense.”
“We need someone there who has common sense,” he said enthusiastically when asked about the subject.
“So if you need a president or vice president, I will volunteer and take over this country, and I will rule with an iron fist, a flat tax – nothing but common sense.
“I know right from wrong, brother,” he concluded, offering his signature term of endearment.
The offer comes six years after the Hulkster floated the idea of a Senate run in his home state of Florida — an idea he ultimately abandoned just two years after his legal victory against Gawker Media.
That came after sharing a sex tape of Hogan – whose real name is Terry Bollea – with Heather Clem, formerly the wife of radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge.
His claims won him victory after three years of highly publicized litigation, in a case in which his lawyers argued that the privacy of many Americans was at stake.
Gawker’s lawyers, meanwhile, pointed out that the case could harm press freedom in the United States — a position that ultimately failed to sway a six-person jury.
Afterwards, a retired Hogan emerged victorious once again, adding to his some 367 wins in the wrestling ring.
The surprising claim came as he promoted the launch of his American-made light lager
“We need someone there who has common sense,” he said when asked. “If you need a president or vice president, I will volunteer and take over this country, and I will rule with an iron fist, a flat tax – nothing but common sense. I know right from wrong, brother’
In the months that followed, Donald Trump made waves in his first year as president, when Republican strategist and former Trump adviser Roger Stone reportedly urged Hogan to follow Arnold Schwarzenegger’s example and run for governor.
He was poised to challenge then-Governor Rick Scott in the Republican primary if so, but again decided against it.
Instead, Ron DeSantis emerged victorious before ultimately defeating Democrat Andrew Gillum by a few thousand votes, which many saw as a disappointment.
At the time, Hogan suggested that while politics doesn’t really interest him, this could be an objective change, telling TMZ in a self-filmed video, “It’s a no… for now.”
Friday’s demonstration shows how the world champion may now have reconsidered – ready to take that first step into politics, as Trump did before him.
His comments came a few days after another Fox News appearance earlier this week to promote the launch of its ‘Real American’ Beer.
“I had this crazy idea because I saw how competitive the beer industry was, and I saw what happened with Bud Light and their whole promotion that crashed and burned; said Hogan, referring to the widely perceived fallout from Dylan Mulvaney’s collaboration with Bud Light last year.
The offer comes six years after the Hulkster floated the idea of a Senate run in his home state of Florida – an idea he ultimately abandoned. He is pictured pumping up the crowd at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view in Riyadh around that time
“I want to create a beer that brings America back together, one beer at a time,” he said sometime during the more recent interview. Now retired, Hogan – real name Terry Bollea – is a decorated member of the WWE Hall of Fame
“I saw a crazy open track,” he continued, adding, “We’re way more alike than we are different.”
“I just thought, ‘This is so much bigger than politics,’” he continued.
‘Because if you can’t communicate and talk, you won’t get anywhere with your discussions, your decisions or dealing with people.
“I want to create a beer that brings America back together, one beer at a time.”