Dwayne The Rock Johnson is best known for his movie-playing roles and not for his politics but despite his lack of experience in the political arena many people have speculated the movie star would run for office.
Well, the Rock has put all rumors to rest and has announced he will not be running for office any time soon.
In an interview with CBS, the former WWE star stated being the president is “off the table for him.”
He would later say the reason why he’s not running for office is that he wants to spend time with his children.
Actor and international star Dwayne @TheRock Johnson has been seriously talked about as a potential candidate for president – and it was talk he didn’t outright dismiss – until now. Johnson tells @thattracysmith he is ruling out a run for president & more this "Sunday Morning." pic.twitter.com/38DltxUFej
— CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) October 7, 2022
A real pleasure sitting with @thattracysmith.
Always humbling and I’m so grateful to see polls and be asked about running for President.
But I want to raise my daughters, be there as their father and never be absent.
These are the critical years.
Tomorrow on “Sunday Morning” https://t.co/b63U3pg8x5— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 9, 2022
CBS broke the story:
Actor and international star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been seriously talked about as a potential candidate for president – and it was talk he didn’t dismiss, until now. Johnson tells correspondent Tracy Smith he is ruling out a run for president in an interview for “CBS Sunday Morning,” to be broadcast October 9 on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
“It’s off the table. Yes, it is off the table,” Johnson told Smith.
“I will say this, ’cause it requires a B side to this: I love our country and everyone in it. I also love being a daddy. And that’s the most important thing to me, is being a daddy, number one, especially during this time, this critical time in my daughters’ lives. ‘Cause I know what it was like to be on the road and be so busy that I was absent for a lot of years when my first daughter’s growing up in these critical age and this critical time in her life.”
Johnson said being president would take him away from his family.
“Sure, CEO sounds great!” Johnson said. “But the number one thing I want to be is daddy. That’s it.
Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson discussed calls for him to run for president in 2024 on "CBS Sunday Morning" with Tracy Smith. Although he's considered a bid for the highest seat in office, it's currently "off the table."https://t.co/0kwWerkVVc
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 9, 2022
In times past the Rock has stayed clear from politics but during the 2020 election, the Rock openly supported Biden.
A critical conversation – voting. Our voice. Our power.
And no matter how strongly your opinion may differ from mine, it’s always ok.
You can yell all you want. I won’t block ya and I won't even yell back.😉
We all still have work to do 👊🏾
VOTE: https://t.co/rZi1mxh8DC pic.twitter.com/Cakow6j6CP
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 27, 2020
CNN had these details which reveal The Rock’s has sold out:
WWE legend, actor and businessman, Dwayne Johnson, officially made his first public endorsement for a presidential candidate as he announcement his support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Sunday.
“… as a registered Independent for years now with centrist ideologies, I do feel that Vice President Biden and Senator Harris are the best choice to lead our country, and I am endorsing them to become President, and Vice President, of our United States,” Johnson said in a video posted on Twitter.
He added that he has voted for both parties in the past and that this is “arguably the most critical election our country has seen in decades.”
Watch The Rock be a puppet here:
A critical conversation – voting. Our voice. Our power.
And no matter how strongly your opinion may differ from mine, it’s always ok.
You can yell all you want. I won’t block ya and I won't even yell back.😉
We all still have work to do 👊🏾
VOTE: https://t.co/rZi1mxh8DC pic.twitter.com/Cakow6j6CP
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 27, 2020
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