Political parties are really interested in Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and are eyeing him for the Oval Office.
The professional wrestler-turned-movie star said he has been approached by political parties to run for President of the United States after a survey from the New York Daily News found that 46% of Americans would vote for him .
“It was an interesting poll that came out and I was really moved by it. And I was really surprised. I’m really honored,” he told Trevor Noah on “What Now?” audio file.
DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON SAYS STILL CONSIDERING A PRESIDENTIAL RUN: ‘ THAT WILL GO UP TO EVERYONE’
Dwayne Johnson admits he has talked to political parties about running for US President. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
“At the end of the year… in 2022, I was visited by parties, asking if I was going to run and if I could run,” Johnson said. “It’s a big problem. And it came suddenly. And one thing led to another.”
“They put out that poll. They also provided their own in-depth research to justify whether I should decide to go down that path or not….”
“That you would be a real contender?” Trevor asked.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says political parties have done their own research on him as a candidate. (Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage/Getty Images)
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“Yeah… It’s all very strange. Because that was never my goal. My goal has never been to enter politics. In fact, there are a lot of things about politics that I hate,” he admits.
When the poll first came out in 2021, he told USA Today he was up for the challenge. He shared: “I will consider running for president in the future if that is what the people want.” “I really mean that, and I’m not being careless with my answer… It’s up to everyone… So I’ll wait and I’ll listen. I’ll put my finger on top. My pulse pounded and my ears fell to the ground.”
Dwayne Johnson said his main focus is being a present parent to his daughters. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Johnson said that after he made those comments, the parties attacked.
“But then I really had to double down on this idea and here’s the truth: I have young children. I have three daughters.” His daughter, Ava, with first wife Dany Garcia is now 22, but he has a 7-year-old and a 5-year-old with wife Lauren Hashian. “I have a lot of estrogen in the house. And I love it,” emphasizing the importance of being a present father.
“I know what it’s like to do a job that has taken me far…Now I don’t want that to happen to my young children. And so that was – one of the main discussions I had with the parties who ended up saying, ‘Yeah but other people have done it like this!’”
Dwayne Johnson took a photo with his daughter Jasmine in 2017, not ruling out the possibility of running for office. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
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“Of course I would consider it,” Johnson said of running for president, if people were truly passionate about his candidacy.
“It means you’re what people expect a leader to be, or it means things have gotten so bad that they think ‘We need someone who’s going to come in here and knock the everyone’,” Noah joked of the public’s interest.
Johnson’s representative did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.