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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Yuritopiaposadism@hexbear.net to c/politics@hexbear.net
 

https://www.salon.com/2024/04/06/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-raises-eyebrows-after-saying-he-regrets-endorsing-biden-in-2020/

Speaking to host Will Cain, Johnson revealed that he's not happy with the state of America right now, highlighting "wokeness" and "cancel culture" as contributing to a division in the country that really bugs him.

“I’m not a politician. I’m not into politics," he says. "I care deeply about our country. I’m a patriot, and I believe you are too, as well. And right now, my desire and my priorities are my babies and school drop-offs and pickups — that’s important to me."

He is running.

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[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 52 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Dwayne Johnson has been showing back up in WWE events, and I do get the sense that he's tapped out on the Disney end of the money funnel. With all that Saudi cash flowing into combat sports and with Vince McMahon getting dragged out back like the rabid dog he is, I wouldn't be surprised to see Johnson springboards from Vince's old position to a political campaign, with his eyes on the White House.

Gotta distance himself from the wildly unpopular current liberal President if you're even going to begin that transition.

[–] GlueBear@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bro really think the people he's trying to to appeal to are gonna vote his ass, and the people who actually like him would consider voting ~~at all~~ for a conservative

[–] regul@hexbear.net 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Have you considered that he's on the TV?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Some bodybuilder guy we saw smoke weed in a documentary in the 70s and then starred in some Film adaptations of Philip K Dick stories became a conservative governor of California for eight years.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And if it hadn't come out that he had sexually harassed his maid into a relationship, he would've found a way to run for president.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He was popular, but not constitutional amendment popular.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If Demolition Man could foresee it, then it was bound to happen in a different time line.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

hard to argue with that