Dwayne Johnson is in Canada promoting his new DC Comics movie!
09.10.2022 - 01:29 / perezhilton.com
It looks like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson won’t be heading to the Oval Office!
As you may know, the former wrestler has long hinted at running for president or some other elected office over the years. He even told USA Today in February 2021 that he “would consider a presidential run in the future if that’s what the people wanted.” Well, a poll from a couple of months later found that if Dwayne decided to join the next presidential election, he would have a strong chance at the position as around 46 percent of 30,000 people surveyed by Pipslay would give The Rock their vote.
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At the time, the Baywatch star did not shut down the idea, saying in response to the poll on social media:
But it sounds like he had a change of heart now! In a preview for an upcoming interview with CBS Sunday Morning, the 50-year-old actor revealed that a presidential run is “off the table.” Why is that? He said his “number one” priority right now is being a dad to his three daughters – 21-year-old Simone Johnson, 6-year-old Jasmine Johnson, and 4-year-old Tiana Johnson. Awww! Dwayne explained:
He continued:
Honestly, we can respect that! You can ch-ch-check out the sneak peek of the interview (below):
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Dwayne Johnson is in Canada promoting his new DC Comics movie!
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