“What Now?” podcast, the pair discussed a 2021 political poll that saw 46% of adults saying they’d back the 51-year-old’s campaign, should he launch one.“That was an interesting poll that happened and I was really moved by that,” the “Black Adam” actor said.“I was really blown away and I was really honored.
I’ll share this little bit with you: at the end of the year in 2022, I got a visit from the parties asking me if I was going to run, and if I could run.”Admitting that their faith in him was “a big deal” and “came out of the blue.”“It was one after the other, and they brought up that poll, and they also brought up their own deep-dive research that would prove that should I ever go down that road [I’d be a real contender],” Johnson told Noah.“It was all very surreal because that’s never been my goal.
My goal has never been to be in politics. As a matter of fact, there’s a lot about politics that I hate.”Johnson first floated the idea of a possible run in 2017, saying he would “100 per cent consider” launching a presidential bid.And in 2021, he again restated that he would set his sights on the White House — if it’s “what the people want.”However, in an interview with CBS Sunday Mornings in October 2022, he revealed that a presidential run was not in the cards.“It’s off the table,” he said.
Yes, it is off the table.”The star wrestler-turned-Hollywood juggernaut said he’s shifting all of his focus to his role as a father.“I will say this because it requires a B-side to this.
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