{"id":147345,"date":"2022-10-07T11:57:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T16:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=147345"},"modified":"2022-10-07T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T16:57:52","slug":"the-rock-officially-rules-out-a-run-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/10\/07\/the-rock-officially-rules-out-a-run-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rock officially rules out a run for president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3697706733\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The Rock has teased a potential run for president, but confirmed in an interview with Variety that he would not be pursuing the highest office in the land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s off the table. Yes. It is off the table,\u201d The Rock said <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/dwayne-johnson-rules-out-presidential-run-1235396111\/\">on the topic of becoming President of the United States<\/a>. \u201cI will say this because it requires a B-side to this. I love our country and everyone in it. I also love being a daddy. And that\u2019s the most important thing to me is being a daddy, number one, especially during this time, this critical time in my daughters\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, at the end of the day, I don\u2019t know the first thing about politics,\u201d Rock said. \u201cI don\u2019t know the first thing about policy. I care deeply about our country. I care about every fucking American who bleeds red, and that\u2019s all of them. And \u2014 there\u2019s no delusion here \u2014 I may have some decent leadership qualities, but that doesn\u2019t necessarily make me a great presidential candidate. That\u2019s where I am today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rock is a multiple time world champion in WWE. 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Yes. 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