{"id":169160,"date":"2023-11-15T15:10:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=169160"},"modified":"2023-11-16T12:47:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:47:35","slug":"dwayne-the-rock-johnson-turning-heads-this-afternoon-for-mysterious-visit-to-the-u-s-capitol-asked-if-hes-running-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/11\/15\/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-turning-heads-this-afternoon-for-mysterious-visit-to-the-u-s-capitol-asked-if-hes-running-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson turning heads this afternoon for mysterious visit to the U.S. Capitol, asked if he&#8217;s running for President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1652713198\" 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>This afternoon Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson was bombarded with reporters asking if he was running for President of the United States after he showed up in a lobby at the Capitol with Democratic Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not known at this time why he visited the Capitol. He has talked about running for president before. A recent poll said 46 percent of Americans would support him running for U.S. President.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-19m3vvb\">\u201cThat was an interesting poll that happened and I was really moved by that,\u201d The Rock said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2023\/nov\/10\/dwayne-the-rock-johnsonus-president-run-party\">on Trevor Noah&#8217;s podcast last week<\/a>. \u201cI was really blown away and I was really honored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-19m3vvb\">&#8220;I\u2019ll 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. &#8230; It was a big deal, and it 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\u2019d be a real contender].<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-19m3vvb\">&#8220;It was all very surreal because that\u2019s never been my goal. My goal has never been to be in politics. As a matter of fact, there\u2019s a lot about politics that I hate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson describes himself as &#8220;a centrist,&#8221; and he supported President Biden in his 2020 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He told GQ back in 2016 that the thought of running for governor or president &#8220;is alluring&#8221; and in 2017 said running in 2024 was a &#8220;realistic consideration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In his latest comments with Trevor Noah, he said, \u201cIf that\u2019s ultimately what the people would want, then of course I would consider it.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-48738547\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>He stressed that his priority is &#8220;being a daddy, number one, especially during this time, this critical time in my daughters\u2019 lives.&#8221; He said those he spoke with about running said others have raised kids while running for president.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Rock and Chuck Schumer<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you smell what The Rock is cooking?\u201d someone shouted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you running for president?\u201d another reporter said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cPeRe9jZDo\">pic.twitter.com\/cPeRe9jZDo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Siegel (@bensiegel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bensiegel\/status\/1724882640275120361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you ask Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson if he is running for president <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheRock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C7qilsZctW\">pic.twitter.com\/C7qilsZctW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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