Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared that he regrets his decision to endorse Joe Biden in the 2020 election and he will not be doing so for the 2024 election.
Dwayne Johnson is Frank Wolff in Disney’s JUNGLE CRUISE. Photo by Frank Masi. © 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
In an interview on The Will Cain Show for Fox News, Cain asked Johnson, “There was a time where you used your fame and it was a time that not everybody was happy. And that was a few years ago, right, and you made a very big point, you said, ‘I’ve never done this before. I’ve never endorsed a political candidate.’ And you endorsed Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. … How do you feel, now, in retrospect with that endorsement?”
Johnson initially responded, “In what way?”
Cain then clarified, “Are you happy that you made that endorsement in 2020? Are you happy with the state of America?”
Johnson responded, “Am I happy with the state of America right now? Well, that answer is no. Do I believe we’re going to get better? I believe in that. I’m an optimistic guy and I believe we can get better.”
Specifically addressing his endorsement of Joe Biden, Johnson said, “The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best decision for me at that time and I thought back then when we talk about, hey, you know I’m in this position where I have some influence and and it’s my job then. I felt like that then. It’s my job now to exercise my influence and share with: this is who I am going to endorse.”
“Am I going to do that again this year? That answer is no,” he declared.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson visits with service members at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 15. 2023. Johnson’s visit includes an office call with Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Randy A. George, additional Army Senior Leaders and is joined by Chairwoman and owner of The Garcia Companies, Dany Garcia, CEO of Fox Sports, Eric Shanks, President of Content at ESPN, Burke Magnus, CEO/President of XFL, Russ Brandon, Chief Operating Partner at Redbird Capital Partners, Mark Dowley, Founder and Managing Partner at Redbird Capital, Gerry Cardinale and Managing Director at Redbird Capital Partners, Kevin LaForce. (U.S. Army photo by Henry Villarama)
He went on to explain why he won’t do that again, “I’m not going to do that because what I realized and I didn’t realize it back then, Will, but, I realize it today and back then, just like I am today, very lucky. I was then the most followed American man in the world and I am today the most followed American man in the world. And I appreciate that, but I also realize that what that caused back then was something that tears me up in my guts then and now, which is division. And that got me.”
“And I didn’t realize it then. I just thought, ‘Hey, our country feels like there’s a lot of unrest. It feels like I would like things to calm down. Maybe we need a change. This is what I’m going to do and this is who I am going to endorse,'” Johnson shared.
“The takeaway after that, months and months, and months, I started to realize like, ‘Oh man, that caused an incredible amount of division in our country.’ So I realized now going into this election I’m not going to do that because my goal is to bring our country together. I believe in that, in my DNA. So in the spirit of that there’s going to be no endorsement.
Dwayne Johnson as Frank Wolff in Disney’s JUNGLE CRUISE. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Johnson then stated, “Not that I’m afraid of it at all, but it’s just, I realize that [at] this level of influence I’m going to keep my politics to myself and I think it’s between me and the ballot box.”
“But I will tell you this while like a lot of us out there not trusting of all politicians, I do trust the American people and I trust that whoever they vote for that’s going to be my President and that’s who I’m going to support 100%.”
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announces the beginning of the Daytona 500 in front of a formation of Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment during the 2024 NASCAR Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually and is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar.
What do you make of Johnson regretting his decision to endorse Joe Biden and his explanation for why he won’t be endorsing him or any candidate in 2024?
