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Hold up, is The Rock about to run for the US presidency?

Celebrities are infiltrating the government

  • Harrison Williams
  • 11 July 2017

The notion that celebrity politicians may soon take over the government is fast becoming apparent as an “official committee” has formed to make Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson a candidate for US president in 2020.

With a campaign slogan of “Run The Rock 2020″ registered with the Federal Election Commission, the wrestler and actor is all but locked in to make a push for the White House.

Back in May in an interview with GQ, Johnson criticized Trump and discussed how he would act if he were president: “Personally, I feel that if I were president, poise would be important. Leadership would be important. Taking responsibility for everybody. [If I didn't agree with someone] on something, I wouldn't shut them out. I would actually include them.”

It’s still too early to tell whether The Rock will actually run for president, but as of now the possibility is seemingly high.

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