LOS ANGELES—“I’m ready to declare that I care deeply about our
country,” Dwayne Johnson laughed, then replied with carefully chosen
words in our recent interview. The actor first stirred talk about his
potential run for the US presidency in 2020 when he told GQ magazine
last year, “I think it’s a real possibility.”
The former wrestling champ added in this chat in The Lot Studios in
West Hollywood, “I am also ready to declare that I have no delusional
thought process—that running for president can be done at the drop of a
hat. Like, look what President Trump did; therefore I could do it. For
me, I honestly believe, and I’ve been saying this, that it’s a skill set
that you have to sharpen over years and years.
“At least that is my perspective of public service, on local or
national level. By the way, it’s incredibly flattering. This interesting
groundswell that bubbles little by little, of a good amount of people
who want to see me run for president and be president. It’s flattering
and I appreciate that.”
Dwayne referred to President Donald Trump without mentioning his
name. “I also feel it’s a function of maybe some people who aren’t happy
with our current presidential situation. A lot of noise happens. I
respect our country and our people. So in that spirit, I continue to
listen, learn, take meetings and ask questions. I say, just give me
years. I will go to work, then we will see one day.”
In the meantime, the possible presidential contender announced
something that’s for certain: “Lauren
Hashian, my longtime girlfriend,
and I are getting ready to have another baby in a few weeks.” Their
second child will be a girl. They already a daughter, Jasmine, who was born
in December 2nd 2015 ....
The California native,who's also considered one of the all-time greatest pro
wrestlers, said that fatherhood changed him “to a greater degree.
There’s more depth to my values. You’d like to think that as you get
older and become more experienced, your core values remain the same. But
maybe they evolve a little bit. Evolve and not devolve.
