Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson endorsed President Joe Biden in 2020 — but says he will not do it again in 2024.
The wildly popular actor said he is not endorsing any candidate because his last endorsement caused “an incredible amount of division in our country.”
Johnson discussed the issue during an interview with Fox News’s Will Cain, which was released on Friday. Dwayne Johnson now turns his back on Biden after endorsing him in 2020
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“The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best decision for me at that time,” Johnson said. “I thought back then … I’m in this position where I have some influence.”
The actor continued, “I felt like that then, it’s my job now to exercise my influence and share this is who I’m going to endorse.”
Johnson is the most-followed man on social media in the world.
“Am I going to do that again this year? That answer’s no,” Johnson said. “I also realized that what that caused back then, was something that tears me up in my gut back then and now, which is division.” Dwayne Johnson @TheRock just said he won’t be endorsing Joe Biden for 2024.
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“The takeaway after that — months, and months and months [later] — I started to realize like, ‘oh man, that caused an incredible amount of division in our country,'” Johnson continued. “So I realized now going into this election, I’m not going to do that. I wouldn’t do that because my goal is to bring our country together. I believe in that in my DNA.”
Johnson said that his vote will now be between himself and the ballot box.
“In the spirit of that, there’s gonna be no endorsement. Not that I’m afraid of it at all, but it’s just I realize that this level of influence, I’m going to keep my politics to myself. I think it’s between me and the ballot box,” Johnson said.
“But I will tell you this: While like a lot of us out there are 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 percent.”
