Despite efforts to draft him into the presidential elections in 2020, actor, entrepreneur and former pro wrestler Dwayne Johnson says he opted instead to focus on his family.
A few years ago, things got very serious and I was having meetings behind closed doors, that werent even necessarily encouraged by me, but they came to me, he said in an on-air interview on CNBC on Thursday. I really had to consider and take my time. Then I realized, in having these conversationsthat the most important thing to me is being a father to my little one.
Johnson has two young daughters, aged 7 and 5, with his wife. Hes also the father of a 21-year-old from a previous marriage and says the lessons learned from his first child make him want to be at home more for his younger children.
I always say we grew up together, he said of his oldest child. I was always away working and didnt want to be in a position where I would be pulled away from my little ones now.
Johnsons comments follow a 2022 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, where he said he would not run in the 2024 election. Afterward, on Instagram, he added: Ive been approached by the most influential in politics on both sides of the aisle asking and supporting that I run for President. Its a humbling, grateful and inspiring feeling to even have these conversations, as Im not a politician nor have I ever aspired to be one.
Not running now doesnt mean he has completely ruled it out, however. Johnson called for a change in leadership following the death of George Floyd and endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 elections, but has referred to himself as a political independent and centrist.
