Dwayne The Rock Johnson says he was approached not long ago about leading the United States.

On Thursdays episode of the podcast What Now , host Trevor Noah reminded Johnson of a 2021 survey where 46% of respondents said they wanted the actor and former wrestler to run for president. Johnson replied : I was really blown away, and I was really honored.

Ill share this little bit with you, he told Noah . At the beginning of the year at the end of the year, rather, in 2022 I got a visit from the parties, asking me if I was going to run, and if I could run. It was a big deal, and it came out of the blue.

Johnson didnt specify which political parties approached him, but he told Noah it was one after the other. The Black Adam star, who moved into acting in 2001 and went on to become one of the surest box office bets in Hollywood, was certainly a popular choice.

They brought up that poll, Johnson told Noah. They also brought up their own deep-dive research and data that would prove, should I ever decide to go down that road, that

You would be a real contender, Noah said.

Yeah, Johnson said. And it was all very surreal, because thats never been my goal.