The action star opens up about political aspirations and why he passed on endorsing a 2016 presidential candidate even though he was asked by both Trump and Clinton for the nod.
โI feel like I'm in a position now where my word carries a lot of weight and influence, which of course is why they want the endorsement," Johnson began. "But I also have a tremendous amount of respect for the process and felt like if I did share my political views publicly, a few things would happen โ and these are all conversations I have with myself, in the gym at four o'clock in the morning โ I felt like it would either (a) make people unhappy with the thought of whatever my political view was. And, also, it might sway an opinion, which I didn't want to do.โ
...The former wrestling superstar was asked about Trump, and while he did answer the questions, he remained somewhat cagy, the GQ writer noted.ย
โPersonally, I feel that if I were president, poise would be important. Leadership would be important," Johnson said. "Taking responsibility for everybody. [If I didn't agree with someone] on something, I wouldn't shut them out. I would actually include them. The first thing we'd do is we'd come and sit down and we'd talk about it. It's hard to categorize right now how I think he's doing, other than to tell you how I would operate, what I would like to see.โ
