(Chris Cella Jr., Headline USA) During an appearance this week on “Six Feet Under,” a podcast by World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer The Undertaker, former President Donald Trump recounted a call he received Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who congratulated him for his bravery following the July assassination attempt in Butler, Pa.
In the course of the hourlong conversation, Trump shared how Johnson quickly sought his phone number from UFC president Dana White after the incident.
“Rock called Dana and said, ‘I want to have his number. What he did is sort of incredible,’” Trump said.
“He [Johnson] considered it bravery,” Trump added. “… But it was very nice, the Rock.”
Despite his past endorsement of Joe Biden in 2020, Johnson expressed voter’s remorse in a recent interview with Fox News’s Will Cain.
“The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best decision for me at that time,” he said. “… It’s my job now to exercise my influence and share who I’m going to endorse.”
Johnson also criticized the Biden–Harris administration for fueling “an incredible amount of division” in the country.
Johnson has hinted at a possible presidential run, first in 2017 and again in 2021. He told USA Today, “I would consider a presidential run in the future if that’s what the people wanted,” adding that he would keep “my finger on the pulse, my ear to the ground.”
In 2022, former Trump White House adviser Mick Mulvaney told Politico that were three potential contenders who might challenge Trump for the Republican nomination in 2024: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Johnson.
This sentiment aligns with 2021 polling from consumer research platform Piplsay, which indicated that 58% of those surveyed supported a Johnson presidential bid.
