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The columnist wrote ‘Johnson is that pathway. A man bigger than the Super Bowl is exactly what we need to break the cycle of despair’<\/h2>\n

Washington Post deputy opinion editor David Von Drehle argued in\u00a0a new column<\/a>\u00a0that actor and former WWE wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the best nominee for U.S. president in 2024.<\/p>\n

“For four years, I have been saying to anyone who will listen \u2014 not many people, I must admit \u2014 that America has a sure and happy pathway out of the doom loop of Biden vs. Trump, Trump vs. Biden, seemingly for the rest of eternity,” Von Drehle wrote. “Johnson is that pathway. A man bigger than the Super Bowl is exactly what we need to break the cycle of despair.”<\/p>\n

Noting he\u2019s serious about his presidential pick, he continued, “Many people I\u2019ve tried this on think I am joking, because Dwayne Johnson is a movie star, among other things \u2014 and movie stars can\u2019t be elected. Except by perhaps the largest electoral college margin since George Washington. (Looking at you, Ronald Reagan, who in 1984 won all the states but one.)”<\/p>\n

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A Washington Post column endorsed actor Dwayne Johnson for president in 2024 this week.\u00a0\u00a0(Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The deputy editor put Johnson forward as the solution for the voters that “detest Trump” and the “many Democrats” who “disdain their incumbent, Joe Biden.”<\/p>\n

Von Drehle added, “The solution is a unity campaign starring the gentle giant.”<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m not joking. Admittedly, Johnson\u2019s biography is not typical of presidential hopefuls, but in a nation sick of political dysfunction, that might be a feature, not a bug,” the\u00a0Washington Post columnist<\/a>\u00a0reiterated,<\/p>\n

He noted how, as a candidate, the star is a good fit for the “post-Trump era, when personal celebrity and the ability to command attention is more important than a conventional r\u00e9sum\u00e9 or party endorsement.”<\/p>\n

Directly comparing and contrasting the “Jumanji” star to both the former and current presidents, he wrote, “Johnson is all the things Trump pretends to be: physically impressive, personally tough, widely liked. And unlike Biden, he has accomplished things other than running for office.”<\/p>\n

Von Drehle continued singing his praises, calling The Rock “good-looking,” “built like a cartoon superhero,” and praising his work ethic and his natural charisma.<\/p>\n

“His jump to Hollywood was as natural as organic shampoo; there, he quickly picked up where Arnold Schwarzenegger left off, mixing action films \u2014 including the insanely popular \u2018Fast and Furious\u2019 franchise \u2014 with gentler roles, such as the \u2018Jumanji\u2019 sequels and Disney\u2019s \u2018Moana,'” he wrote. “He also co-founded an array of successful businesses: ZOA energy supplements for the fitness market; an XFL football franchise; a popular tequila brand; a film-production company; and so on. Forbes estimated his income was $270 million in 2022 \u2014 well on his way to becoming the self-made billionaire Trump pretends to be.”<\/p>\n

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is the “pathway” out of the “doom loop of Biden vs. Trump,” wrote Washington Post columnist David Von Drehle.\u00a0(Bob Levey\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Though Von Drehle claimed he has no idea what The Rock\u2019s politics are besides him being “registered as an independent,” he assured readers that he has good political instincts and experience.<\/p>\n

He wrote, “His charitable work with at-risk youth puts him in touch with issues that animate many Democrats, as does his personal story of second and third chances after his youthful brushes with the law. On the other hand, when he discusses the keys to his own success \u2014 hard work, discipline, risk-taking \u2014 he speaks the language of many traditional Republicans.”<\/p>\n

Von Drehle said the lack of national security experience will be made up by his global “unsurpassed personal popularity.” He cited how Johnson’s films have grossed\u00a0$1.3 billion in China<\/a>\u00a0and how that would improve U.S.-China relations.<\/p>\n

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Former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden.\u00a0(FOX News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Von Drehle concluded his endorsement of Johnson by touting how nice of a guy he is.<\/p>\n

“What I do know is that Johnson is a boss who asks at business meetings, \u2018How do we deliver joy?\u2019 Who says, \u2018It\u2019s nice to be important, but it\u2019s more important to be nice.\u2019 A man who says he can\u2019t run for president this year because he wants to be a good father\u2026 American politics is sleepwalking toward disaster. Dwayne Johnson is the man to wake us up,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

Representatives for Johnson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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