On "What Now? with Trevor Noah," Dwayne Johnson explained how the political parties that reached out to him about a presidential run mentioned the 2021 poll and additional data showing that he could succeed if he tried. "It was all very surreal because that's never been my goal," Dwayne said. "My goal has never been to be in politics. As a matter of fact, there's a lot about politics that I hate." Then, Dwayne explained how his family situation made him question starting a political career.

Dwayne has three daughters, aged 22, 7, and 5 at the time of the podcast interview. When his eldest daughter, Simone Johnson, was a kid, Dwayne was away from home a lot due to his wrestling career. (Simone didn't go to college, and has embarked on her own wrestling career like her father.) Dwayne continued, "So I know what it's like to have that separation and not be there for the birthdays, not be there for the pickups, the drop-offs and everything else. And I didn't want that. I don't want that for my little ones now."

The "Baywatch" actor didn't totally shut the door on a potential presidential run, however. "If that's ultimately what the people would want, then of course I would consider it," he said. Noah called him "the people's champ!"