Donald Trump has finally won over a famous Hollywood A-lister he thought had always disliked him: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
During an appearance on “Six Feet Under with Mark Calaway,” the former president spoke with The Undertaker about receiving a call from a former wrestler-turned-actor.
“I never thought he liked me, and I felt badly, because I think he’s a terrific guy,” Trump, 78, said of Johnson.
The ex-POTUS revealed that he received a surprise phone call from UFC promoter Dana White, who told him that Johnson was impressed by how Trump had handled his assassination attempt back in Butler, Pa., on July 13.
“When I was shot, you may have heard about it, Rock called Dana White and said, ‘I want to have his number. I want to have his number. What he did is sort of incredible,’” Trump told the WWE legend.
“He considered it bravery. I don’t know, to me, I considered it, ‘What’s going on here?’ But it was very nice, The Rock.”
Last month, Johnson sat down for an interview with Patrick Bet-David, during which he shared his sympathy for Trump following the horrifying ordeal.
“Whether you love Donald, don’t love Donald, it doesn’t matter. They tried to assassinate him,” said Johnson, 52, according to the Washington Times.
“There’s no room for that. Despite it being who we were in that moment, I still believe in my core that is not who we are as a country. So him standing up at that moment, we wanted to see that.”
It’s no surprise that Johnson has eyed running for office one day, having previously told “Fox & Friends” that he’s not pleased with the current “state” of the country.
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Admitting that “cancel culture” and “woke” policies really “bug me,” Johnson added that he would not be endorsing President Biden for a second term in the White House.
“The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best decision for me at that time,” he said in April.
“I realize now going into this election, I will not do that, my goal is to bring this country together.”
“I will keep my politics to myself. It is between me and the ballot box. Like a lot of us out there, not trusting of all politicians, I do trust the American people and whoever they vote for, that is my president and who I will support 100%,” he added.
