Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson proclaimed that he wouldn't be endorsing President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election — a stark contrast to when the 51-year-old Hollywood actor pledged all of his support to Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020.
In a Fox News interview, Johnson said that he regretted endorsing Biden in 2020 because it caused "an incredible amount of division in our country."
"The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best decision for me at that time," Johnson told host Will Cain in an interview released on Friday.
"I thought, 'I'm in this position where I have some influence, and I felt it was my job then to exercise my influence [and] share: This is who I’m going to endorse.'" he said.
"I was then the most-followed man in the world, and am today, and I appreciate that … but what that caused was something that tears me up in my guts — which is division. That got me," the massively popular celebrity continued. "I didn’t realize that then; I just felt like there was a lot of unrest, and I’d like things to calm down.”
Johnson stressed, "The takeaway after that was it caused an incredible amount of division. I realize now, going into this election, I will not do that. My goal is to bring this country together. I believe in that."
The former WWE wrestler declared that there "will be no endorsement" in the 2024 presidential election, which seemingly will be between Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Johnson noted that he would instead keep his politics to himself because of the "level of influence" that he possesses. He added, "It is between me and the ballot box."
The Rock revealed, "But I will tell you this: 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 percent."
When asked if he was content with the state of the country at the moment, Johnson replied, "Today's cancel culture, woke culture, division, etcetera — that really bugs me. In the spirit of that, you either succumb to that and be what other people want you to be, or you be yourself and be real. … And that might make people upset and piss people off, and that’s OK.”
Cain also asked Johnson if he ever plans on running for president, and he responded, "No, that’s not my intention. I’m not a politician."
An exclusive interview with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson | Will Cain Show www.youtube.com
Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Johnson not only endorsed Biden but interviewed him and Harris in a video that was promoted by the Biden campaign.
"As a political independent and centrist for many years, I've voted for Democrats in the past and as well as Republicans," Johnson said in the video posted on several social media platforms in September 2020. "In this critical election, I believe Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the best to lead our country, and as my first ever (public) presidential endorsement, I proudly endorse them for the presidential office of our United States."
Johnson praised Biden and Harris as both "experienced to lead." He also described Harris as a "certified badass."
The endorsement video racked up more than 4.4 million views on Facebook and over 8 million views on Instagram.
In an interview with Joe Rogan in November, The Rock said he has friends who support Biden and others who rally around Trump.
However, Rogan got Johnson to acknowledge that his friends really don't support Biden, but rather the Democratic Party.
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Leftist actor Michael Rapaport has come a long way since calling former President Donald Trump the "worst possible motherf**ker we could have in power," referring to Melania Trump as a "dumb animal," and wishing ill on Barron Trump in March 2020.
Rapaport, like various other Jewish liberals, has in recent months begun to distance himself from the Democratic Party, recognizing that it has grown increasingly antagonistic toward Israel and resistant to efforts to restore order to American cities. Democratic anti-Semitism in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks and the apparent failure of the Biden administration to address the crisis at the border have even prompted the actor to seriously consider voting for Trump.
In a recent interview with the Polish media outfit Visegrád 24, Rapaport blasted his Hollywood peers for their silence over the Oct. 7 attacks.
"You don't have to be political like me. You don't have to be a lunatic like me. You don't have to be as aggressive like me," said Rapaport. "But to know that there's hostages and everybody knows that that's not okay. There's nobody that could try to explain, rationalize hostages being taken — babies, kids, women."
Roughly 3,000 Hamas-affiliated terrorists entered Israel on Oct. 7 and murdered over 1,140 civilians. Extra to leaving another 3,400 Israelis wounded, the terrorists took hundreds of civilians captive. According to the Jewish state, 130 hostages remain in captivity, including the bodies of 33 victims.
"We know there's rape. We know there's all sorts of things. And not to say anything about that. Well, [Hollywood types] say things about trees being cut down, equal rights pay ... black lives matter this, LGBTQ this," continued Rapaport. "To not say nothing? That s**t hurt my f***ing heart straight the f*** up."
"It's a shameful thing," added Rapaport.
When Visegrád 24 pressed the actor on whether his political views have shifted in recent years, Rapaport answered in the affirmative.
"In all honesty, I have educated myself so much since 2016 and I have a ways to go," said the actor. "My political views have changed immensely, and they are changing at a rapid pace."
Rapaport made expressly clear that he will "not be voting for Joe Biden."
He said further, "I do not support anybody from the Squad. I think they're dangerous. I think they're race hustlers. I think they're cons. I think inevitably they want to get themselves production deals to produce documentaries. I think they're three-card-Monty-playing bulls**t artists."
"Voting for Trump is on the table," continued the actor. "That is my reality. I will not support anybody who is anti-Israel. I will not support anybody who is anti-, you know, making America safe. I am not supporting anybody who is cool with the fact that it takes me two and a half hours to get back into America from Toronto ... but it takes you two minutes to cross the border [illegally]. I'm not down with that s**t."
Rapaport also lamented the attacks on NYPD officers by illegal aliens who were subsequently set loose again on the city as well as the brazen crime plaguing his city.
\u201cI won\u2019t vote for Biden. At this point voting Trump is on the table (\u2026) I won\u2019t support anyone anti-Israel or anti making USA safe,\u201d\n\nVisegrad24 spoke with @MichaelRapaport about his how his political views have changed since Oct. 7th.\n\nLink to full interview in the comments \u2b07\ufe0f— (@)
Radical leftists, Hamas apologists, and other criminals have clearly greased Rapaport's political slide.
Blaze News previously reported that in January, Antifa agitators protested Rapaport's presence at a comedy club in Portland, Oregon, demanding that he leave the city.
In 2022, Rapaport documented the aftermath of a burglary at a Rite Aid in Manhattan. The actor was taken aback by the brazenness of the crime, expressing disbelief as he filmed a suspect striding down an aisle with two bags stuffed full of loot, then nod to a security guard before exiting as if nothing had happened.
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A Democratic judge sided with New York Attorney General Letitia James last year, claiming former President Donald Trump and his company committed fraud by overstating the value of their assets.
On "The Daily Show" Monday, former comedian Jon Stewart discussed where Trump's civil fraud case presently stands, zeroing in on the Republican front-runner's appeal and corresponding multi-million-dollar bond.
Stewart argued that Trump's supposed overvaluation of his properties was "not victimless," intimating further that those who do likewise in pursuit of profit are immoral if not outright criminal.
The New York Post and critics online intimated this week that Stewart might have some phantasmal victims of his own.
In response to accusations of hypocrisy, Stewart lashed out Wednesday; however, his defense fell flat absent an adoring audience ready to laugh on cue.
"What did Trump actually do to earn this penalty?" Stewart said Monday, referencing Trump's $454 million appeal bond, which a state appeals court knocked down to $175 million this week.
"Well, it turns out that for a decade, whenever Trump wanted to get a loan or make a deal, he would illegally inflate the value of his real estate. For instance, suggesting that his 11,000-square-foot penthouse was a 30,000-square-foot-penthouse," continued Stewart. "We all do it. I mean, on my license I'm not listed as 5'7''. I'm listed as 30,000 square feet."
Stewart said that Letitia James "knew that Trump's property values were inflated because when it came time to pay taxes, Trump undervalued the very same properties. It was all part of a very sophisticated real estate practice known as lying."
The host stressed that overvaluations "are not victimless crimes."
Stewart suggested that the banks were victimized, having apparently been paid back at lower interest rates. He also suggested that since "money isn't infinite," persons seeking loans who might have given "a more honest evaluation" could hypothetically have lost out.
According to the host, when it comes to the investment community, "In pursuit of profit, there is no rule that cannot be bent, there is no principle that cannot be undercut, as long as you and your f**king friends [are] making money."
For those who did not watch what Jon Stewart said, here it is. But keep in mind that it has now been found that he overvalued his NYC home by 829% after slamming Trump\u2019s civil case as \u2018not victimless.\u2019 WATCH and then read his story here by @nypost: https://t.co/ebZz6E5weS— (@)
On Tuesday, podcast host Tim Pool dug up a 2014 New York Times article concerning Stewart's sale of a 6,280-square-foot New York City penthouse to financier Parag Pande for $17.5 million. The article noted that Stewart bought the apartment for $5.8 million in 2005.
Pool tweeted, "Did @jonstewart commit fraud when he sold his penthouse for $17.5M? NY listed its market value at $1.8M [and] AV around 800k."
The New York Post seized upon Pool's suggestion and obtained assessor records from the year of sale, which indicated the property's estimated market value was only $1.88 million. According to the Post, the actual assessor valuation was even lower, at $847,174.
The Post alleged that Stewart had done precisely what he accused Trump Monday of doing: paying "significantly lower property taxes, which were calculated based on that assessor valuation price."
The Post noted that the New York assessor valuation on Stewart's former penthouse "is the exact same citation method and metric that New York Attorney General Letitia James used to value Trump's private and personal properties, and then sued him for inflating those assets."
Parag Pande apparently sold the property in 2021 at just over $13 million at roughly a 26% loss.
Sarah Rumpf of Mediaite suggested that it was unfair to suggest Stewart had "overvalued his property," certainly not by "a staggering 829%."
Rumpf claimed the Post and other critics were conflating different types of real estate values — the actual market value of a property, the property's taxable value, and "documentation about a property's value submitted to a lender for the purposes of securing a loan" — perhaps with the intention to mislead.
Rumpf argued further that it is common for there to be a significant delta between assessed and actual market values, stressing that in Stewart's case, a buyer was willing to pay $17.5 million.
The Post has since changed the title of its article from "Jon Stewart found to have overvalued his NYC home by 829% after slamming Trump's civil case as 'not victimless'" to "Jon Stewart benefited by 829% 'overvalue' of his NYC home even as he labels Trump’s civil case 'not victimless.'"
While "The Daily Show" host's representatives did not respond to the Post's requests for comment, Stewart tweeted Wednesday evening, "OMG!! I've been caught doing something not remotely similar to Trump!"
"I guess all I need to do now is start a fraud college, steal classified docs, bankrupt casinos, pay hush money, grab pussies, discriminate in housing, cheat at golf and foment insurrection and you'll revere me!" added Stewart.
After Stewart threw more rocks from his glass house, critics pounced.
@jonstewart This you?— (@)
Tim Pool doubled down, writing, "My brother[.] You sold a property NY valued at 1.8M to someone for 17.5M and they lost 4M because of it[.] And you paid taxes on a valuation of 748k. 'When it came time to pay taxes he undervalued his property.'"
Blaze TV host Mark Levin tweeted, "Caught red-handed and you make a dumb-ass argument. According to YOU, you are a liar, a fraud, a hypocrite, and you're arrogant about it. Sound familiar, Johnny?"
"They told us that others need to pay their 'fair share,'" wrote investigative reporter James O'Keefe. "Oh what a tangled web they weave!"
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The actress formerly known as Ellen Page, now Elliot Page, boldly claimed that the rights of gay individuals have been eliminated across the world with "devastating" results.
Appearing at the 2024 Juno Awards, a Canadian music industry awards show, Page presented the Humanitarian Award in her hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Dressed in an all-black men's suit, Page announced that she would be presenting the award to two "icons of Canadian music" who are both "devoted and tenacious change-makers." The "community," Page added, is one that "we should all be fighting for."
"We are at a time in history where the rights of 2SLGBTQ+ people are being revoked, restricted, and eliminated throughout the world, and the effects of which are devastating," Page claimed. She would not cite any examples, however.
Speaking on the CBC, Canada's state broadcaster, Page praised the Tegan and Sara Foundation. The organization is run by twin 43-year-old Canadian singers who are both lesbians.
Tegan Quin and Sara Quin started the foundation in 2016, with its stated goal of raising funds and fighting for "LGBTQ+ equality and justice through our flagship programming and support of grassroots organizations, activists and communities that often go unrecognized."
It is unclear why the organization's website did not include "2S," which stands for two-spirit, in its mission statement despite the identity being frequently noted by both Page and the twin sisters at the award ceremony.
"The Tegan and Sara Foundation has one simple mandate: to provide safety and community for 2SLGBTQ+ people," Page continued. Page also claimed that the foundation has continued to "create roads towards queer joy" by "funding initiatives such as health care access, educational programming, and summer camps for two-spirit, trans, and queer youth."
Alluding to the issues as life-or-death situations, Page closed her remarks by saying that the foundation has allowed young people to "show up authentically," while showing a commitment to ensuring that those with obscure sexualities have lives that are "happy, healthy, and most importantly, long."
The Quin sisters spoke after receiving their award and called it a "reflection of the complexities [their] community" faces.
"If the world were not so hostile to 2SLGBTQ+ people, we would see ourselves purely as musicians," the twins, also wearing suits, claimed.
"Advocating for our community's rights is a great privilege, and we are dedicated to confronting any form of discrimination that threatens the well-being of our community."
"Threats like the Alberta government's attempt to prevent trans youth from accessing vital care," they specified.
The musicians were referring to new legislation in Alberta, Canada, that banned gender reassignment surgeries for minors and puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children under 16 years old.
Before concluding their time on stage, the twin sisters exclaimed that they "love being gay" and encouraged viewers to "try it out."
The Tegan and Sara Foundation boasts initiatives on its website, including providing community grants for "LGBTQ+ people who have faced economic and healthcare inequality since before COVID-19."
This also included race-based grants to "black-led, LGBTQ+ organizations addressing systemic racism by organizing to end police violence."
In addition, the foundation also advocated for "LGBTQ+ Summer Camps," "Queer Health Access," and of course providing reading materials about gender and sexuality to children. The latter showed very young children as its stock image.
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