Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson sounded off on cancel culture and why he would not be endorsing President Biden this election cycle, in an exclusive interview with "Fox & Friends."
The actor and former WWE superstar explained how he values authenticity and finds the current push to not offend others aggravating because it forces people to be dishonest.
"To be real and to be direct and to be open and to be transparent….that's important to me," he explained to host Will Cain. "In today's easy cancel culture world and cancel culture, woke culture, this culture, that culture division, etc., that really bugs me."
Johnson said he's come to learn that being "real" and honest is more important than worrying about being canceled.
"You either succumb and be what you think other people want you to be, or you go, 'No, that's not who I am. I'm going to be myself and I'm going to be real.' If you ask me something, a real answer is important, and the truthful answer is important, and that may get people upset and may p--- people off. And that's okay," he said. "But it took me some time to recognize that."
Johnson, who identifies as an Independent, made his first endorsement of a political candidate during the 2020 election, backing President Biden.
Cain asked if he was happy with that endorsement four years later, and with the current state of American culture.
"Am I happy with the state of America right now? Well, that answer's no. Do I believe we're going to get better? I believe in that. I'm an optimistic guy, and I believe we can get better," he began.
"The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was what I thought was the best decision for me at that time," he said. However, he regretted the division caused by wading into politics and said he would not be publicly endorsing a candidate this time around.
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