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Will Smith joined the filmmaker Jon favreau Bee podcast “Pod Save America”, from Crooked Media, to be discussed in his program on Monday, March 1 politics, and told the co-host does not rule out candidacy for president of the United States in the future.
“I think I’ll have that office cleaned up a bit for now,” said the 52-year-old actor, laughing.
“Thereafter, I will consider applying later… I definitely have an opinion that I want to be heard, I am optimistic, I am hopeful, I believe in understanding between people and I believe in the power of harmony ”.
Smith has made jokes before get involved in politics, but it hasn’t made the last leap into this area yet.
In 2015, he made headlines by telling CBS Sunday morning what he would be forced to do run for president if the current social conversation did not change.
“If people keep saying all the crazy things they’ve been saying on the news lately, they’re going to force me into the political arena,” the producer said at the time.
I must be the president, do you know? What else would I request? “
During his conversation with Favreau, 54, and director and creator of The Mandalorian, the Grammy winner was referring to his connection with former President Barack Obama, who gave him permission to play him in a biopic.
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“I will certainly do my part, whether it remains artistic or enters the arena at some point politics“The rapper pointed out.” The idea (to bring Obama to life) came up, he looked me up and down and said, “Well, you sure like that.”
The actor from The prince of rap Y independence Day took part in the podcast to promote his new program Change: The Fight for America, a six-episode Netflix documentary series exploring the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The episodes feature several guests, including Mahershala Ali, Diane Lane, and Samuel L. Jackson, reciting speeches from advocates and enemies of the amendment.
“It has always inspired me that the process of education and understanding can alleviate some of the most dangerous and difficult aspects of racism that are unfortunately embedded in the very fibers of our country,” he said. Smith.