“Now, I’m actually worried that I’m too qualified.”<\/p>\n
Dwayne Johnson’s possible bid for the 2020 presidential race nearly became a reality on the season 42 finale of Saturday Night Live.<\/em><\/p>\n Johnson, who hosted the May 20 episode, used his monologue to address all of the recent speculation and (jokingly) confirm he’ll indeed be running.<\/p>\n “I just want to say once and for all, I’m in. Starting tonight, I’m running for the President of the United States,” he said to loud cheers, before clarifying that he’d need a good running mate\u00a0in order to pull it off. Alec Baldwin then joined Johnson onstage and attempted to coax Johnson into choosing him, until the host announced that Oscar winner\u00a0Tom Hanks would be his pick.<\/p>\n “Dwayne, I could not possibly turn this down,” Hanks, making a surprise cameo, told Johnson. “The truth is, America really needs us. I have been in two movies where a plane crashes, and people are still excited to see me on their flight.”<\/p>\n Johnson, taking a dig at President Trump, explained, “In the past, I never would have considered running for president. I didn’t think I was qualified at all. But now, I’m actually worried that I’m too<\/em> qualified.”<\/p>\n Hanks noted that together, the pair would secure all of the votes \u2014 Hanks would get support from seniors (“I fought in World War II in like 10 different movies”), while Johnson would naturally get all of the minority votes (“Everyone just assumes I’m, well, whatever they are.”)<\/p>\n