Also, it's worth pointing out that his character's final appearance on ST:NG involved him being taken away on a journey of exploration by a creepy effeminate older man after doing drugs.
So yeah.
Posted on 07/09/2026 11:15:20 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Johnson recently told "Esquire" he is "going to keep my politics to myself."
Key Points:
-Wil Wheaton called Dwayne Johnson a 'coward' for declining to share his politics publicly.
-Johnson recently told Esquire he wants to "keep my politics to myself."
-The Moana star previously endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election, but said he regretted that decision in 2024.
Wil Wheaton doesn't care for Dwayne Johnson's approach to politics.
The Stand By Me actor called out the Jumanji: The Next Level star for declining to publicly comment on his political views.
"So disappointing to find out he is such a coward," Wheaton wrote on Threads on Monday.
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for Johnson for comment.
Wheaton is a vocal critic of President Trump, and previously campaigned for Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election.
Wheaton's comment came in response to a post by George Takei that quoted Esquire's recent profile of Johnson. "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's recent comments to Esquire about wanting to 'keep my politics to myself' have divided fans, with some calling out his silence," Takei wrote.
Indeed, Johnson did speak at length about why he won't speak at length about politics during his conversation with Esquire last month after the outlet asked if he intentionally avoids talking about political matters to maximize the audience for his movies.
"What I have learned through experience," Johnson told the outlet, "is that I need to keep — need, not want — the main thing the main thing. And the main thing for me, the thing that in the morning I swing my legs out of bed and I run towards, is creating. It’s art. It’s storytelling."
Johnson explained that he doesn't want his politics to distract from his work, and that he's always open to having a conversation. "I’ve learned I’m going to keep my politics to myself," he said. "There are moments when, hey, there’s nothing we can’t talk about. If I’m wrong, I’ll tell you I’m wrong. Or if I feel like I got a leg up and this is the right way to go, I’ll share it with you."
He continued, "Politics is omnipresent and it’s forever. I don’t like it. [Laughs.] I hate it at times. I hate the slinging. I hate all the bulls--- that comes with it."
The Smashing Machine actor then told Esquire's reporter, who introduced the topic of politics via a comment about Bruce Springsteen's recent anti-Trump tour, that he thinks people who have political disagreements should talk to each other rather than calling each other out in public.
"When I hear you talk about Springsteen, who I love, and this idea that he’s speaking directly to Trump in his concerts, my first thought as you were telling me that, in my head, I went, 'Oh, then why don’t they talk?'" he said. "They should sit down and talk. I don’t know where that goes, but I do know that’s an important step.”
Johnson previously endorsed Joe Biden for president during the 2020 campaign, but in 2024, he told told Fox News' Will Cain that he regretted making an endorsement.
"The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best decision for me at that time… And I thought back then, when we talk about, 'Hey, you know, I'm in this position where I have some influence and it's my job then… to exercise my influence and share… this is who I'm going to endorse,'" he said in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election.
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"Am I gonna do that again this year? That answer is no, I'm not gonna do that, because what I realized — what that caused back then — was something that tears me up in my guts, back then and now, which is division," he continued. "And that got me. The takeaway after that, months and months and months, I started to realize, like, 'Oh man, that caused an incredible amount of division in our country.'"
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Elvis Presley intentionally avoided publicly sharing his personal opinions on the Vietnam War. When directly asked about war protesters and the draft during a press conference for his Madison Square Garden concerts, he famously replied, “Honey, I just—I just seem to keep my own personal views about that to myself. I’m just an entertainer and I’d rather keep it that way”. Think about that Wes.
Wil Wheaton? Wasn’t he a minor Star Trek character, a child role, about a hundred years ago? He wasn’t popular then and he’s not popular now. Shaddup, Wil.
Short answer why ‘The Rock” decides to keep his politics to himself: Because he has a lot to lose if he makes too many enemies of too many consumers.
Wil Wheaton Net Worth; $500K to One Million Dollars.
Dwayne Johnson New Worth: Over $800. MILLION Dollars!!
Wil, U do the Math!
I feel like he will be fine.
You beat me to it!
“Republicans buy shoes, too.” - Michael Jordan
Didn’t even have to read the article – – just a picture of this Wheaton character was enough to confirm that he is a sniveling liberal.
Better to be a coward or a dumbass?
Sounds silent........
He must think that The Rock is his slave.
And was an awful actor on Star Trek
Writer’s name is Wesley.
Racism!
Wil Wheaton? You mean the annoying kid on Star Trek in the 80s?
WGAS?
Will Wheaton is annoying.
Excuse me, I have to go pick up the “celebrity opinions” my dog just left on the sidewalk. .
Wil Weakling wears his underwear backwards.
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