Matthew McConaughey hints at running for office, says ‘decency doesn’t seem to be on the table’
nypost.comActor and author Matthew McConaughey teased a possible political run during the National Governor’s Association summer meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, where he weighed in broadly on the 2024 presidential race.Participating in a discussion on the role of culture in polarization, McConaughey joked with governors about indulging in the Hollywood heavyweight’s tequila brand the night before, while also taking a more serious tone regarding the “entertainment” factor in American politics.
He argued that the “extremes seem to be going further left and further right” and “decency doesn’t seem to be on the table.”“I understand it’s hard to market and sell success in how people negotiate, because it’s not as fun, it’s not as sexy, it’s not as exciting as the car wreck.
We’re a nation of rubberneckers,” McConaughey said. “I think right now we’re all caught up in short-term, short-money wins. And so we come to the table, we argue, we call each other names, and America sees a lot of us when we do that — This is entertainment.
I’m in the entertainment business. Our leadership and our leaders don’t need to be in the entertainment business.”“The extremes on the right and left, they have the microphone.
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