Dwayne Johnson says he cried ‘manly tears’ when Biden-Harris won but says he isn’t turning his back on those with different views: ‘I’m still right here’
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson cried ‘manly tears’ when Joe Biden won the US presidential election.
The Moana actor – who made his first-ever presidential endorsement when he spoke up for the Democrat candidate in September – admitted he ‘got a little emotional’ when the result was announced on Saturday because he believed it showed the importance of ‘decency’.
Dwayne – who has Simone, 19, from his first marriage to Dany Garcia, and Jasmine, five, and Tiana, two, with wife Lauren Hashian – said in a video shared to Instagram: ‘Manly tears, of course. I may have cried a tear or two or 10,’
‘Got a little emotional’: Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram on Sunday with a message of unity as he admitted he cried ‘manly tears’ when he found out Biden-Harris won
He continued, ‘My vote represented my little girls. It also represented humanity, decency [and] principles and values Lauren and I instill in our little daughters.
‘And finally, my vote represented the importance of just being a decent human being. And to me, being a decent human being matters.’
But the 45-year-old star warned the ‘real work’ begins now to bring the ‘divided’ country back together.
He continued: ‘This win feels so good, but now the real work begins. Because we have an entire country divided.
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Johnson said ‘My vote represented my little girls. It also represented humanity, decency [and] principles and values Lauren and I instill in our little daughters.’
‘I’m not turning my back on you just because we have a difference of opinion. I’m not made that way. I’m still right here, and when the sun comes up, we all get up with it — go to work, feed our families, and pay our bills.
‘Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and to all our American people for engaging in the biggest voter turnout our country has ever seen.
‘Stand tall, lay it all on the line, and cheers to UNITY and finding common ground. Let’s get to work.’
At the end of his video message the Baywatch star opened a new bottle of his favorite Teremana tequila and took a large swig
At the end of his video message the Baywatch star opened a new bottle of his favorite Teremana tequila and took a large swig.
‘This Teremana toast goes to all of you, whoever you voted for, this Teremana toast goes to you and your families,’
The actor also toasted ‘this great country’, ‘unity’ and ‘finding common ground.’
Announcing the drink in October 2019, he wrote at the time: ‘The name is official: Ladies and gents, I proudly bring you, TEREMANA TEQUILA.
‘TERA is meant to represent ‘Terre’ which means of the earth and MANA is our powerful Polynesian spirit that guides us. Spirit of the earth.’
Good vibes: The actor also toasted ‘this great country’, ‘unity’ and ‘finding common ground.’