During a recent sit-down on Crooked Media’s Pod Save America podcast, where he revealed that he’ll possibly run for political office in the future.
This comes after Smith told CBS’ Sunday Morning in 2015 about being compelled to run for President in the lead-up to the 2016 election. Without saying Donald Trump’s name, Smith stated, “If people keep saying all the crazy kinds of stuff they’ve been saying on the news lately about walls and Muslims, they’re going to force me into the political arena.”
Will later appeared on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, where he made a similar statement. He explained, “And, you know, as I look at the political landscape, I think that there might be a future out there for me. They might need me out there. This is the first year that I’ve been incensed to a level that I can’t sleep, you know? So I’m feeling that at some point, in the near future, I will have to lend my voice to the conversation in a somewhat different way.”
Wild Wild…White House?
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