The request was filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on June 10. It lists a Kenton Tilford as the person who pushed forward this committee. Johnson has yet to comment on the filing, but he did tell GQ magazine [3] "that it's a real possibility" he might run for president in an interview published this May. A registered independent, Johnson told GQ he'd "like to see a better leadership" come from Trump and his administration.
"We all have issues, and we all gotta work our sh*t out. And I feel like one of the qualities of a great leader is not shutting people out. I miss that part. Even if we disagree, we've got to figure it out. Because otherwise I feel, as an American, all I hear and all I see in the example you're setting is 'Now I'm shutting you out. And you can't come,'" Johnson said in the GQ profile.
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People on the internet took this moment to make several jokes about the committee.
Can you smell 2020? https://t.co/dnj6bR8Awm [5]
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) July 10, 2017 [6]
#DwayneTheSwamp [7] https://t.co/eRoVAcuxtr [8]
— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) July 10, 2017 [9]
As of now, Johnson hasn't commented on the news, leaving us unsure of whether The Rock likes what this committee is cooking.