{"id":2294118,"date":"2024-07-13T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconaughey-discusses-politics-in-hollywood-and-his-own-future-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T16:22:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T20:22:07","slug":"mcconaughey-discusses-politics-in-hollywood-and-his-own-future-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconaughey-discusses-politics-in-hollywood-and-his-own-future-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"McConaughey discusses politics in Hollywood and his own future &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcconaughey-discusses-politics-in-hollywood-and-his-own-future-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses \u2062actor and author Matthew McConaughey&#8217;s\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-far-left-weighs-benching-joe-biden-after-2022-midterms\/\" title=\"Report: Far-Left Weighs Benching Joe Biden After 2022 Midterms\">potential interest<\/a> in pursuing a future in politics. \u2063He met with Democratic and Republican governors at \u200cthe National Governors Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">meeting<\/a> in Salt \u2064Lake City to gather information and assess his \u200bsuitability for a political career.\u200c Although rumored to \u200cbe considering a bid for governor of Texas in 2022,\u2064 McConaughey has not \u200dmade any \u200cofficial moves in that direction. He emphasized the importance of \u2064learning and\u200b introspection in determining\u200b his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/masking-and-lockdowns-weaken-childrens-immune-systems-leading-to-increases-in-summer-viruses\/\" title=\"Masking and Lockdowns Weaken Children\u2019s Immune Systems, Leading to Increases in Summer Viruses\">future path<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Matthew McConaughey discusses politics in Hollywood and his own future: \u2018I learned a lot\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/anna-giaritelli\/\">Anna Giaritelli<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-13T16:00:09-04:00\">July 13, 2024 4:00 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699650\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actor and author Matthew McConaughey met with Democratic and Republican <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>governors<\/a> from around the country as he continues weighing whether to pursue a future in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McConaughey spent part of Friday with a roomful of governors at the National Governors Association meeting in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/salt-lake-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Salt Lake City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heckler-to-jill-biden-you-owe-me-gas-money\/\" title=\"Heckler to Jill Biden: You Owe Me Gas Money\">learning tour<\/a> and have been for probably the last six years,\u201d McConaughey told one governor in attendance, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/matthew-mcconaughey-actor-politics-governors-campaign-14cc83beb00caa3a337b799ab16b6cfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. \u201cDo I have the instincts and intellect that it would be a good fit for me and I would be a good for it. You know, would I be useful?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConaughey was rumored to be considering a bid for governor of Texas in 2022, but it never moved forward.<\/p>\n<p>He told one governor Friday that he had \u201clearned a lot and admitted that he had shared some of his own tequila with one governor in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marriott-att-airbnbheres-the-list-of-corporations-announcing-they-wont-donate-to-gop-lawmakers-who-objected-to-electoral-votes-from-contested-states\/\" title=\"Marriott, AT&amp;T, Airbnb\u2026Here\u2019s The List Of Corporations Announcing They Won\u2019t Donate To GOP Lawmakers Who Objected To Electoral Votes From Contested States\">private meeting<\/a> the previous night.<\/p>\n<p>McConaughey is from Uvalde, Texas, and became more involved in politics after the May 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, where 19 children and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman.<\/p>\n<p>The actor joined a couple of governors in a panel at the meeting to discuss civility in politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy industry has to watch its tongue out of the gate because it\u2019s coming from the left,\u201d McConaughey said. \u201cWe have to open that conversation with our opening statements and not invalidate a moderate or conservative at the gate, which we\u2019re guilty of to an extent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Josh Green (D-HI) pushed McConaughey to run for office one day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t fall into the trap to think you should be just one thing,\u201d Green said. \u201cA lot of Republicans will want you to be Republican and a lot of Democrats will want you to be a Democrat, just be you because that might be something special for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699650\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699650\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and author Matthew McConaughey is considering a future in politics and recently met with Democratic and Republican governors at the National Governors Association meeting in Salt Lake City. He has been on a learning tour for the past six years to determine if he has the instincts and intellect for a political career. Although he was rumored to run for governor of Texas in 2022, it never materialized. McConaughey became more involved in politics after a mass shooting in 2022 and joined a panel at the meeting to discuss civility in politics. Governor Josh Green encouraged him to run for office, emphasizing the importance of being true to oneself rather than conforming to party expectations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2294119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/matthew-mcconaughey.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3899,4361,17535,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2294118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-future","tag-hollywood","tag-mcconaughey","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/matthew-mcconaughey.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}