{"id":2294959,"date":"2024-07-14T20:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T00:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-megastar-mrbeast-says-hed-run-for-president-if-age-limit-lowered-gets-ripped-for-centrist-policies\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T21:01:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T01:01:45","slug":"youtube-megastar-mrbeast-says-hed-run-for-president-if-age-limit-lowered-gets-ripped-for-centrist-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-megastar-mrbeast-says-hed-run-for-president-if-age-limit-lowered-gets-ripped-for-centrist-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Megastar MrBeast Says He\u2019d Run for President if Age Limit Lowered, Gets Ripped for Centrist Policies"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fyoutube-megastar-mrbeast-says-hed-run-for-president-if-age-limit-lowered-gets-ripped-for-centrist-policies%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=2294959&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 summary is about a popular YouTuber known as &#8220;MrBeast&#8221; who expressed\u2064 interest in running for\u200b president if the age limit is lowered. \u2063Despite being only 26\u2064 years old, \u2064he shared centrist \u2063policy ideas on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-kind-of-a-jerk-carlson-mocks-implosion-of-2-gop-hopefuls-during-interview-with-beck\/\" title=\"Carlson ridicules downfall of 2 GOP candidates in chat with Beck\">social \u2064media<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-un-director-retracts-praise-for-precision-of-idf-strikes-after-criticism-from-hamas\/\" title=\"Gaza UN Director Retracts Praise for \u2018Precision\u2019 of IDF Strikes After Criticism From Hamas\">received mixed reactions<\/a> \u200dfrom both conservative and liberal\u2064 audiences. While some criticized him for his views, others praised his approach to prioritizing the American \u2064people over party \u200clines. The \u200cresponse to his\u2062 potential candidacy was polarizing, \u200cwith some \u2062saying \u200che\u2064 would not be able\u2063 to bridge the gap between opposing ideologies. Despite his\u200b popularity, the likelihood\u200d of MrBeast becoming President in\u200b the \u2062future \u200dseemed unlikely\u2062 due to the divisive political climate.  <\/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\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Popular YouTuber Says He&#8217;d Run for President if Age Limit Lowered, Gets Ripped as He Talks Policy<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/%20\"><span>Bryan Chai<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 14, 2024 at 4:00pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>You may not <em>know <\/em>who \u201cMrBeast\u201d is, but you almost assuredly know of him.<\/p>\n<p>The ubiquitous YouTube star boasts an eye-watering 300 million subscribers on YouTube, where he\u2019s perhaps best known for oddball videos \u2014 like where he spnt seven days stranded on an island or hosted a \u201creal\u201d version of the infamous \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netflix-drops-teaser-2nd-season-hit-show-squid-game-coming-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squid Game<\/a>\u201d show (with a real cash award).<\/p>\n<p>A lot of his content is also philanthropic in nature:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We built 100 homes and gave them away for free! New video is my favorite, give it a watch \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mtllkoVATI\">pic.twitter.com\/mtllkoVATI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MrBeast (@MrBeast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrBeast\/status\/1807081926848655764?\">June 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(In the irony of ironies, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/controversial-american-youtubes-subscribed-channel-left-will-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MrBeast<\/a>\u201d actually has a cabal of critics who say that his version of philanthropy is actually exploitative since he produces content with it.)<\/p>\n<p>But even if you\u2019ve never spent a minute on the internet, there\u2019s a non-zero chance that you\u2019ve seen \u201cMrBeast\u201d \u2014 government name Jimmy Donaldson \u2014 in other walks of life.<\/p>\n<p>For example, his \u201cFeastables\u201d brand of chocolate has premium shelf space at major retailers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-walmart-ends-credit-card-partnership-capital-one-shoppers-can-still-use-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walmart<\/a> and Target. He also has a virtual restaurant (think of an eatery that only does delivery) called \u201cMrBeast Burger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given his otherworldly popularity, at least in the content creation space, perhaps it should come as little surprise that the wandering eyes of liberals (and Donaldson certainly profiles as more left-leaning than not) and Democrats have shifted slightly to \u201cMrBeast\u201d following President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-correspondent-breaks-bad-news-post-debate-polls-joe-biden-doesnt-lead-single-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">objectively disastrous<\/a> performance at the first presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>One problem with this YouTube star replacing Biden? Donaldson, who turned 26 in May, is too young to run for president (you must be at least 35 to run for president) \u2014 something the social media star directly addressed on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If we lower the age to run for president I\u2019ll jump in the race<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MrBeast (@MrBeast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrBeast\/status\/1809562216015827256?\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf we lower the age to run for president I\u2019ll jump in the race,\u201d Donaldson posted to X on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>That statement alone sparked some pushback from other notable content creators, particularly those in the conservative space:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No thanks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catturd \u2122 (@catturd2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catturd2\/status\/1809619670330405292?\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the real derisive commentary emerged when Donaldson actually engaged in something resembling a centrist policy discussion in a follow-up post \u2014 and it came from the more vocally liberal crowd.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If I were president I wouldn\u2019t care about party lines, I\u2019d just always truly make the American people my #1 priority. For problems I\u2019m ignorant in I\u2019d have experts from the left and right advise me on them and try to find the middle ground that\u2019s best for America. Wouldn\u2019t be\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MrBeast (@MrBeast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrBeast\/status\/1811014883317530846?\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf I were president I wouldn\u2019t care about party lines, I\u2019d just always truly make the American people my #1 priority,\u201d Donaldson posted. \u201cFor problems I\u2019m ignorant in I\u2019d have experts from the left and right advise me on them and try to find the middle ground that\u2019s best for America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I] Wouldn\u2019t be buyable, don\u2019t care about doing things just because my party says I should, and I would focus on uniting the country instead of dividing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyways, we can pick this up in 15 years when I\u2019m old enough to run haha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Donaldson could theoretically run in 12 years, as he would be 35 by the 2036 election cycle.)<\/p>\n<p>The response to Donaldson\u2019s centrist ideas were largely derided by the left.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Okay so what\u2019s the middle ground between universal healthcare and not universal healthcare<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 evan loves worf (@esjesjesj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esjesjesj\/status\/1811037049891201046?\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOkay so what\u2019s the middle ground between universal healthcare and not universal healthcare,\u201d one X user posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">why would you pick the middle ground between good and bad? why not just pick good? centrism is dead<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Religious Sailor Moon (@tradcatboy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tradcatboy\/status\/1811017820395995413?\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c[W]hy would you pick the middle ground between good and bad? why not just pick good? centrism is dead,\u201d another X user posted.<\/p>\n<p>Far-left video game and pop culture outlet Kotaku similarly blasted Donaldson\u2019s stance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reaction to this centrist, child-like pitch for president has led to a lot of people roasting the content creator online,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/mrbeast-running-for-president-tweet-biden-trump-2024-1851584876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kotaku<\/a> posted, before adding that \u201ccentrists are worthless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Perhaps some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-rare-target-bridging-partisan-divide-in-congress-ufos\/\" title=\"Congress finds rare common ground on UFOs.\">rare common ground<\/a> between the left and right.)<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives were already out on Donaldson, largely due to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/people-horrified-see-happened-popular-youtuber-feel-bad-wife-child\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender<\/a> content creation partner.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the left also similarly attack \u201cMrBeast\u201d for refusing to embrace hyper-partisan politics, probably means Americans won\u2019t be getting a President Donaldson or President MrBeast in the future.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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