From McConaughey to Jenner, 'Trump effect' propels Hollywood's political hopefuls
ADVERTISEMENT And Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who has flirted with a White House bid for years, has put some more muscle into the POTUS chatter in recent weeks, saying he’ll trade action movies for the Oval Office if that’s “what the people want.” The former WWE wrestler’s new semi-biographical NBC sitcom shows him running to be commander in chief in the near future. From Ronald Reagan to Sonny Bono, swapping the stage for stump speeches is nothing new, but experts say the recent wave of performers turning to politics can at least partially be attributed to the rise of “Celebr...