Will Ferrell Thinks The United States Needs LeBron James To Run For President


LeBron James is a man of many interests. He’s a basketball player, an actor, and a businessman, among a whole bunch of other stuff. For how versatile he is on the court, he’s just as versatile off of it, as his bevy of non-basketball pursuits should make him a whole lot of money once he decides to retire.

One place where LeBron has increasingly tried to use his platform is the world of politics. He was tight with Barack Obama, openly campaigned for Hillary Clinton prior to the 2016 presidential election, and has no issue calling out Donald Trump when he views appropriate.

But Will Ferrell doesn’t think LeBron is doing enough. That’s because in his eyes, the Cleveland Cavaliers star should run for president. Ferrell met LeBron while the two were staying in the same hotel in Boston and tried to convince him to pursue the highest office in the nation and, hopefully, become the most powerful man in the world.

“I see LeBron James,” Ferrell said during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “So, I don’t usually bother people. I kind of know Kevin Love a little bit. I said hi to him and then I went over to LeBron. I’m like, ‘I just have to say hello. How are you?’ And I just said, ‘I was just telling my wife the other night that you need to run for president. You’re from the Midwest. You’re very famous, you’re very popular, you’re very articulate. Please run for office.’ So, LeBron. I’m telling you now. We need you.”

There have been a handful of athletes who have used their status as a springboard to politics, but LeBron would easily be the biggest name to do this. Also, there is nothing to indicate that he has any interest in being President of the United States at any point during his life, so he’ll probably just try to use his status to influence politics. He seems perfectly content leaving the pursuit of the White House to Mark Cuban.

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