--- title: The Rock Disagrees With Travel Ban in Interview description: In a new profile, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson elaborates on his politics and his belief in inclusivity, coming out against Trump's travel ban. canonical: https://time.com/4773807/the-rock-on-trump-travel-ban/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-10T15:22:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:30.099Z og:title: The Rock Completely Disagrees With Trump's Travel Ban og:description: "I believe in inclusion." og:url: https://time.com/4773807/the-rock-on-trump-travel-ban/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2eb4982f8b8f41e/6988ccb98fd2eedb06356fcd/the-rock.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: "The Fate Of The Furious" New York Premiere og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Rock Completely Disagrees With Trump's Travel Ban twitter:description: "I believe in inclusion." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2eb4982f8b8f41e/6988ccb98fd2eedb06356fcd/the-rock.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Rock Completely Disagrees With President Trump's Travel Ban: 'I Believe in Inclusion' > Sponsored content. 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In a [_GQ_](http://www.gq.com/story/dwayne-johnson-for-president-cover) profile out Wednesday, the wrestler-turned-actor discussed his political views. And when asked about Trump’s now-stalled [travel ban](http://time.com/4770355/trump-travel-ban-appeals-court/) on refugees from a number of Muslim-majority countries, Johnson was unequivocal in his response. “I completely disagree with it,” he said of the policy. “I believe in our national security to the core, but I don’t believe in a ‘ban’ that bans immigrants. I believe in inclusion. Our country was built on that, and it continues to be made strong by that. And the decision felt like a snap judgment… It grew to heartache, it grew to a great deal of pain, it grew to a great deal of confusion, and it had a lot of people scrambling.” Johnson further elaborated on his potential plans for higher office. “I think that it’s a real possibility,” he said of a possible political run. “Personally, I feel that if I were president, poise would be important. Leadership would be important. Taking responsibility for everybody. \[If I didn’t agree with someone\] on something, I wouldn’t shut them out. I would actually include them. 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