RuPaul has expressed his excitement about portraying President Gagwell in his upcoming film Stop! That! Train! However, despite his enthusiasm for the role, the TV host has made it clear that he has no interest in entering the political arena.
On the Thursday, May 28, episode of The View, RuPaul shared his thoughts on politics as co-host Whoopi Goldberg admitted she would prefer to see his character in the Oval Office instead of Donald Trump.
RuPaul Doesn’t Want to Run for Office
“I would never want to be in public office, because you can’t get anything done,” RuPaul, the host of RuPaul’s Drag Race, said when he first sat down at the table. “You know, with the corporations, they have their agenda. You go there with good intentions, but you see there’s blockage every step of the way.”
Sunny Hostin countered with, “Some people go with good intentions,” to which RuPaul replied, “Some people go… Some people go to line their pockets, but I’m not that kind of a president!”
‘I Want Joy’
The drag star described his project as the perfect antidote to the world’s ongoing issues. “We need joy. Listen, I’m so over it all. I think that’s probably what they want. I’m so over all of the mishegas going on out there,” he declared. “I want to eat chocolate. I want to dance.”
“It takes a lot of work to create joy in your life, so that’s what we must do,” RuPaul continued. “It’s a revolutionary act to have fun and joy in all of this stuff that we’re dealing with.”
After Joy Behar noted that the film is the first movie entirely led by drag queens, RuPaul asked in disbelief, “Is it?!”
“But what about The Fast and the Furious?” he quipped, prompting all of the co-hosts to crack up.
RuPaul Is at ‘Wits’ End’ Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies
The Emmy winner was also asked how people can help support the transgender community, which has been frequently targeted by haters and the White House.
“We’ve tried rational thinking, critical thinking, we’ve tried everything. I wish I had an answer. I don’t know what else to do, as we all are at our wits’ end,” he sadly confessed. “We’ve never experienced anything like this in our lives.”
Whoopi Goldberg Gushes Over RuPaul
The group wrapped up their conversation with Whoopi Goldberg praising RuPaul for being an inspiration to others.
“You’ve given people who are living in tiny little towns, all over the country and all over the world… they’re saying, ‘You know what, I have a place in this world.’ And to give that gift to people, it’s magnificent,” she gushed.
