Matthew McConaughey told Jimmy Fallon that it is an honorable thing to assume political office.
McConaughey’s statement comes ten days after the 51-year-old actor confirmed to The Balanced Voice Podcast that he was considering running for governor of Texas.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY ‘COULD’ INTEREST IN A FUTURE RUN FOR TEXAS GOVERNOR
“Well, it’s been up a lot lately. And I’m telling you now the same thing I said, which is true. It’s not an escape. And when I say it’s something I’m absolutely considering, ‘ McConaughey told Fallon on Friday in The Tonight Show, “What an honorable thing to even be able to consider. But it’s no further, sir.”
Aside from discussing a possible chance for governor, McConaughey shared him and his family faced their own hardships during the snowstorms in Texas in February.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY SR RUNING FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS IS A TRUE CONSIDERATION “
“Look, we’re fine. We broke some pipes. We had to pull up a plaster in the house. Lost power. Just four days ago I had to boil water,” the Dallas Buyers Club star said. “But the problem in Texas is that tens of thousands are not in as good shape as they are today. There are a lot of people who are not at home. “
McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, are hosting a virtual benefit concert “Our Texas” on Sunday night to raise money for the Just Keep Livin Texas Relief Fund, which welcomes several philanthropic celebrities.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY CRITICISM TEXAS GOV. ABBOTT’S DECISION TO CHARGE THE MASK MANDATE: ‘A SMALL DUMBFOUNDUND’
Country music and pop stars will perform, including Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson, Kelly Clarkson and more. Meanwhile, Texas-born A-listers will be making special appearances, including HGTV’s Chip and Joanna Gaines, dr. Phil McGraw, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Megan Tea Stallion, Michael Strahan, Selena Gomez and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
While McConaughey promoted the benefit concert on ‘CBS This Morning’ last week, he expressed his shock at the Government of Texas, Greg Abbott, who lifted the COVID-19 face mask mandate, while saying that businesses are at 100% capacity can work.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
“My reaction to that is that I was a little dumbfounded by the decision,” McConaughey told CBS hosts Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil. ‘I understand’ going back to work ‘. What I did not understand was ‘pull the mask mandate’. ‘