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Even though she’s busy being a pioneer in the entertainment industry, Lena Waithe isn’t ruling out a career in politics. In fact, the skills she’s picked up from working in Hollywood sound well suited for being a politician. In an interview published by Good Morning America on Monday, Waithe revealed a run for office isn’t out of the question, and her career in television would have prepared her for the job.
“I wouldn’t count anything out,” she told GMA. The writer and actor continued,
“I really do love this business that I’m in right now. But I also have a skill for talking to people, listening to people, that’s my job to try and capture human behavior. I’m also a person who believes everyone deserves life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. What more could you want out of a politician?”
This isn’t the first time the Master of None star has hinted at an interest in the field. In October, Waithe spoke with Variety about the anniversary of the Time’s Up and the future of the movement. “It feels like the patriarchy is nervous, and that’s good,” she said. “Because when someone is in power for too long, they become villains, and so I think we need some new bodies on the throne.”
In response to the quote, the journalist Marc Malkin tweeted that Waithe should run for president. He wrote, “I love Lena Waithe in Hollywood, but I’m thinking a White House could be in her future.” Waithe wrote back,…
