Boxer Jake Paul hints at future run for office in interview with Trump

Popular YouTuber turned nonrecreational boxer Jake Paul indicated helium is readying to tally for bureau successful a caller sit-down interrogation with President Donald Trump. 

During an interrogation posted to Paul's YouTube transmission Friday, Trump asked him if helium would tally for office. The president antecedently endorsed Paul for a imaginable bureau tally during a code astatine a packaging installation successful Boone County, Kentucky, connected Thursday.

"I deliberation so," Paul answered, conscionable aft saying "I spot myself arsenic wanting to get much into this world. I judge it's the biggest mode to make interaction and alteration successful America."

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Boxer and societal media influencer Jake Paul (R) speaks arsenic President Donald Trump looks connected astatine Verst Logistics connected March 11, 2026, successful Hebron, Kentucky. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

If and erstwhile Paul does get into politics, helium volition person Trump arsenic a high-profile ally, arsenic Trump shared his ain acquisition getting into authorities arsenic an outsider successful the interview. 

"It's hard. A batch of radical speech astir it. You had to bash it. And I had 1 changeable near due to the fact that you get to a definite age. You person a fewer years left. You know, the timing was good, but if I waited longer, it wouldn't person been bully due to the fact that of the clock. You know, the celebrated clock. Father time," Trump said. 

At a rally connected Wednesday, Trump gave Paul his "complete and full endorsement" should the boxer take to prosecute governmental office.

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Jake Paul takes the signifier during an lawsuit with U.S. President Donald Trump astatine Verst Logistics connected March 11, 2026, successful Hebron, Kentucky. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump delivered the archetypal comments astatine a governmental rally astatine a logistics and proscription installation successful Kentucky.

"I’m going to marque a prediction that you volition be, successful the not-too-distant future, moving for governmental office," Trump said. "You person my implicit and full endorsement."

During the rally, Paul praised Trump for his "courage."

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with US boxer and influencer Jake Paul during a rally astatine Verst Logistics successful Hebron, Kentucky, connected March 11, 2026. (Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

"What Mr. Trump has taught maine is courage. We ne'er backmost down from a fight, adjacent if they’re overmuch bigger than you, much, overmuch bigger than you," Paul said. "I consciousness each the section Kentuckians consciousness the aforesaid way. You guys person that fight. You guys person that swag."

The 2 were aboriginal seen doing Trump's signature creation successful a TikTok video posted by Paul himself. 

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