Hulk Hogan hints he could be eyeing a spot in the Trump administration

Wrestling large Hulk Hogan hinted that determination whitethorn beryllium a aboriginal spot for him successful the Trump administration. 

Hogan appeared Saturday connected Fox News Channel and told Brian Kilmeade astir a speech helium had with the president-elect backstage during the precocious October Madison Square Garden rally. 

'My president said, "You cognize something, you'd beryllium large to tally the President's Council connected Physical Fitness,"' Hogan recalled, aft archetypal accidentally referring to the president-elect arsenic the less-formal 'Donald.' 

Kilmeade had played a clip from The Daily Show, successful which big Jon Stewart had joked that Hogan was going to beryllium 'Secretary of Take Your Vitamins,' loudly shouting the faux occupation title. 

The Fox News big past asked Hogan if Stewart was right. 

'At the extremity of the day, erstwhile I was successful the backmost astatine Madison Square Garden aft the full rally, we were talking astir Robert Kennedy, I was talking astir nutrition and however galore overseas countries won't adjacent fto their radical devour the nutrient that we devour present successful America,' Hogan explained. 

'It's truthful atrocious and it's poisoned a procreation of kids,' helium said. 

'And astatine the extremity of the day, we started talking astir carnal fitness,' Hogan added. 

That's erstwhile Trump pitched the President's Council connected Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition gig.

The Republican nominee told Hogan he'd beryllium a large acceptable due to the fact that 'you're 71, you inactive got that Trump pump-on brother.' 

'And it would beryllium large if you got each the kids successful America successful shape,' Hogan continued. 

The wrestler suggested, however, that helium was semi-retired.

'My happening is I'm a formation bum, brother, I emotion staying connected the beach,' Hogan told Kilmeade. 'But you ne'er know, it could happen.' 

Trump volition person immoderate clip to determine a caller chair, arsenic President Joe Biden's council's word lasts until September 30, 2025. 

It's besides not antithetic for a well-known jock to service successful the chairmanship role. 

And successful the past, the presumption has served arsenic a launchpad for athletes moving into Republican politics.  

Former NFL large Herschel Walker was a Trump prime and served arsenic co-chair from 2019 to 2020. 

He aboriginal unsuccessfully ran arsenic a Republican for Senate successful Georgia. 

Arnold Schwarzenegger served arsenic president from 1990 to 1993, a decennary earlier serving arsenic California's politician arsenic a Republican. 

Lynn Swann, a erstwhile Pittsburgh Steeler, served arsenic president from 2002 to 2005, earlier unsuccessfully moving arsenic a Republican for politician of Pennsylvania. 

Other athletes charged with moving the President's Council included New Orleans Saints backmost Drew Brees, Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes, Olympic volleyballer Misty May-Treanor and nonrecreational bodybuilder Lee Haney.