Beto O'Rourke takes shot at Matthew McConaughey: 'I don’t know how he feels about any of the issues'
Politics,Beto O'Rourke,Matthew McConaughey,Texas,2022 Elections
Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke heaped praise on actor Matthew McConaughey in a new podcast but also took a shot at the possible gubernatorial candidate, who outpolled him in a recent survey.
Asked on The New York Times' "Sway" podcast if he was surprised by the numbers, O'Rourke said he wasn't but essentially called McConaughey a political chameleon.
"No. He’s an incredibly – if you’re talking about McConaughey – he’s a really popular figure whose political views have not in any way been fixed," the former presidential candidate said.
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