Mathew McConaughey has called out anti-maskers, saying that he does not believe for one second their reasoning for not wearing face coverings amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I’m like going come on, man – I’m not believing that you’re really scared of this little cotton thing. And I’m not believing that you really feel that takes away your identity and your freedom. This is a short-term inconvenience for long-term freedom," the Oscar-winning actor said during an appearance on "The Carlos Watson Show."
"There’s no data that says it’s not a good thing, no data that says it’s harmful,” McConaughey added.
"Let’s all take one for the team here. And we all like to say we want to take one for the team, we like to say oh, the value of a human life is the epitome … no it’s not. We won’t admit it."
McConaughey's comments come as he teases a potential Texas governor run. In March, he revealed on "The Balanced Voice" podcast it is a "true consideration."
He explained, "I'm looking into now what is my leadership role? Because I do think I have some things to teach and share."
The "Dallas Buyers Club" star spoke about his political aspirations with "The Hugh Hewitt Show," noting that it was something that "wouldn’t be up to me" but to "the people."
He added that "politics seems to be a broken business to me right now. And when politics redefines its purpose, I could be a hell of a lot more interested," emphasizing that "I want to get behind personal values to rebind our social contracts with each other as Americans, as people again."
McConaughey also spoke vaguely about entering Texas' gubernatorial race next year, neither confirming nor dismissing the idea, to Watson.
"I’m interested in building something that can last and I’m measuring what category that is, and I don’t know if that’s politics," he said.
If McConaughey were to run for governor of Texas, he would have a large backing, statistics have shown. In a hypothetical electoral match-up, McConaughey would lead Texas Gov. Greg Abbott by 12 points according to a recent poll cited by Newsweek.
The Academy Award-winning star was supported by 45% of Texas voters. Meanwhile, the incumbent governor received the backing of just 33%. An additional 22% said they would vote for someone else, in a poll published by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler on Sunday.
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