{"id":2112132,"date":"2025-10-24T06:08:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2112132"},"modified":"2025-10-24T06:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:08:42","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-considers-risking-160-million-fortune-on-political-campaign-exclusive-national-enquirer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/matthew-mcconaughey-considers-risking-160-million-fortune-on-political-campaign-exclusive-national-enquirer\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey Considers Risking $160 Million Fortune on Political Campaign (Exclusive) \u2013 National Enquirer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22686\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1901px;\"><figcaption class=\"mtSubImg\"><span class=\"wp-desc-text\"\/> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Matthew McConaughey<\/strong> believes he\u2019ll make an alright, alright, alright public servant, a source tells the <em>National Enquirer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Lost Bus<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/matthew-mcconaughey-amanda-seyfried-matt-damon-and-more-a-list-stars-reflect-on-the-roles-that-got-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">star<\/a>, who considered running for governor of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/woody-harrelson-and-matthew-mcconaugheys-true-to-texas-movement-angers-hollywood-insiders-amid-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> in 2021, \u201chas stars in his eyes again\u201d about launching a \u201cpolitical career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue to have that as an understandable aim in the category,\u201d the Oscar winner, 55, told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/matthew-mcconaughey-says-hes-peddling-belief-as-a-writer-and-maybe-a-politician\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a> in September of his ambitions for higher office, though he admitted that \u201cpolitics is not inherently my language.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe cares about his country, no question,\u201d praises the source. \u201cIn his family life and in his business life, he\u2019s a born leader and he has defied the odds.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22685\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1532px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22685\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-23-at-4.48.51-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1522\" height=\"1460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-23-at-4.48.51-PM.png 1522w, https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-23-at-4.48.51-PM-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-23-at-4.48.51-PM-1024x982.png 1024w, https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-23-at-4.48.51-PM-768x737.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1522px) 100vw, 1522px\"\/><figcaption class=\"mtSubImg\"><span class=\"wp-desc-text\"\/> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram\/Matthew McConaughey<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut the area he is totally unproven in is raising money,\u201d the source adds, noting that the <em>Poems &amp; Prayers<\/em> author may be able to charm fans, \u201cbut he\u2019s never really been able to get people to write him checks, and that needs to change if he really wants to go for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another option is to dip into his $160 million fortune. \u201cThat\u2019s even riskier. Nothing burns through cash like a political campaign,\u201d the source points out.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d most likely need a green light from his wife of 13 years, <strong>Camila Alves<\/strong>, and three kids as well. \u201cMatthew has the desire to spend his own money on a big run but that\u2019s still a difficult path to walk and a difficult thing to put your family through,\u201d continues the source. \u201cYou\u2019re literally gambling their future on a popularity contest.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '599767249846087');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nationalenquirer.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA Matthew McConaughey believes he\u2019ll make an alright, alright, alright public servant, a source tells the National Enquirer. 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