Lin-Manuel Miranda Responds To All Those Fans Who Want Him To Run For Office

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It’s tempting to think of a world in which Lin-Manuel Miranda holds public office.

The “Hamilton” creator is already a cultural and intellectual icon ― an aspiring PEGOT-er and anointed MacArthur Genius who speaks out about the issues he feels passionate about. He advocates for Puerto Rican debt relief, he cares immensely about access to arts education, he calls for genuine and sustained inclusivity in the entertainment industry.

Sure, he doesn’t have much experience with politics beyond his time acting out the life of Alexander Hamilton. But who wouldn’t want to see Miranda filter his undeniable talents into a new realm? He recites socially conscious sonnets, for crying out loud!

Alas, in a video posted below, Miranda recently revealed to audiences at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Insight Dialogues series that he will not be running for office anytime soon. In short: He’s never gonna be president now.

“I would rather play the back half of the horse in ‘Equus’ in a non-regional production with poor pay than run for anything,” he exclaimed, in response to a Twitter fan asking if he’d make a bid for public office.

Miranda says he enjoyed writing about politics through the prism of “Hamilton,” and will continue to use his “megaphone” of celebrity to raise awareness of the topics he cares most about. But he stressed that he has no desire to step into a position of political authority.

“I would not want to do any of it,” he reiterated. “ANY of it.”

So much for our dreams of a Miranda 2020 White House campaign. But he looked so good rapping in the Rose Garden.

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