CM Punk believes everyone is guilty of playing politics.
The Straight Edge Star recently spoke to Morning Mosh for an interview promoting Elimination Chamber this Saturday. He talked about things such as his upcoming match with Finn Balor, the origin of his WWE theme song and more.
During the talk, the WWE World Champion who is considered one of the best talkers in wrestling was asked what he would say to someone who is afraid to speak up their mind, especially in the current environment. CM Punk mentioned how everything you say today can be taken as a political statement:
Oh God, I don’t know how to answer that. Especially in the climate we’re in now where everyone’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t want to be political.’ And I really feel like everything’s political. You make your choices—especially with your dollar—and it’s hard to escape everything. My deal is, I try to do no harm. But ultimately, if you try to censor yourself, if you try to kind of like bite your tongue, you wind up pissing somebody...you're always going to piss somebody off.
We're All Guilty of That: CM Punk
CM Punk then also referenced the latest controversy involving President Donald Trump and the US Ice Hockey teams. The Women's Olympic hockey team declined Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union address after winning gold. This came after the President made a joke about them while inviting the men's team. The WWE star discussed how the men's team showing up at the White House was a political statement as well:
Right now, all the hockey players dealing with the gold medal stuff—I think a lot of them are being pretty dumb. But I’m not getting invited to the White House. I would not get invited to the White House, so it’s not a decision I have to make. A lot of them are saying, ‘Oh, don’t be political,’ and then they’re showing up at the White House.
Well, guess what? You are being political. [It’s] unfortunate. But great for some people—some people love it. Everyone always says ‘don’t be political’ until it’s their politics, and then they’re rooting for it. And we’re all guilty of that.
WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H has also been a regular visitor of the White House in recent months, and he has been photographed with the president on more than one occasion.
