Legendary radio personality Howard Stern announced on Monday's edition of The Howard Stern Show that he is considering running for President in 2024 because of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling the run his "civic duty."
And while Stern is known for his frequently hyperbolic and irreverent takes, he seems to be serious about the claim, telling his co-hosts "I'm not fu*king around"
So what's his platform?
It's simple—abolishing the electoral college and expanding the Supreme Court to 14 justices in order to "overturn all this bullsh*t."
\u201cPresident Howard Stern? https://t.co/fjoz8ofDQx\u201d— UPROXX (@UPROXX) 1656425592
Stern gave an impassioned take on the Court's destruction of Roe on his show, lamenting the backsliding it represents for the country. He said:
“We were past all of this — and we still are."
"We as a country voted for Hillary Clinton by 3 million votes."
"We voted for Biden because it was repugnant — all this horsesh*t."
"But now for life, we’re stuck."
Stern's solution is to take the reins of power himself. He went on to say:
"I’m actually going to probably have to run for president now.
"I am going to do the very simple thing that’ll set the country straight: one vote, one person. No more Electoral College. I’m getting rid of it."
He went on to say that the problem with most presidents as they are overly ambitious. By contrast, Stern summed up his entire plan with one simple sentence.
"The only agenda I would have is to make the country fair again.”
And for Stern, that adds up to just one other goal, besides abolishing the Electoral College.
"The other thing is, if I do run for president — and I’m not f*cking around, I’m really thinking about it... the only other thing I’m going to do is appoint five more Supreme Court justices."
Okay, then. Stern 2024!
On Twitter, Stern's comments definitely raise some eyebrows, and plenty of people were down for a Stern Administration.
\u201cI, for one, would love to see Howard on the debate stage with Trump https://t.co/OMHsn2KWyY\u201d— Robert Swartwood (@Robert Swartwood) 1656446375
\u201cI swore I would never vote for a Celebrity running fir President. But the direction this country is going maybe we need Howard Stern to unfuq this country. Evangelicals deserve Howard.\u201d— Janet - VOTE to save our rights! (@Janet - VOTE to save our rights!) 1656422157
\u201cHoward Stern for President in 2024???? I kinda like it. He is smart enough to put smart people where they belong. Light years smarter than Trump!!!\u201d— Sebastian \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Sebastian \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1656422863
\u201cI really don\u2019t want another celebrity president, but I\u2019d pay money to see Howard Stern debate TFG.\u201d— Jim Ladd \ud83c\udf32\ud83e\udeb5\ud83c\udf44\ud83c\udf0e\u262e\ufe0f (@Jim Ladd \ud83c\udf32\ud83e\udeb5\ud83c\udf44\ud83c\udf0e\u262e\ufe0f) 1656424137
\u201cHOWARD STERN FOR PRESIDENT\u201d— The Iron Sheik (@The Iron Sheik) 1656439833
\u201cIf you voted for Donald Trump... you don't get to laugh at the idea of Howard Stern running for president.\u201d— Angela Belcamino (@Angela Belcamino) 1656431825
\u201cHoward Stern would definitely be a better President than Ron DeSantis for sure.\u201d— Xay \u264b\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Xay \u264b\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1656435814
\u201cIf Howard Stern is serious about changing things & can make it clear on how to change them, I think he would do a lot better job than most moderate Democrats, who I still support more than the evil Republicans. Manchin & Sinema are a nightmare #HowardStern https://t.co/cn8GktILmt\u201d— Phoenix Wise \u24cb of the rock band The Resistance \u270a\ud83c\udffd (@Phoenix Wise \u24cb of the rock band The Resistance \u270a\ud83c\udffd) 1656433497
\u201cyou know what? go ahead and run for president, Howard Stern. throw your hats in the ring too, Matthew McConaughey and The Rock. why not just make 2024 a full and utter circus?\u201d— Alicia Lutes (@Alicia Lutes) 1656434739
\u201cTbh, Howard Stern will make a good president than these circus clowns we got rn\u201d— \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Catamount \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Catamount \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1656428192
If Stern linked up with The Rock as his running mate? That's an unbeatable ticket. Stern/Rock 2024!