Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood teases presidential run in bonkers Tucker Carlson interview

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By Ryan King

Kevin Spacey used his long-discarded “House of Cards” character to deliver a bizarre and ominous message on Christmas Eve and tease a fictional presidential run.

The embattled Spacey — who portrayed a devious politician who eliminated his enemies by any means necessary — implied he had been pursuing a potential 2024 run in a bizarre interview with Tucker Carlson.

“I’ve always believed that nothing should be off the table in life or in art,” Spacey ominously told Tucker Carlson in his character’s Southern cadence.

“I think we could both agree that we need to get some adults back in the room. So if that means taking on the chief executive role, well, that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make for this great nation,” he added.

Spacey was rekindling his odd tradition of posting cryptic videos on Christmas Eve. His character didn’t seem to think it was too late to throw his hat in the ring.

“I think there’s time. I’ve never been afraid to show up a little late for the dance,” he went on, later crudely describing running for president as “jumping in the jacuzzi with a boner.”

Spacey starred in the smash hit Netflix show as Frank Underwood, a shrewd and cunning Democrat who rose from majority whip in the lower chamber to president by deploying ruthless tactics that sometimes involved murdering his adversaries.

The New Jersey-born actor was later sacked from his role in the 6th and final season which aired in 2018 after multiple sexual assault accusations against him came to light.

Spacey has denied some of the allegations against him and over the summer he was acquitted of sexually assaulting four men by a London jury.

During the bonkers interview with Carlson, the scandal-plagued actor wished watchers a Merry Christmas, but his Yuletides took a white Christmas in a very different direction.

“The truth is, I love nothing better on this day than to do a line of blow, drink of whiskey and coke, hit a reindeer with my car, and wish you all the naughtiest Christmas ever,” he nonchalantly said about his Christmas plans.

He had cut similar eyebrow-raising videos for Christmas Eve between 2018 and 2020.

Carlson, who was jettisoned from Fox News in April, seemed unsure at times who he was actually talking to and asked him: “This is like an episode or is it real?”

“Well, it’s probably a little of both,” Spacey shot back enigmatically.

“I mean, Tucker, what’s true, what’s false? What’s life? What’s art? What’s real? What’s performance? I love it when these things intersect because then it gets interesting.”

At one point, Spacey put Carlson on the spot, noting that he’d need a vice president.

“What role do you want to play? I mean, if I run, I’m going to need a vice president,” Spacey said.

“I’ll sleep on it,” Carlson said without missing a beat. He has faced some chatter about being Donald Trump’s running mate pick in 2024.

Appearing to stay in character, Spacey teased that he’d likely be an independent if he hypothetically mounted a run.

“I’ve always been independent my whole life no matter what my party affiliation, even though at the moment I don’t quite recognize my old party,” he said.

Underwood was a Democrat in the show and hinted that he would restore order as president.

“We are far too close to having a beanbag chair in the Oval Office. We coddle everybody,” he lamented.

“You think you’re a rabbit? That’s fine. But let me tell you something. You sure as hell aren’t going to see someone walking through my White House in bunny ears and a tail unless it’s Easter,” he added, referring to some of the unique figures that have ventured near the executive mansion.

When asked about how the nation got to this place, Spacey replied, “Fear, fear, and then some more fear.”

Spacey in his Underwood facade seemed dissatisfied with the current slew of candidates jockeying for the presidency. The Republican presidential primary is set to hold its first contest — the Iowa causes on Jan. 15, 2024.

“I like Vivek, drain the Ramaswamy. And Nikki Haley is tough, she’s no doubt learned a thing or two by watching me,” Spacey said when asked about the 2024 contenders.

“I think in the end, we need someone in the White House who’s not afraid, like me — not afraid to push our country or a journalist in the right direction if it comes to that,” he added, referencing how Underwood pushed a journalist to her death in the DC metro.

Since his ouster from Fox News, Carlson has launched a show on X and the Tucker Carlson Network subscription service.

Over the past couple of months, he has interviewed a crop of controversial figures such as Andrew Tate, Alex Jones, Martin Shkreli, and more.