Overview
- The 2011 U.S. operation that killed al‑Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was announced by President Barack Obama on live television.
- Before the speech, Dwayne Johnson tweeted, “Just got word that will shock the world… DAMN PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!” leading many to infer the news.
- In his new interview, Johnson says he received a call saying the event had happened, waited about 20 minutes, tweeted around minute 25, then learned the president had not yet gone on air.
- Entertainment outlets relaying the interview note a possible mismatch between his recollection and the original tweet’s timing and tone.
- That night, WWE’s John Cena informed the live Extreme Rules crowd in Tampa, underscoring how entertainment platforms relayed the development in real time.