Joe Rogan warned President-elect Donald Trump not to attack his left-wing haters and just let them all get on with it.”
The comedian and UFC color commentator, 57, encouraged Trump to unite the country during his second term while speaking on his highly popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
He said to his guest Dave Smith: ‘This is one of the first times ever that there is a real opportunity to make real tangible change that will be for the good of everyone.
‘He must unite people. He should not attack the left, not attack everyone. Let them all talk, but unite. Now is the time to unite everyone.”
Rogan had interviewed Trump late last month as the race for the White House intensified and publicly endorsed him for president.
The comedian and UFC color commentator, 57, was speaking on his highly popular podcast ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ when he made the comments
Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, speaks at an election night watch party on Wednesday
After speaking with Tesla CEO and avid Trump supporter Elon Musk, Rogan said, “If it wasn’t for him (Musk), we’d be crazy.
He continued to praise Musk: “He makes, in my opinion, the most compelling case for Trump you will hear, and I agree with him every step of the way.
‘For the record: yes, that is an expression of support for Trump. Enjoy the podcast’.
It was a dramatic turnaround from his 2020 support for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a self-described Democratic Socialist who helped develop the Green New Deal.
During their conversation last month, Trump and Rogan had talked generally about UFOs, the unopened assassination files on JFK and Martin Luther King, as well as Trump’s brush with death.
The podcaster interviewed the former president for three hours from his studio in Austin, Texas.
Rogan later revealed that there had been talks to have Kamala Harris on his show with over 18 million listeners, but that never came to fruition.
Harris wanted to sit down during his campaign while on the road, but Rogan pushed back, saying he wished they could have had a conversation in his studio.
Trump, meanwhile, made the trip to the studio in Texas. The video has since been viewed more than 46 million times.
Republican vice presidential candidate Ohio Senator JD Vance also recently spoke with Rogan.
Rogan said in 2022 that he would never have Trump on his podcast for fear it would help his campaign. The two were seen here in July last year
The two delved into immigration and the economy, throwing caution to the wind as the Trump campaign pulled out all the stops to reach young male voters — the core audience of the podcaster’s wildly popular show.
When Trump heard about the “big news” on the eve of Election Day, Trump informed his audience at a meeting about the support of the podcasters.
“So someone very well respected asked me to do his show two weeks ago, and I said why not?
“And for me it’s very big, because he is, I think, by far the greatest that exists in that world.”
“His name is Joe Rogan, and he’s never done this before. And it just came over the phone that Joe Rogan just endorsed me, right? Thanks, Joe,” Trump said.
Trump joked to his audience that his appearance on the show caused him to arrive at a rally hours later.
Rogan said in 2022 that he would never have Trump on his podcast for fear it would help his campaign.
During their podcast, Rogan revealed that once Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to kill him, he had to get him on the phone.
Trump told Rogan that the attempt on his life and the scars had made him a “tough guy.”
During a 2022 interview with Lex Fridman, Rogan told him that he had turned down multiple offers to have Trump on his podcast.