Telltale signs Joe Rogan is preparing to have Donald Trump on his podcast for blockbuster interview: ‘It will happen’
This would certainly be a titanic battle.
Wildly popular podcast host Joe Rogan appears ready to sit down with former President Donald Trump as the race for the White House enters its final weeks.
The 57-year-old comedian and UFC commentator had said earlier in 2022 that he would never have Trump on his podcast, fearing it would help the Republican’s campaign.
Lately, however, Rogan has changed his tune somewhat about coming up trumps on his very popular show “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
In an episode alongside guest Patrick Bet-David last August, Rogan was asked when he would have Trump. He casually replied, “I don’t know.”
As he probed further, Bet-David smiled and suggested he thought Rogan might have something up his sleeve, to which he cryptically replied, “Maybe.”
The 57-year-old comedian and UFC commentator had said earlier in 2022 that he would never have Trump on his podcast, fearing it would help his campaign
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada on October 11
On Thursday, Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk exacerbated these suggestions after he responded to a Zero Hedge article about a possible meeting between the two.
The article, titled Joe Rogan Has 25 Days to Interview Donald Trump, caused Musk to confidently post, “It will happen.”
In the same interview with Patrick Bet-David, Rogan also discussed a list of questions he had already thought about if Trump appeared on his show.
He says to his guest: ‘I’d like to know what it’s like when you actually get to work? I would like to know things like: what is it like versus perception?
‘When do you know people are fucking with you? When do you know that the intelligence services are lying to you?
“When you decided to fire Comey (former FBI Director James), what was your thought? How much did you know?’ How is the machine? What does the deep state really look like, really?”
During a 2022 interview with Lex Fridman, Rogan told him that he had turned down multiple offers to have Trump on his podcast.
He said defiantly, “I am in no way a Trump supporter. I’ve had the opportunity to have him on my show more than once – I’ve said no every time.
‘I don’t want to help him. I’m not interested in helping him.’
On Thursday, Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk amplified these suggestions after responding to a Zero Hedge article about a possible meeting between the two.
Rogan had sparked outrage among inciting Trump supporters, and Trump himself, after a clip from his show indicated he was targeting RFK Jr. supported as president
Similarly, Trump was also interviewed by Fridman last month and said he was not invited to appear on the podcast.
Trump seemed less than enthusiastic when discussing Rogan, who was forced to reverse what was seen as an endorsement of Robert F. Kennedy after a massive MAGA backlash.
Rogan had sparked outrage among inciting Trump supporters, and Trump himself, after a clip from his show indicated he was targeting RFK Jr. as president.
“It will be interesting to see how loudly Joe Rogan gets booed the next time he enters the UFC Ring???” Trump asked in a post on Truth Social.
Fridman asked Trump if there was any tension between the two. Trump said: “I don’t think there was any tension and I always liked him. But I don’t know him.
‘I only see him when I walk into the arena with Dana [White] and I shake his hand. I see him there and I think he’s good at what he does, but I don’t know about his podcast.’
“I mean, I guess I would,” he admitted. “But I wasn’t asked and I don’t ask them, you know? I don’t ask anyone.’
Rogan currently has 17.4 million followers on his YouTube page, with his videos regularly receiving millions of views and listens.
Any presidential candidate who earns a spot on their podcast would deserve a far-reaching and diverse audience.