The 2024 US Presidential Election is all set for November 5, with former American President Donald Trump and present Vice-President of the United States Kamala Harris as two key contenders for the US President Post. With the election just two weeks away now, Former American President Donald Trump was in Texas on Friday, 25th October, for an interview with the famous podcaster Joe Rogan in his “The Joe Rogan Experience” Podcast. The interview was nearly three hours long. The interview clip was uploaded to Spotify and YouTube on Friday, 25th October, evening. Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump has been a trending news since last evening.
Joe Rogan hosts his famous podcasts in Austin, Texas. Millions of people hear his podcast.
Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump came at a time when the former American President stepped back from some major television network appearances on CBS News and many other networks. Donald Trump chose to conduct interviews with podcasters and YouTube channels instead to reach out to the younger audience and low-propensity voters.
Who is Joe Rogan?
For the last 30 years, Joe Rogan has been a successful standup comedian. He has also appeared in several films like “Here Comes the Boom”. He also served as a host of the television series “Fear Factor”.
Joe Rogan has hosted his show- The Joe Rogan Experience since 2009. The podcast first launched in 2009. Each episode of the podcast is of hours in duration. His podcast welcomed several celebrities, such as standup comedians, athletes, artists, motivational thinkers and scientists, according to his website description.
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Joe Rogan’s Podcast with Donald Trump- Major Takeaways
Former American president Donald Trump recorded a nearly three-hour episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” on Friday, October 25. Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump– addressed the young male audience by discussing ideas about eliminating income tax. Trump also talked about martial arts fighters and further said that there is no reason to think that there could be no life on Mars and other planets.
Much of the discussion in the podcast differed from Donald Trump’s campaign rally speeches. Still, this podcast platform offered Donald Trump a golden opportunity to reach out to more people, especially to those people that his election campaign covets. Joe Rogan has a large social media following, with approximately 16 million followers. On the YouTube platform, he has a total of 18 million subscribers, and many of his subscribers are young people, low-propensity voters that the Donald Trump campaign wishes to draw to the election polls.
Here in this article, we will discuss the major takeaways from the podcast.
Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump- Trump recognising the power of a podcast in today’s time
The fact that Donald Trump decided to delay his Friday Evening rally in Michigan by several hours is a statement action that proves Joe Rogan’s podcast value and reach and the importance his podcasts hold over his audiences.
Two years before, in 2022, Joe Rogan revealed that he declined to have Donald Trump on his show because he considered Trump to be a threat to the United States democracy. However, in the 25 October podcast, he seemed amiable with Trump and, at times, a challenging podcaster to him, too.
Talks about Election Fraud in 2020
Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump saw the recurring discussion of Trump’s election fraud allegations in 2020. Rogan asked Trump how he think that he got robbed in the 2020 elections. Donald Trump responded to his question by repeating his earlier allegations that the judges of the election didn’t have what it took to turn over an election result. He also repeated his claims that the mail-in-ballots were not a secure way and said that the people used Covid pandemic to cheat in the 2020 elections.
Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump- Talks about eliminating Income Tax
On Monday, in a Fox News segment, Donald Trump showed his support for the idea of eliminating the income tax, suggesting reforming the old traditions of economic policies that existed before the 20th century. Joe Rogan asked him if he thought of getting rid of income tax and adopting tariffs. Trump replied in affirmation to the question that it is definitely possible to eliminate income taxes and adopt the tariffs method. Trump offered praise to William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, whose views on Tariffs are highly appreciated by Trump.
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Life On Mars?
Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump saw some interesting conversations. Rogan pressured Trump to reveal government secrets if there is any life on Mars. Initially, Trump said that he had never been a believer in extraterrestrial life. However, later in the podcast, he seemed to divert from his initial remarks by saying that he had heard from some jet pilots to witness some extraordinary things in the sky. He further said that there is no reason to think that Mars and other planets don’t have life. Joe Rogan then expressed his belief that there is no life on Mars, to which Trump replied that they cannot be sure about life on Mars yet, but the government is on the hunt for evidence of fossil materials. However, it must be noted that Trump has vowed in his speeches to get an American Astronaut to Mars.
No trust in Polls?
Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump again saw Donald Trump’s allegation against the polls. He said that he had no belief in the poll results and considered them a fraudulent practice. However, at times when the polls were showing results in his favor, he made positive remarks on the poll’s functioning.
It must be observed that polls have shown a tight race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. However, poll results for the last two presidential elections were inaccurate.
Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump- A lot of Appreciation but Challenging Environmental Measures
Joe Rogan, in spite of his previous comments in 2022, declining Donald Trump to be on his podcast, was a friendly interviewer. Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump often saw Rogan praising Trump and not interrupting him during his answers. They both bond over their shared love for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts league.
However, their views were only sometimes in accordance. Joe Rogan posed the question of people opposing the increasing oil prices and gas production outside of the environmental concerns, which were valid questions. Trump started to object to that question, but Rogan continued with his question. Rogan turned stern as he questioned Trump on his earlier claim that environmental regulations were only helpful to consultants who dislike development. The rich consultants use environmental regulations as a weapon for their profit.
Joe Rogan hit back with other environmental-related questions, asking Donald Trump that in spite of everything, there are still legitimate environmental concerns, and if he(Trump) wants to mitigate that allegation.?
Donald finally conceded to Rogan’s remarks regarding this question. However, he shifted the conversation to his benefit, focusing more on clean water and air before discussing major topics like China and complaints about California.
Joe Rogan’s podcast with Donald Trump saw some surprising things. Among one of them was the interviewer praising Trump throughout the podcast, only differing on some environmental points. Donald Trump has made an alliance with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the environmental activist and former presidential candidate who endorsed Trump in his place. Joe Rogan highly praises Robert F. Kennedy Jr for his environmental proposals that clash with Trump’s plans to increase fracking.
