Videos of Joe Rogan opposing Donald Trump and some of the policies he stands for are circulating on social media after the podcast host endorsed the former president.
The host of The Joe Rogan Experience, currently Spotify’s most popular podcast in the U.S., declared his support for Trump on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday night.
Other clips showed Rogan expressing support for universal basic income, free college education, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ rights, universal healthcare, and paying higher taxes.
Progressive commentator Mehdi Hasan was among the thousands who shared the clip, receiving an additional 500,000 views.
The clip received 323,000 views and over 6,000 likes.
After the podcast host endorsed the former president, videos of Joe Rogan criticizing Donald Trump and some of his policies are making the rounds on social media.
The Joe Rogan Experience’s host is currently the most popular podcast on Spotify in the United States. S. . announced his support for Trump on Monday night on X, the former Twitter platform. Elon Musk was quoted as making “the most compelling case for Trump you’ll hear” by him, and he included a link to his most recent podcast on the businessman.
Shortly after, YouTuber and podcaster Kyle Kulinski shared a video on X, formerly Twitter, that compiled quotes from Rogan’s show that seemed to go against his support for Trump.
Rogan was heard lauding Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders, and Barack Obama as the “best president that we have had in our lifetime” in the clip, which was initially posted on the platform in 2022. “..”.
Regarding the events of January 6, 2021, he also referred to Trump as “dangerous” and stated, “I’ve never voted right wing in my life.”.
In additional clips, Rogan advocated for universal healthcare, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive freedom, free college education, universal basic income, and higher taxes.
Additionally, he voiced his disapproval of two of Trump’s immigration policies: removing the protections provided by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program for those who were brought to the United States. A. illegally separating children from their parents at the border and preventing them from being deported.
With 1 point 3 million views and 18,000 likes, Kulinski’s post became extremely popular. Mehdi Hasan, a progressive commentator, was one of the thousands who shared the video, which went on to garner 500,000 views.
This clip was shared by the @PatriotTakes account. As reported by the New York Times in 2022, it featured a clip from Rogan’s July 2022 interview with comedian Tom Segura in which he called Trump a “man baby” in response to claims that his former advisor Jared Kushner had set up a system to deliver bad news to Trump.
More than 6,000 people liked the video, which had 323,000 views.
Rogan and the Trump campaign were reached by email by Newsweek after hours for comment.
When Trump responded in real time to Rogan’s endorsement at a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he described it as “big news” and said, “that’s so nice” because he “tends to be a little more liberal.”. “.
JD Vance and Trump both made appearances on Rogan’s podcast on October 26 and October 31, respectively. Rogan claimed that although he had been amenable to an episode with Kamala Harris, it was canceled because they couldn’t agree on the parameters of the interview.