Trump thanks Joe Rogan for endorsing him, watch ex-prez break the news at Pittsburgh rally
Donald Trump expressed his gratitude to Joe Rogan on stage during his rally in Pittsburgh on Monday night, October 4.
Donald Trump has thanked Joe Rogan for endorsing his presidential bid. The former president expressed his gratitude to the podcaster on stage during his rally in Pittsburgh on Monday night, October 4.
Addressing supporters in Pennsylvania alongside Megyn Kelly, Trump shared the news of Rogan’s endorsement. This comes two weeks after the former president appeared for a three-hour interview on The Joe Rogan Experience.
“Wow, I have some more big news, Megyn,” Trump said. “I’m just getting this right now. So, somebody this very, very respected asked me to do his show two weeks ago, and I said, why not? And to me, it’s very big because he’s the biggest there is, I guess in that world by far.”
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Trump then noted that his interview with Rogan had made him late for a Michigan rally. “And his name is Joe Rogan, and he’s never done this before. And it just came over the wires that Joe Rogan just endorsed me. Thank you, Joe. That’s so nice. And he doesn’t do that. He doesn’t do that, so. And he tends to be a little bit more liberal than some of the people in this room. No, I had a lot of fun and he was amazing. And he was it was a three-hour interview. In fact, I was two hours late for a rally that we had. I had to explain that a little bit,” he said.
Trump also thanked Rogan in a Truth Social post. “THANK YOU, JOE!” he wrote.
Joe Rogan’s endorsement
Posting a new interview he conducted with Elon Musk, Rogan offered his support to Trump. “The great and powerful@elonmusk,” Rogan wrote on X. “If it wasn't for him we'd be fuc***. He makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you'll hear, and I agree with him every step of the way. For the record, yes, that's an endorsement of Trump. Enjoy the podcast”.
Who is Joe Rogan?
Rogan is a podcaster and a standup comedian. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, which is one of the most popular podcasts of recent times. His comedy special titled Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats premiered live on Netflix on August 3, 2024.
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Rogan is also known to have provided color commentary for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). According to his website, “Rogan’s passion for MMA began with martial arts practice at the age of 13. Within two years, the Boston native earned a black belt and soon became the Massachusetts full contact Tae Kwon Do champion four consecutive years. By the age of 19, Rogan won the US Open Tae Kwon Do Championship and as lightweight champion went on to beat both the middle and heavyweight title-holders to obtain the Grand Championship.”
The website adds, “Rogan regularly performs stand-up locally in Austin at his club Comedy Mothership as well as touring across the country and internationally.”