Joe Rogan says he initially refused to have Donald Trump on his podcast during the 2024 campaign — but a combination of political “lawfare” and shocking developments finally changed his mind.
In a newly released clip from an earlier interview on the “Ultimate Human” podcast with Gary Brecka, Rogan details the exact moment he decided to invite Trump on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Joe Rogan explains why he finally interviewed Trump in 2024: “First of all, there was the lawfare… They were trying to convict him and turn him into a felon. And they were doing it so blatantly and obviously… And then when they tried to k*ll him.”pic.twitter.com/haNfidAqDU
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“They Were Doing It So Blatantly”
“Well, there was a bunch of things that happened,” Rogan said.
“First of all, there was the lawfare. There were these lawsuits that they were trying to pin on him. They were trying to convict him and turn him into a felon. And they were doing it so blatantly and obviously.”
Rogan pointed specifically to the New York