Politics
Joe Rogan’s disparagement of the former president’s debate performance should worry the campaign.
Joe Rogan, host of the world’s most listened-to podcast, openly mocked the former president’s September debate performance while crowning the star turn of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
“She’s nailing it,” exclaimed Rogan in response to Harris’s campaign and debate performance. “Whoever’s helping her, whoever’s coaching her, whoever is the puppet master running the strings; f–king amazing job.”
“She’s nailing it.” Joe Rogan raves about Kamala Harris’ campaign and debate performance, and he mocks Donald Trump. (Video: The Joe Rogan Experience) pic.twitter.com/tnAWPnZlFM
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) September 17, 2024
Rogan repeatedly teased Trump in the Don’s signature accent during his interview with comedian Tom Segura before comparing Harris’s baiting of Trump in the ABC debate to mastering the art of Jiu Jitsu.
“She was like, ‘If you go to his rallies, his crowds are boring, they’re tired, they’re all leaving early,’ and he’s like, ‘My crowd’s are the best crowds, I have the number 1 crowds.’ He couldn’t help himself!”
Rogan, as he has done for the past several years, downplayed left-wing fantasies about Trump being a dictator and highlighted Trump’s success in guiding the American economy during his one term in office.
“He actually was the president for four years, and the economy really did well,” Rogan told Segura. “He really did try to cut some of the bullsh-t down that’s going on in this country. Who knows what would have happened if he had four more years.”
But Rogan’s support for the former president ended there. When tasked with discussing Trump’s performance in 2024, Rogan continued to hammer on the weaknesses of his campaign.
“I know he’s doing mock debates but someone needs to tell him—you’ve got these tiny little windows and you should have all the words ready for those windows,” Rogan remarked. “There should be no repeating things.”
The former Fear Factor host bluntly stated that Harris was “better prepared” for last Tuesday’s debate which was widely characterized as a surprise Harris victory by most outside MAGA’s ardent faithful.
“The difference in that debate was not ‘who has better policies’ or ‘who’s gonna be better for the country,’” Rogan stated. “The difference in the debate was who was better prepared. She was way better prepared. Even when it came to tough questions, instead of answering she’d just say things she believes and it sounded really good.”
Spotify’s $100 million man has continually dodged attempts by Trump to appear on his platform. According to the UFC’s top commentator, Trump has reached out numerous times in an attempt to reach Rogan’s much-desired audience of young males but Rogan has repeatedly turned him away.
“I’m not a Trump supporter in any way, shape or form,” Rogan recently told the podcaster Lex Fridman.