Podcaster Joe Rogan played a significant role in the 2024 election. His interview of Donald Trump has been viewed tens of millions of times and is seen by many as a turning point in media coverage of politics.
Rogan wanted to interview Kamala Harris as well, but her campaign had numerous demands and Rogan wasn’t willing to submit to them. A new book features conversations with some staffers from Kamala’s campaign and they try to blame Rogan for her failure to appear on the podcast.
Rogan says they’re lying.
FOX News reports:
Joe Rogan insists Harris team lied suggesting he ‘f—ed’ them over for TrumpLast month, excerpts of the book “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House” by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes detailed the campaign’s failure to book an interview for then-Vice President Kamala Harris on “The Joe Rogan Experience” before the 2024 election.In the excerpt, the Harris campaign argued Rogan’s team made several difficult demands, including a refusal to meet on Oct. 25 because it was Rogan’s “personal day.” The Harris campaign later alleged that they found out Rogan had sat down with Trump on that same day despite refusing to meet with Harris.Rogan denied this accusation on his podcast Wednesday, saying the real problem was that Harris “never committed” to his show.”We have all the receipts, by the way,” Rogan said. “I have a whole list of conversations that took place. They never said she was going to do it. This whole idea that we f—ed her over and we f—ed her over for Trump — incorrect, just not true.”…He added, “Oh, also, they wanted a stenographer in the room. They wanted staff in the room. Trump was just in here by himself. Just me, him and Jamie. That’s it. For three hours. They wanted to do everything. They wanted it very controlled, and they were really concerned that [the podcast] wasn’t going to be edited. So I don’t think they ever really were sure they wanted to do it.”
Watch the clip below:
Kamala Harris going on the Joe Rogan podcast probably would not have changed the outcome of the election, but not going on the podcast definitely hurt her. For many people, it simply confirmed that she could not sit and speak coherently and off-the-cuff for two or more hours.
For Trump, this was a no-brainer. He actually seemed to enjoy himself while talking with Rogan.
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