Spotify podcast host Joe Rogan told Lex Friedman Podcast He declined multiple requests from former President Donald Trump to appear on his show.
“I am not a Trump supporter in any way, shape or form,” Mr. Rogan said. “I’ve had the opportunity to involve him in my show more than once. I said no, every time. I don’t want to help him. I’m not interested in helping him.”
Mr. Rogan said he considers Mr. Trump, who has been impeached twice during his four-year term, an “existential threat” to US democracy – a man who inspired such strong sentiments that they “abandoned their morals and their morals” to criticize him.
Rogan’s stance may come as a surprise to people who have listened to him for years promoting cultural and political positions that seemed to align well with Mr. Trump’s views.
Like Mr. Trump, Mr. Rogan has spread misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines and treatments — arguing that young, healthy people do not need to be vaccinated and promoting non-FDA-approved treatments for the virus. When Mr Rogan tested positive for Covid last September, he embarked on a treatment regimen that included ivermectin, a drug primarily used to treat Parisian infections.
In response to Mr Rogan’s comments on Covid, popular recording artists Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulled their music from Spotify earlier this year.
In addition to his statements about the pandemic, over the course of his career Mr. Rogan has also used racist and homophobic insults. he is I apologize For his use of the n-word, and several of his podcast episodes were removed from Spotify in February.
Mr. Rogan also spoke favorably of right-wing politicians. He recently suggested he would endorse far-right Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president in 2024, saying he’s done a “remarkable” job in the Sunshine State.
DeSantis, a potential challenger to Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has been a fierce opponent of COVID-19 restrictions and has restricted LGBT rights, abortion rights and academic freedom, and in his first term as conservative.
Just this week, Mr. DeSantis signed a file law Project Require students and faculty at Florida public universities to submit polls about their political beliefs. Mr. DeSantis suggested that unsatisfactory responses could lead to cuts in state funding.
“This does not equal tax dollars and this is not something we will support going forward,” Mr. DeSantis is quoted as saying. salon According to him.
Rogan’s policy does not appear to follow a strict ideology. In preparation for the 2020 presidential election, Mr. Rogan hosted Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on his podcast and endorsed him in the Democratic primary. He said he voted for libertarian candidate Joe Jorgensen in the general election.
