Trump appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast for nearly three hours: Here are the top moments
Trump tapes 'The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast
By Danielle Wallace Fox News
Published October 26, 2024 7:45am EDT | Updated October 26, 2024 9:11am EDTFormer President Trump taped "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast for nearly three hours on Friday.
The podcast, recorded in Austin, Texas, afforded the Republican presidential nominee exposure to Rogan's 14.5 million followers on Spotify and 17.6 million followers on YouTube. Rogan, the nation's most-listened-to podcast host, is extremely influential with young male voters, who Trump is aiming to reach.
Here are the top takeaways from the podcast that aired on Friday.
Trump asks Rogan to explain why he's gotten bad publicity: ‘You said a lot of wild s---’ While explaining the process of choosing political nominations once he got into office, Trump discussed his initial appointment of John Bolton, who served as White House National Security adviser. In 2019, Trump fired Bolton, who remains a staunch critic. Trump described how Phil Ruffin, a fellow American businessman, warned him that Bolton was a "bad guy," but by then, Trump had already hired him.
"And he was right. But he was good in a certain way. He's a nut job. And every time I had to deal with a country when they saw this whack job standing behind me, they said, 'Man, Trump's going to go to war with us.' He was with Bush when they went stupidly into the Middle East. They should have never done it. I used to say it as a civilian, so I always got more publicity than other people," Trump said.
"It wasn't like I was trying," Trump said. "In fact, I don't know exactly why. Maybe you can tell me."
"I could definitely tell you," Rogan offered. "You said a lot of wild s---. … And then CNN in all their brilliance by highlighting your wild s--- made you much more popular. And they boost you in the polls because people were tired of someone talking in this bulls--- pre-prepared politician lingo. And even if they didn't agree with you, they at least knew whoever that guy is, that's him. That's really him."
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