Podcaster Joe Rogan endorses Donald Trump for president
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Donald Trump's recent interview with podcaster Joe Rogan lasted about three hours and was released in late October.
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WASHINGTON – Popular podcaster Joe Rogan, who recently interviewed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for nearly three hours, said on Nov 4 that he has endorsed the former president in the race to the White House.
Trump faces Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris in the Nov 5 US election
“For the record, yes, that’s an endorsement of Trump,” Mr Rogan said on social media platform X while posting a clip of his interview with billionaire Elon Musk, who has also endorsed Trump. Mr Rogan said in his post that Mr Musk made the “most compelling case for Trump”.
Trump’s recent interview with Mr Rogan lasted about three hours and was released on YouTube and Spotify in late October. The two discussed a range of topics, and the interview has more than 45 million views on YouTube.
The former president criticised Mr Rogan in August on Truth Social, his social media platform, after the podcaster praised then independent candidate Robert Kennedy Jr.
Mr Kennedy has since pulled out of the race and endorsed Trump. Trump later called Mr Rogan a “good guy”.
Trump and Ms Harris have courted voters with appearances on podcasts, in addition to more traditional rallies and media interviews.
Spotify said in March that The Joe Rogan Experience had 14.5 million followers, almost triple the platform’s second most popular programme. Mr Rogan also has more than 19 million followers on Instagram and 18 million followers on YouTube.
A poll by YouGov in 2023 found that 81 per cent of his listeners are male and 56 per cent are under 35 years old, a demographic that tends to support Trump over Ms Harris.
Ms Harris’ team had been in touch with Mr Rogan’s programme about a possible appearance, but her campaign said in late October that she will not appear on his podcast.
Mr Rogan joins a list of celebrities like Mr Musk and wrestler Hulk Hogan to have endorsed Trump.
Ms Harris has a much bigger list of celebrity endorsements – ranging from basketball superstar LeBron James to actress Meryl Streep, comedian Chris Rock and former talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Superstar singers Beyonce and Taylor Swift have also endorsed her. REUTERS
