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Joe Rogan celebrates Harris and makes fun of Trump

Joe Rogan celebrates Harris and makes fun of Trump

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From: Daniel Dillmann

Joe Rogan criticizes Donald Trump in his podcast – and thereby triggers cheers in Kamala Harris’ camp.

Washington, DC – More than ten million people listen to him. Joe Rogan’s podcast is considered one of the most successful formats in the world. There, the comedian and UFC commentator regularly comments on political topics. Sometimes he spreads false information about the corona pandemic. Sometimes he supports Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s candidacy for the office of US president.

In his new episode, Joe Rogan once again addressed the upcoming US election. Together with his guest and fellow comedian Tom Segura, he reviewed the TV debate before the US election.

Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan, known as a right-wing figurehead, has spoken highly of Kamala Harris © CHRISTIAN PET eigentlichERSEN/AFP

Kamala Harris uses “Jiu-Jitsu” against Donald Trump

But Donald Trump did not come off well at this debriefing. He had repeatedly allowed himself to be lured into a trap by Kamala Harris, said Rogan. “That’s jiu-jitsu,” said the passionate martial artist about Harris’ strategy of speaking disparagingly about the audience at Trump’s rallies. “He couldn’t help it,” said Rogan, describing Trump’s reaction, which he even imitated for his audience: “My people are the best people!” I have the best people!”

Podcast guest Segura also joined in the praise of Kamala Harris. They were far better prepared than Donald Trump, which was evident at every point in the TV debate. As a former prosecutor, she had the situation under control. She was obviously able to handle pressure well. Trump may be funnier than Harris, Rogan concluded. “But we don’t necessarily want someone to be funny, with their fingers on the control panel.”

Joe Rogan’s criticism of Donald Trump could have an impact

Now Joe Rogan is certainly not the first or most famous personality in the USA to criticise Donald Trump. Shortly after the TV debate, pop superstar Taylor Swift announced that she would vote for Kamala Harris in the US election. Trump reacted with an outburst of anger on social media.

But while Taylor Swift’s fans are likely to be closer to the Democrats anyway, Joe Rogan is targeting a completely different audience – one that is likely to include significantly more sympathizers for Trump and the Republicans. In his podcast, the 57-year-old stand-up comedian describes himself as non-partisan. But both his guests and his topics clearly place him in the conservative cosmos. In March of the election year, he criticized the then Democratic candidate, US President Joe Biden, calling him old and worn out and saying that he would “rather vote for Trump than for Biden.”

Shortly afterwards, he spoke out in favor of the election of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Trump reacted in his own way: with an angry post on Truth Social. Although Trump and Rogan have never spoken for long, according to Rogan, they regularly meet at events organized by the UFC martial arts organization. Rogan works there as a commentator, and Trump is a welcome guest of UFC President Dana White.

Donald Trump visits the UFC. Bottom left, commentator Joe Rogan at work.
Donald Trump visits the UFC. Bottom left, commentator Joe Rogan at work. © IMAGO/Vanessa Carvalho

“Trump is finished” – Harris camp celebrates Joe Rogan’s comments

Kennedy, on the other hand, has since withdrawn from the election campaign and is now supporting Donald Trump. But it doesn’t seem as if Joe Rogan will follow him. In his new episode, the podcaster even said that he now believes in a victory for Kamala Harris, referring to the current polls for the US election, which actually give the incumbent vice president a razor-thin lead.

The Democratic camp applauded Joe Rogan’s apparent change of heart. “This is a big problem for Donald Trump,” wrote Tim Fullerton, the party’s strategy expert and former campaign manager for Barack Obama, on X. “If Joe Rogan turns against him and starts praising Kamala Harris, like he does here, Trump is finished.” Victor Shi immediately celebrated the podcaster’s statements on X. “This is really good and great. Joe Rogan, who reaches many young Republican men, just said that Kamala Harris hits the nail on the head.”

Joe Rogan spread conspiracy myths about the Democrats

But the rest of the episode of his podcast proves that Joe Rogan’s support for Kamala Harris is only apparent. In this repeated episode of the 57-year-old podcaster, conspiracy myths such as the one that the Democrats are smuggling millions of immigrants into the USA in order to let them participate illegally in the US election, which they could then win with their votes.

A story that is reminiscent of the right-wing narrative of the “great population replacement” and at the same time conveys Trump’s theory of electoral fraud. Rogan then distributed a report by the news agency Reuters Report that Kamala Harris wore a hidden earpiece during the TV debate with Donald Trump has long since been exposed as fake news.

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Joe Rogan remains the unpredictable opinion maker he has always been. But in a race that threatens to be as close as the duel between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, even the smallest side note can make the difference in the end. (thin)

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