Joe Rogan reveals why he finally agreed to interview Trump on his podcast

Joe Rogan was inspired to person Donald Trump connected his podcast erstwhile nan erstwhile president was changeable during a rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania, claiming nan “timing was perfect” aft years of turning nan speech down.

Rogan’s admittance came during Friday’s highly anticipated interview connected “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which saw Trump telephone nan presidency a “very vulnerable business” arsenic nan 2 discussed a wide scope of topics.

The UFC commentator turned podcaster referred to Trump’s question and reply pinch comedian Theo Von connected his podcast successful August followed by Trump’s moving mate Sen. JD Vance’s quality connected nan aforesaid show.

“Is that why you called maine to do this,” nan 45th president asked pinch a smile.

“No,” Rogan replied. “Once they changeable you I was for illustration ‘he’s gotta travel successful here.'”

“It’s each astir timing, it’s each astir nan timing. I deliberation nan timing is perfect,” he added.

The speech quickly shifted to Trump’s coiled he sustained erstwhile 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks opened occurrence astatine nan July 13 rally, firefighter Corey Comperatore.

Rogan asked if Trump had a scar connected his ear.

“It zicked correct there,” nan GOP statesmanlike nominee said, showing disconnected nan coiled down his correct ear.

“It healed up beautiful f–king good,” Rogan said.

Friday’s question and reply comes aft years of Rogan shooting down aggregate chances to person Trump connected his deed program.

“I’ve had nan opportunity to person him connected my show much than once, I’ve said ‘no’ each time. I don’t want to thief him. I’m not willing successful helping him,” Rogan said connected nan Lex Fridman Podcast successful 2022.

“I americium not a Trump protagonist successful immoderate measurement style aliases form,” he added.

Rogan has teased his attempts astatine securing Vice President Kamala Harris to look connected nan celebrated show, but says she has yet to book a date.

“Can you ideate Kamala doing this show? She’d beryllium lying connected nan floor,” Trump quipped.

“She was expected to beryllium doing it and she mightiness still, and I dream she does,” Rogan said. “I would talk to her for illustration a quality being and effort to person a speech pinch her.”

Rogan believed he would person a “fine conversation” pinch Harris, not an question and reply but to talk pinch her arsenic a quality being.

“That was my extremity having her on, trying to get her to definitive herself,” he said

Rogan later blasted long-form conversations pinch governmental candidates and nan statesmanlike debates saying it places a “time limitation connected analyzable ideas.”

He alternatively suggested nan nominees should beryllium and person a conversation.

“I deliberation you and Kamala, you beryllium crossed a array pinch nary 1 successful nan room but nan 2 of you, of course, you’re not going to outcry astatine each other, hopefully, that is nan measurement you do it,” he explained.

The podcast has been viewed complete 5 cardinal times wrong nan first 5 hours since it was released connected YouTube.

The wide celebrated podcaster brushed disconnected Trump’s effort to get an endorsement retired of him.

“He gave maine nan nicest endorsement,” Trump said, referring to Elon Musk. “You should do nan aforesaid point Joe because you cannot beryllium voting for Kamala. Kamala. You’re not a Kamala person. I cognize you.”

“I person watched you for truthful galore years. You’re not a Kamala person. You’re a Khabib personification – but you’re not a Kamala person,” Trump added, seemingly referring to retired UFC combatant Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“If she did this benignant of question and reply pinch you, I dream she does because it would beryllium a mess.”