President Donald Trump sat down for an appearance on comedian Joe Rogan’s popular podcast this week.
As part of their wide-ranging, roughly three-hour discussion, the host outlined his guest’s unusual path to the White House and the unintentional assistance he has received from at least one adversarial mainstream media source.
As the Daily Caller reported:
Trump commented he always attracted more publicity than others without trying, prompting the host of “The Joe Rogan Experience” to reflect how establishment media contributed to Trump’s surge in popularity and ascension to the presidency.
“Oh, I can definitely tell you. You said a lot of wild shit,” Rogan laughed. “You said a lot of wild shit, and then CNN, in all their brilliance, by highlighting your wild shit, made you much more popular.”
Rogan also told Trump how voters exhausted by carefully scripted political rhetoric were drawn to the then-Repiblican candidate’s perceived authenticity.
“People were tired of someone talking in this bullshit, pre-prepared politician lingo. And even if they didn’t agree with you, they at least knew whoever that guy is, that’s him,” Rogan said.
This was one of several segments of the podcast that received signification social media attention:
Joe Rogan tells Trump why he gets so much more media attention than other politicians: "you say a lot of wild sh*t." pic.twitter.com/raqlGn7XiE
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) October 26, 2024
This is the best few minutes of the Rogan-Trump podcast.
TRUMP: "I don't know why the media are so obsessed with me, maybe you do?
ROGAN: "Oh I can definitely tell you. Because you say wild shit"!!
The rest is pure comedy gold. Absolutely brilliant! pic.twitter.com/0Krc2gqFsi
— Drone Discoveries 4k (@DroneDiscover4k) October 26, 2024
Wow 😂
TRUMP: “I always got more publicity than other people…I don’t know exactly why?”
ROGAN: “You said a lot of wild shit!” pic.twitter.com/ybf0zYSIh8
— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) October 26, 2024
🔥 TRUMP ASKS ROGAN WHY HE GETS MORE MEDIA ATTENTION THAN OTHER PEOPLE🔥
Trump: “So I always got more publicity than other people… maybe you can tell me why”
Rogan: “You said a lot of wild sh*t” 😂😂
Rogan: “Then CNN, in all their brilliance by highlighting your wild sh*t,… pic.twitter.com/emZZcty0Ti
— Lenka Houskova White (@white_lenka) October 26, 2024
Some of the weightier issues broached during the episode included the Biden administration’s botched troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
According to Fox News:
Trump said President Biden should have fired everyone involved in planning the withdrawal, taking issue with retired Gen. Mark Milley, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump and Biden.
Trump said U.S. troops should have left last from Bagram Air Base because it’s located “one hour away from where China makes its nuclear missiles” and should have taken all their equipment with them.
“Every plane, every screw should have been taken out, every tent. And I said that. That’s when I realized that Milley was a dummy. I said, ‘we’re leaving, but I want to get everything out,'” Trump said.
“‘Sir, it’s cheaper to leave it,'” Trump said Milley told him.
“It’s cheaper to leave it?” Rogan asked. “Yeah, he said it’s cheaper to leave it,” Trump affirmed.
Here’s a full clip of the interview:
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