‘He’s Like A Comedian, Man’: Joe Rogan Reflects On Interview With President Trump

The world’s biggest podcaster invited President Donald Trump onto his show recently and the rest was history.

Tens of millions of people watched the episode during the first 24 hours alone. And host Joe Rogan is still processing the monumental occasion.

It was the topic of discussion during a subsequent podcast episode, as Fox News reported:

What also stood out to Rogan is how much of a natural comedian Trump is, which is something many people chafe at in a president.

“The problem with the Trump stuff is just that the people look at the inflammatory things he says, the crazy s—, and they define him by that,” Rogan said.

“You also have to remember, this is a very bizarre combination of an entertainer and a businessman… He’s like a comedian, man. He says funny s—,” he said, adding, “My point is people don’t know what to do with that, and they want to pretend that all these other people are somehow morally better because you don’t see the real them.”

Later, Rogan disclosed that the 3-hour interview was the first real conversation he has ever had with Trump, who he described as a “businessman, bottom line.”

“He likes making deals. That’s what it is. That’s his whole thing.”

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He also mentioned he was impressed with how Trump kept going without needing to use the bathroom or get water.

Segments of the roughly three-hour podcast have been the topic of substantial social media attention over the past several days:

I don’t know how anyone could watch the Trump episode on Rogan, and come away thinking this guy is Hitler.

Trump comes off as human and relatable.

You might not like him, you might not agree with him, but at least he is real. pic.twitter.com/sJeMYe8IQb

— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) October 26, 2024

This is the best 2 minutes of the Rogan-Trump podcast.

TRUMP: "I don't know why the media are so obsessed with me"

ROGAN: "I do. Because you say crazy shit"

The rest is pure comedy gold. Amazing. Just amazing. pic.twitter.com/zx9bl5xv6t

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 26, 2024

ROGAN: "The rebels are Republicans now. You want to be punk rock? You want to buck the system? You are conservative now. The liberals are now pro-silencing criticism. They are pro-censorship. They talk about regulating free speech. It's bananas to watch."

TRUMP: "They come after… pic.twitter.com/i2HDCBM2WM

— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) October 26, 2024

Newsweek shared some insight into the episode’s initial viewer numbers:

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s podcast interview with Joe Rogan has been viewed over 26 million times on YouTube in its first 24 hours.

It is the most viewed podcast appearance so far for either candidate in the 2024 presidential campaign, and among the highest viewed Joe Rogan Experience episodes in history.

The outlet went on to report:

The Joe Rogan Experience is the most watched podcast in the world. It has 14.5 million Spotify followers and 17.5 million YouTube subscribers. Although Spotify and Apple Podcasts do not release viewership data for individual episodes, the YouTube views suggest it is one of the biggest episodes in the show’s history, and reached more viewers than other podcasts so far on the campaign.

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Pro-Trump billionaire Elon Musk encouraged Americans to watch the entire episode:

.@elonmusk: "I encourage people to see the conversation between Joe Rogan and Donald Trump. That was super cool. The far-left press has been going on about how Trump is Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin combined. These are people who killed tens of millions of people. Something is… pic.twitter.com/gUxW0KRC25

— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) October 27, 2024