Podcasting giant Joe Rogan lands interview with Trump ahead of election
Trump will tape interview on Friday
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Former President Trump will record an interview Friday with podcasting giant Joe Rogan, a campaign official tells Fox News Digital.
"The Joe Rogan Experience" boasts the largest podcast audience in the United States and gives Trump another chance to court younger, male voters, which makes up the majority of Rogan's audience. Rogan's show has 17.5 million subscribers on YouTube and more than 14 million followers on Spotify.
According to Politico, which first reported the story, Trump will tape the interview at Rogan's studio in Austin, Texas.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Trump and Vice President Harris have made numerous stops at influential podcasts during the campaign season. Harris recently appeared on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, which has the largest female American audience, to discuss women's issues. Trump has been a guest on such shows as Barstool Sports' "Bussin with the Boys," "Full Send" and Patrick Bet-David's podcast.
Former President Trump will be a guest on Joe Rogan's popular podcast. (Getty Images)
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Rogan's show has reportedly been in talks about an interview with Harris, although no conversation has been set with two weeks to go before Election Day.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Part of Rogan's appeal to fans is his lack of overt partisanship, as he's expressed support for such varying figures as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and even Trump at times, although he also once called the latter a threat to democracy. He said in 2020 he voted for the Libertarian candidate, Jo Jorgensen, for president.
Trump ripped Rogan on Truth Social earlier this year after Rogan had kind words for Kennedy, who later suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump.
"It will be interesting to see how loudly Joe Rogan gets BOOED the next time he enters the UFC Ring??? MAGA2024," Trump wrote in August.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rogan has also defended Trump, saying he didn't act like a "dictator" despite what critics say and had the economy running well when he was president. He also said last month that a Harris administration would not improve free speech conditions in the United States.
Podcaster Joe Rogan warned in a Sept. 26 episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" that Kamala Harris would "clamp down more" on online speech if elected president. ("The Joe Rogan Experience")
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Most of the show's episodes do not have political guests, as Rogan – a stand-up comedian and UFC commentator – tends to bring on an eclectic group of guests, including other comics, academics, journalists, actors and other celebrities.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rogan's show and its freewheeling conversational style often poke and question institutional norms and mainstream groupthink, and thus the show and its massive audience have been a subject of interest, controversy and even envy for other media organizations.
Earlier this year, Rogan predicted Harris would win the election.