As we reported, podcaster/comedian/UFC color commentator Joe Rogan interviewed GOP nominee Donald Trump on Friday, and the monster broadcast has been viewed over 33 million times on YouTube and another four million on X.
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On Saturday, Rogan reflected on the interview and what he thought of his first real conversation with the former president. He noted that Trump was indefatigable:
Rogan mentioned several takeaways he got from the landmark episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" that he had with Trump on Friday, noting that the former president is authentic and funny. He also marveled that he can hold a focused interview for over three hours.
"He's got this ability to just keep going. This is what's crazy, like the podcast was three hours long. The guy didn't pee before the podcast. He didn't pee after the podcast. He just left," the host told guests Eddie Bravo, Brendan Schaub, and Bryan Callen during the latest episode of his podcast.
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Joe Rogan Gives His Thoughts on How the Podcast Went With President Trump
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) October 27, 2024
"He's got this ability to just keep going. This is what's crazy. The podcast was three hours long. The guy didn't pee before the podcast. He didn't pee after the podcast...He didn't drink anything during… pic.twitter.com/WZdoiFI833
He didn't drink anything during the podcast. He just sat here and we talked...We did three hours!"
Consider that Trump went from the three-hour sit-down to conducting another raucous campaign rally in Traverse City, Michigan. I hope for his sake he at some point found the facilities.
Rogan said he didn’t feel pressure, but he was hyped up:
Rogan’s guest brought up the interview on Saturday, when they asked if he was "nervous" about sitting down with the former president, though Rogan replied that he was more "excited" and "hyped" than anything.
"I was definitely hyped up. I was excited, because I wanted – there was a lot of questions I need to answer," he said, denying that he felt any pressure to perform in a certain way, and affirming that he prepared for the conversation ahead of time.
Joe forgot to mention that Trump then flew to Michigan and did another 2 hour rally.
— TeslaSkyz (@TeslaSkyz) October 27, 2024
Trump is a machine. Say what you will about him but his work ethic should be studied. I've never seen anything like it.
He also talked about the former president’s ability to “weave”; that is, he will go off on tangents, and you will think he forgot about the original point, but he hasn’t—he manages to work his way back to it.
Rogan’s first observation about Trump’s personality was that he likes to start on one talking and end up somewhere completely different.
"He’s real good at – you ask him a question, and he starts to answer it, but then he takes you on a totally different route… But you got to bring him back in, but you got to be respectful."
The Friday interview was long but fascinating, as were Rogan's observations about it (listen to the whole clip above). The one conclusion one couldn’t help but come to: Kamala Harris couldn’t last 20 minutes speaking candidly without a teleprompter or an aide in her ear telling her what to say.
Here’s the full three-hour sit-down:
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