Donald Trump Practically Demands Joe Rogan To Endorse Him

Former President Donald Trump recorded a nearly three-hour episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" on Friday, taking his message to the nation's most-listened-to podcast.

Naturally, the two aren’t unfamiliar with each other—Trump and Rogan have crossed paths at UFC events on multiple occasions over the years, as Trump is a frequent attendee. The appearance on Rogen's podcast comes as Trump aims to expand his reach among young male voters—a demographic in which Rogan holds considerable influence.

In typical rally-style, Donald Trump’s conversation with Joe Rogan touched on a mix of topics, ranging from his appearance on "The View" during his first campaign, hosting "The Apprentice," and even UFOs and dead whales.

Trump made his long-awaited debut on "The Joe Rogan Experience" Friday night, and from the looks of it, the former president wasn’t about to leave without securing a public endorsement—right then and there!

Trump flaunted his "nicest endorsement" from Elon Muskbefore nudging Rogan with, "You should do the same thing, Joe."

The relentless former President of the United States pressed Rogan, dismissing any chance of him supporting Kamala Harris, even joking, "You're a Khabib [Nurmagomedov] person, but you're not a Kamala person," which earned a genuine laugh from Rogan, referencing the UFC superstar.

Despite Trump’s persistent urging, Rogan didn’t commit to endorsing him—at least, not yet—and notably didn’t rule out the possibility down the line.

According to Trump, in his conversation with Rogan, he expressed regret over certain appointments made during his first term:

"The one question that you'll ask me that I think you'll ask me that people seem to ask -- and I always come up with the same answer – if I, the one mistake because I had a lot of success, great economy, great, everything was great with the military rebuilt the biggest tax cuts in history, all the stuff we did, we had a great presidency.

Three Supreme Court justices. Most people get none. You know, you pick them young this way. They're there for 50 years. Right. So, you know, even if a president is there for eight years, oftentimes they never have a chance. I had three. It was the luck of the draw."

But I will say that it always comes back to the same answer. The biggest mistake I made was I picked some people, I picked some great people, you know, but you don't think about that. I picked some people that I shouldn't have picked. I picked a few people that I shouldn't have picked."

Rogan chimed in, "And neocons," to which Trump immediately followed up, "Yeah, neocons or bad people or disloyal people."

On a September 11, 2024, episode, Rogan remarked that Trump’s first term in office wasn’t as extreme as many had initially feared it might be.

"Everyone's saying he's going to be a dictator. Well, he wasn't a dictator. He was the president," Rogan said at the time. "He actually was the president for four years and the economy really did well and he really did try to cut some of the bullsh-t down that's going on in this country."

However, Rogan noted that voters seemed to wrestle more with Trump’s personality than with his policies, telling his listeners, "We don't necessarily want that as the guy with his finger on the button."

Back in July 2022, Rogan openly shared that he had turned down multiple chances to interview Trump, making it clear he was “not a Trump supporter in any way, shape, or form.”

“I’ve had the opportunity to have him on my show more than once—I’ve said no every time. I don’t want to help him. I’m not interested in helping him,” Rogan stated firmly.

In that same episode, Rogan speculated that Trump would end up running “against a dead man,” a pointed reference to President Joe Biden, who was widely expected to be the Democratic candidate.

In a September 2023 episode featuring Bill Maher, Rogan seemed to present Biden and Trump as equally flawed—a comparison Maher strongly rejected.

"He might be crazy," Rogen said. "He might be a sociopath."

Taping in Austin, Texas, the interview offered Trump significant exposure to Rogan's vast audience, including 14.5 million followers on Spotify and 17.6 million on YouTube.