Joe Rogan doesn’t side with either political party. “I don’t give a f*** if you’re a Republican or a Democrat. I share ideas from both sides,” he explained on his podcast (via The Sun). But he’s definitely not the biggest Donald Trump fan. Rogan’s 11 million listeners are majority male, under 45 years of age and 25% Hispanic (per Morning Consult), offering Trump the perfect PR opp.
However, their thoughts on Latin America — especially Mexico — differ substantially. “[Mexicans are] bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists,” Trump decreed (via Time). “And some, I assume, are good people,” he added. “This motherf***er is trolling us. [But] it’s a true joy to have ridiculous people like him around for our amusement. He better stay the f*** out of Mexico, though,” Rogan responded on Facebook. “I love Mexico. I go all the time,” he later tweeted. “There’s no comparison.”
Rogan claimed he’s nixed Trump’s requests to appear on his show multiple times. He said it’s “pretty shocking” how easily an interview can be used to “revitalize and rehabilitate” somebody’s questionable public image. “I don’t want to help him. I’m not interested in helping him,” he explained on Lex Fridman’s podcast. Rogan called Trump “a polarizing figure,” blamed him for the dangerous levels of division in the US, and said he’s “an existential threat to democracy itself.” Rogan explained he didn’t want to risk “[changing] the course of our country based on a conversation.”
Nicki
