This is what the left is grasping at now
During former President Donald Trump's chat with Joe Rogan, a video of the podcast host defending Vice President Kamala Harris over the possibility she would appear on his show has taken off online on Saturday.
Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, sat down for an episode of
The Joe Rogan Experience on Friday as part of his push to reach voters—namely, younger males—through nontraditional media circuits, such as streaming platforms and podcasts. Rogan's show consistently has among the largest audiences on platforms like Spotify.
Harris, the Democratic nominee, was also reportedly in talks with Rogan's team regarding an interview, but her campaign said on Thursday that she will not be able to record one "because of the scheduling of this period" in the election.
Rogan has been dubbed "libertarian-learning," by CNN. He has described himself as socially liberal, supports freedom of speech and is a fan of Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis, having previously said he would make a good president.
During Friday's interview, Trump and Rogan spoke about the possibility of Harris being on the podcast. However, as Trump began to take aim at Harris by saying, "She'd be laying on the floor," Rogan responded, "She was supposed to do it. And she might still do it. I hope she does."
"I hope she does because it would be a mess," the former president said. "She'd be laying on the floor. Comatose. She'd be saying 'Call in the medics.'"
Rogan responded: "I will talk to her like a human being. I would try to have a conversation with her. I think we'd have a fine conversation. I think I'd be able to talk to her. I wouldn't try to interview her. I'd just try to have a conversation with her and hopefully get to know her as a human being. That was my goal. Having her on, trying to get her to express herself..."
The video of the interaction has since been posted by journalist Yashar Ali to X, formerly Twitter, and has garnered over 2 million views as of Saturday morning.
View: https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1850033372279734703
"I would try to have a conversation with her. I think we'd have a fine conversation," the podcast host said.
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