Former President Donald Trump sought to appeal to young male voters when he sat down for an interview with Joe Rogan, the nation’s most listened-to podcaster, for a whopping three hours.
Taped in Austin, Texas, and released on Friday night, the interview ranged from Trump telling many familiar stories from his rallies and other interviewers to engaging with Rogan on topics like the existence of UFOs.
The interview created an opportunity for the Republican nominee to highlight the hypermasculine tone that has defined much of his 2024 White House bid. The former president has made masculinity a central theme of his campaign, appearing on podcasts targeting young male voters and tapping surrogates who sometimes use crude language – which Trump has also used.
The podcaster is known for his hours-long interviews on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which is listed as No. 1 in the United States, according to Spotify’s charts. He calls women “chicks” and once laughed as a comedian friend described repeatedly coercing young female comics into sex.
Throughout the lengthy conversation, Trump told familiar stories but occasionally dropped new color and nuance.
Rogan pressed Trump on whether he’s “completely committed” to bringing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into his administration.
“Oh, I completely am,” Trump responded, but added he and Kennedy disagree on environmental policies. He said he’ll tell Kennedy to “focus on health, do whatever you want.”
Kennedy has been instrumental in spreading skepticism about vaccines, rejecting the overwhelming consensus among scientists that the benefits of inoculation outweigh the rare risk of side effects.
Trump again seemed to entertain the idea of eliminating federal income taxes, telling Rogan, “Yeah, sure why not?” when asked by the podcast host if he was serious about it.
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