Joe Rogan claims Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted to come on JRE podcast, shares his response to the request

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Joe Rogan (left) claims that Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) once sought to appear on his podcast [Image Courtesy: @JOEROGAN on Facebook, and @ZelenskyyUa on X/Twitter]

On episode #2236 of The Joe Rogan Experience, the popular podcaster welcomed fellow comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand, and Ari Shaffir. During their conversation, the UFC commentator claimed that Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's president, once requested to appear on the podcast.

However, Rogan asserted that he turned down Zelenskyy's alleged request. He said as much while discussing the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has seen countless escalations in violence.

As Rogan claims, Zelenskyy possibly wanted to use the podcast as a platform to shed light on the conflict. He said:

"[Volodymyr] Zelenskyy tried to come on. Yeah, they tried to get Zelenskyy to on, I was like, 'What are you talking about?'"

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Check out Joe Rogan claiming to reject Volodymyr Zelenskyy (2:26:02):

This isn't the first time Rogan has claimed to turn down a high-ranking politician's request to appear on his podcast. Back in 2021, the UFC commentator made an appearance on the Breaking Points podcast, which is hosted by political commentating duo Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti.

As Rogan explained it, he did not want to lend any assistance to the then two prominent United States presidential candidates. He singled out Trump, claiming to have turned down a request from the former to appear on his podcast. His reasoning was that he did not want to assist any candidate win the elections.

It was for this reason he also refused to host Joe Biden on the podcast, who ran opposite of Trump as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, ultimately winning the 2020 United States elections before Rogan's revelation.


Joe Rogan did eventually host a high-ranking politician on his podcast

Despite his previous claims to the contrary, Joe Rogan welcomed Donald Trump on his podcast during the latter's presidential race against Kamala Harris in 2024. The episode that featured the now president-elect was #2219, which has since become the podcast's second-most viewed ever.

Check out Joe Rogan welcoming Donald Trump to his podcast:

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Before the episode, Rogan and Trump seemed to have a troubled relationship, with Trump lashing out at the UFC commentator over the latter's praise of former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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