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On Friday, October 25, a new episode of The Joe Rogan Experience was uploaded to the podcaster's YouTube page (PowerfulJRE), with Donald Trump as the guest. The interview took place at Joe Rogan's studio in Austin, Texas, running for almost three hours. The YouTube video has already crossed 14 million views and received more than one million likes.
However, rumors began circulating across the internet claiming that YouTube had allegedly censored the popular video.
The rumors were later debunked by the podcast host through a tweet. On October 26, Joe Rogan took to X and wrote:
"There is no issue with YouTube censoring the trump episode. It was just supposed to go live on both Spotify and YouTube at the same time and there was a glitch in Spotify’s upload system and so we delisted the YouTube link until it’s fixed. It should be fine now."
Thus, it is clear that the video didn't actually get censored. In fact, it was made private by the host's team itself, since the video didn't go live on both Spotify and YouTube at the same time, as per their plan. Many netizens expressed their support for the conversation and even suggested Rogan share the video on X as well.
Insights into the discussion between Joe Rogan and Donald Trump during the latest interview
Trump and Joe Rogan spoke for about three hours on the latter's recent podcast episode, which aired on Friday. Trump even got delayed for a rally in Traverse City, Michigan, which he was supposed to attend after filming the podcast.
The former President spoke about many of his life experiences, including his first time being in the White House and his shift from business to politics. He further shared his take on the 2020 Presidential elections, claiming that the Democrats used the COVID pandemic "to cheat." Somewhere in the interview, the former President said:
"If I win, that’ll be, this will be my last election. But I think I owe it to the country. We have to have fair elections."
Trump has often been labeled a 'fascist,' and his former chief of staff John Kelly was the latest person to make this claim while talking to The New York Times, as mentioned by the outlet in an article published on October 22. Trump further defended himself on the viral podcast episode, saying:
"I was actually the opposite of a dictator. I was a very straight guy."
In other news, NBC News reported that Joe Rogan had reached out to Kamala Harris' team for an interview, which they denied.
