During a recent episode of his podcast, Joe Rogan claimed that he initially did not want to get involved in the 2024 presidential race but was driven to do so in part because of Kamala Harris choosing Tim Walz as her running mate.
Rogan brings up the fact that Walz lied about so many things like his military service, his role as a football coach, and his time in China.
Rogan’s argument makes perfect sense to anyone who was paying attention. Walz often came off as a crazy person.
Mediaite has details:
Joe Rogan said Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz was part of the reason he felt like he “had to” get involved in the presidential race…
In an episode last week with fellow comedians Shane Gillis, Ari Shaffir, and Mark Normand — released only to Spotify — Rogan argued he felt compelled to get more involved in the presidential race despite feeling politics are “gross.” One of his reasons was Walz’s claims about his military record…
“I wanted to stay out of the presidential election shit because it’s so gross,” he said.
“This is so nuts. When that Tim Walz guy — it’s so nuts that guy was going to be the vice president. You’re telling me this whole thing is fake then. You’re telling me that you don’t care if someone is a liar? You don’t care if they lie about their military rank, where they served, you don’t care if they lie about being an assistant, you don’t care if they lie about Tiananmen Square?” he said. “There are just too many things. This is so crazy. You would get fired if you were an assistant manager at a fucking oil change company. Jiffy Lube would fire you!”
Here’s the video:
Joe Rogan got involved in the Presidential race because he was radicalized by Tim Walz:
“You’re telling me that you don’t care if someone is a liar? You don’t care if they lie about their military rank, where they served? You don’t care if they lie about being an assistant? You… pic.twitter.com/lb1EhyClgE
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) December 3, 2024
Rogan definitely ended up playing a significant role in the election. His now famous interview of Donald Trump has been viewed more than 50 million times.
