Everything to know about Joe Rogan's feud with Donald Trump as former president sits for major podcast interview
Donald Trump is expected to sit down with podcaster Joe Rogan on Friday in a highly anticipated wide-ranging interview with 11 days to the election. And given the pair's past incendiary comments about each other, there are bound to be fireworks.
Trump has made the rounds with several prominent podcasters in the final weeks of the campaign, but none as influential as Rogan, who draws over 14 million listeners on Spotify alone and 17.5 million subscribers on YouTube.
Earlier this week, a campaign source confirmed to DailyMail.com that the long-awaited interview is being recorded in Rogan's Austin, Texas, studio.
Rogan is known for hosting meandering hours-long interviews and probing guests about hot political, cultural and sometimes niche topics - think aliens or taking acid.
The interview taping on Friday is poised to be especially riveting since the pair have a complicated history.
For years, Trump has traded barbs with the popular podcaster, who once called the ex-president a 'threat to democracy.'
Donald Trump is set to go on the 'Joe Rogan Experience' on Friday. The famous podcaster's show has tens of millions of followers across various platforms, many of whom are younger
Rogan has also said in 2022 he did not want Trump on his show as it could influence the outcome of the election.
'I'm not a Trump supporter in any way, shape or form,' Rogan said then. 'I don't want to help him, I'm not interested in helping him.'
In August, Rogan faced backlash from his MAGA followers after he seemingly endorsed RFK Jr. over Trump.
Speaking about the current state of the race with a guest, the host lamented how politicians manipulate their constituents.
'That's just what they do. That's politics,' he said. 'They do it on the left, they do it on the right.'
'They gaslight you, they manipulate you, they promote narratives, and the only one who is not doing that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,' he continued.
Trump's loyal following took this as an endorsement of the Independent presidential candidate.
And Trump fired back at Rogan on Truth Social: 'It will be interesting to see how loudly Joe Rogan gets BOOED the next time he enters the UFC Ring.'
Rogan was then forced to walk back his comments, insisting it wasn't an endorsement of Kennedy.
However, the duo's relationship hasn't always been sour.
The podcaster - who doubles as a UFC Commentator - heaped praise on the former president after Trump attended a fight at Madison Square Garden in New York last November.
Jessica Ditzel and Joe Rogan walk in the Paddock prior to the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking during a campaign rally at Thomas & Mack Center, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Republican slammed Rogan in August, posting he hoped to see him booed
The two men shook hands when Trump went to watch a fight at Madison Square Garden in New York last November. Rogan later recounted the massive roar from the audience in response to Trump's surprise appearance
'He walks out of Maddison Square Garden, it was fu***ing bananas,' the UFC host said of Trump's walkout. 'The whole place was cheering.'
He likened the walkout alongside UFC CEO Dana White, Kid Rock and Tucker Carlson as the 'Right-wing Avengers.'
'The cheers of the crowd was nuts, it was overwhelmingly in support of him,' Rogan added. 'It was long, it was a roar.'
Rogan's show has a massive audience and can prove as a smart vehicle for the former president to use to send out his message.
On Spotify the show has 14.5 million subscribers and on YouTube Rogan boasts 17.5 million.
This huge audience also skews younger, with a YouGov analysis finding that over 56 percent of listeners are between the ages of 18 - 34.
Those youthful listeners are a valuable voting block in this election, one fought over by both candidates.
The appearance is another installment in the ex-president's 'bro' podcast blitz. He has recently been on the Nelk Boys' Full Send show, Patrick Bet-David's podcast and sat down with comedian Theo Von.
He also appeared with live streamer Adin Ross, who his son Barron is a fan of.
The alternative-media heavy strategy is likely aimed to spread Trump's message to younger male audience just ahead of Election Day.
Rogan's massive audience of millions is comprise of a majority of younger listeners
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the vice president's residence in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. She was invited on the JRE but her campaign said they could not because of scheduling issues
Former US President Barack Obama applauds US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at the James R Hallford Stadium in Clarkston, Georgia on October 24, 2024
Rumors have swirled over whether the former president would actually appear on the program for days.
The reports came just as Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' team planned an appearance too.
But suddenly on Thursday evening, Harris' team said she would not be on Rogan's show.
'We talked with Rogan and his team about the podcast. Unfortunately, it isn't going to work out right now because of the scheduling of this period of the campaign,' Harris spokesman Ian Sams said on MSNBC.
Though Trump and Rogan are filming Friday, the release date for the highly-anticipated installment is still unclear.
Spotify, which hosts the show, has yet to announce when the episode will air.
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