Joe Rogan on Friday said his praise of RFK Jr. was "not an endorsement" after Donald Trump and his allies attacked the podcaster.
  • Joe Rogan, speaking Thursday on his podcast, said he preferred RFK Jr. for president.
  • By Friday, facing intense criticism from Donald Trump and his allies, the podcaster walked it back.
  • “I’m not the guy to get political information from,” Rogan said in a social media post.
  • Final Remix@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Isn’t that his whole schtick? “Don’t listen to me, folks. I’m just the meathead asking questions.”

    • ALoafOfBread
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      3 months ago

      I don’t think he’s ever had a plan - so while that’s his schtick, I don’t think it’s like a smokescreen or anything. He’s just some dumbass who wanted to start a show to interview interesting people and smoke weed. But, when you’re interviewing fringe political figures, racists, snake oil salesmen, etc. you have a journalistic duty that Joe Rogan: dumbass, was not prepared for and didn’t understand. Now he’s in over his head. People take him seriously, and he agrees with some of the crazy people he’s brought on because he’s a dumbass