{"id":2463118,"date":"2025-07-17T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-explains-why-he-changed-his-mind-about-interviewing-trump-before-the-election-when-they-tried-to-kill-him\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T17:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:33:48","slug":"joe-rogan-explains-why-he-changed-his-mind-about-interviewing-trump-before-the-election-when-they-tried-to-kill-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-explains-why-he-changed-his-mind-about-interviewing-trump-before-the-election-when-they-tried-to-kill-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan Explains Why He Changed His Mind About Interviewing Trump Before the Election: &#8216;When They Tried to Kill Him\u2026&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-rogan-explains-why-he-changed-his-mind-about-interviewing-trump-before-the-election-when-they-tried-to-kill-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2463118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Joe Rogan recently explained what convinced him to interview President Donald Trump during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-impeachment-updates-house-reconvenes-to-debate-trump-impeachment\/\" title=\"Live impeachment updates: House reconvenes to debate ... impeachment\">final days<\/a> of the 2024 election campaign. Even though rogan had initially resisted having Trump on his podcast, he agreed to a lengthy three-hour interview shortly before the election. in a conversation on &#8220;The Ultimate Human&#8221; podcast with Gary Brecka, Rogan revealed that the many legal attacks and lawsuits against Trump, which he described as blatant attempts to criminalize the former president, shifted his viewpoint. Rogan pointed to the New York case where Trump faced numerous felony charges over what he called a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >simple misdemeanor bookkeeping error<\/a>. He was particularly disturbed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/independent-outlet-claims-putin-regime-tried-to-censor-zelensky-interview\/\" title=\"Independent Outlet Claims Putin Regime Tried to Censor Zelensky Interview\">alleged assassination attempt<\/a> on Trump in Pennsylvania and the suspicious circumstances surrounding the shooter&#8217;s rapid cremation. These events, rogan said, were &#8220;gross&#8221; and &#8220;anti-American.&#8221; The podcast interview led rogan to publicly endorse Trump, a move Trump acknowledged during a rally in Michigan just hours later.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Joe Rogan revealed this week what finally convinced him to interview President Donald Trump during the final days of the 2024 election campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-warned-potential-california-fire-crisis-two-months-ago-rogans-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> had joined Rogan for a marathon three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/do-not-believe-a-word-of-it-detransitioned-navy-seal-says-cnn-used-him-as-trans-propaganda\/\" title=\"\u2018Do Not Believe A Word Of It\u2019: Detransitioned Navy SEAL Says CNN Used Him As Trans Propaganda\">-hour sit-<\/a>down just before voters went to the polls, despite the podcast mogul&rsquo;s initial resistance to it.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking with Gary Brecka on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hWv5WUs6gmo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate Human<\/a>&rdquo; podcast, Rogan was asked about the shift.<\/p>\n<p>Brecka noted Rogan had previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/arts-entertainment\/2022\/07\/06\/joe-rogan-trump-podcast-guest-spotify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> he did not want Trump on his podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/and-they-said-comedy-was-dead-alec-baldwin-mocked-for-bizarre-interview-with-woody-allen\/\" title=\"\u2018And They Said Comedy Was Dead!\u2019: Alec Baldwin Mocked For Bizarre Interview With Woody Allen\">interview happen<\/a>, but Rogan quickly endorsed Trump &ndash; a revelation the president divulged on a Michigan stage hours later.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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That&#8217;s so nice.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#127482;&#127480;JOE ROGAN ENDORSES TRUMP&#127482;&#127480;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FightForAmerica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FightForAmerica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FightForTrump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FightForTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElectionDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElectionDay<\/a>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Election2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Election2024<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is HUGE &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mpwcEO2eBG\">pic.twitter.com\/mpwcEO2eBG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ape&#120143; (@CubanOnlyTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CubanOnlyTrump\/status\/1853633940323463290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rogan explained, &ldquo;There was a bunch of things that happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;First of all, there was the lawfare. There was these lawsuits that they were trying to pin on him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains language that some readers might find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Rogan reveals reason behind his last minute Trump interview after initial hesitation. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When they tried to kill him, all those things, I was like, yeah. But the big one, the Pennsylvania one, was like, holy shit.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SyRfXyJNAN\">https:\/\/t.co\/SyRfXyJNAN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8k4syLI78t\">pic.twitter.com\/8k4syLI78t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zachary Leeman (@WritingLeeman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritingLeeman\/status\/1945871388209799234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They were trying to convict him and turn him into a felon and they were doing it so blatantly and obviously,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newsom-bizarrely-responds-profanity-joe-rogan-calls-draconian-covid-mandates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rogan<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>He referenced the New York case: &ldquo;The case with the bookkeeping error&hellip; the misdemeanor that they had charged him with 34 felonies for, which isn&rsquo;t even a felony. It&rsquo;s a misdemeanor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rogan and Brecka both argued that the courts and the media were helping Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Rogan said, &ldquo;People were cheering it on. He&rsquo;s a convicted felon. Like, hey, they can do that to you. Do you understand that?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out: &ldquo;If they can do that a former president, a former f***ing president who&rsquo;s rich as s***, they can do that to him. They can do that to you, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t cheer this on. This is insane,&rdquo; Rogan said.&nbsp;&ldquo;When they tried to kill him, all those things, I was like, yeah.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But the big one, the Pennsylvania one, was like, holy s***,&rdquo; Rogan revealed.<\/p>\n<p>He continued by questioning the man who shot Trump in Pennsylvania, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alleged-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-touts-direct-connection-thomas-matthew-crooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Matthew Crooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then the fact that they cremated that kid 10 days later,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;You find out he used to be in a Black Rock commercial, and you&rsquo;re like, what?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rogan concluded, &ldquo;It was just gross. 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