Joe Rogan, the UFC color commentator, has always been outspoken about his political views on his well-known podcast, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’. The 55-year-old is undaunted by the criticism over his podcast and continues to release new episodes. He gives his audience his thoughts on important issues. In a recent episode, the veteran UFC commentator discussed Barack Obama and dubbed him the ‘greatest president ever.’

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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States for two terms from 2009 to 2017. Because of the way Obama handled himself in front of his constituents and the way he spoke, Rogan thinks he is the ideal example of a President for his country.

“Being president and like being a statesman and like really being an example of what we would hope president would be in terms of the way he handles himself and communicates. He is the best president ever. He’s the best ever… As far as like being example like that looks like the president of the United States of America, that’s what I like…” Rogan said

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Despite pointing out some of the former president’s shortcomings, the MMA fanatic thinks Obama was a great choice for the position. The veteran UFC analyst continued to praise the 44th US president. He further said, I wish someone could talk to him and get him to loosen up…” Rogan said. 

Obama has always received glowing praise from Rogan. He even expressed an interest in having Barack Obama on his podcast in an earlier episode.

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Joe Rogan once got bashed for claiming he denied Donald Trump an appearance on his podcast

On multiple occasions, Rogan has talked about political personalities like Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden on his show and social media handles.

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The MMA analyst stated in one of his media appearances that he declined the former president the opportunity to appear on his podcast because he didn’t want to help him.

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However, Rogan’s comments offended one of Trump’s former associates, Steve Bannon. And the latter chastised the UFC commentator by calling him ‘low-information’ in an interview.

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The JRE podcast host had previously received a lot of backlash for his unfiltered statements. However, he is unfazed by the call-outs and continues to talk about several contentious subjects on his show.

What are your thoughts on Rogan’s claim about not wanting to have Trump on his podcast? What do you guys think about Rogan’s praises for former US president Obama? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Afnan Chougle is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. Besides writing, this Media graduate is an integral part of the digital web stories team for combat sports. Before joining EssentiallySports, Afnan gained valuable experience as an intern at Jiostudios Production House. He uses his experience and passion to further his professional career and provide unique insight into all things UFC and combat sports. A Khabib Nurmagomedov fan, Afnan, has religiously followed MMA ever since UFC 229. Other than 'The Eagle' he adores Muhammad Ali. Furthermore, he is a fan of Joe Rogan and seldom misses an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. Apart from his professional exploits as a UFC journalist, Afnan enjoys catching Hotboxin' episodes, honing his skills as an amateur actor and loves going on occasional treks.

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