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“You Want That Guy to… “ – Joe Rogan, Who Banned Donald Trump From His Podcast, Defends His Twitter Reinstatement by Elon Musk

Published 02/14/2023, 7:30 AM EST

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UFC analyst and commentator Joe Rogan has always been vocal about his political beliefs. Rogan has also never shied away from talking about famous figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump over his podcast. While fans have heard him call Trump out on some occasions, the 55-year-old can also be seen supporting the former president in many debates. Recently, Joe Rogan had Matt Taibbi as his guest on the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience.

Matt Taibbi is an American journalist, author, and podcaster. In the opening minutes of the podcast, they discussed Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Joe Rogan highlighted how people had created a negative narrative around the Tesla founder. Soon, the conversation switched to Musk bringing the former POTUS Donald Trump back on Twitter.

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Joe Rogan about Trump’s return to Twitter

Joe Rogan was keen on defending Elon Musk’s decision to bring Trump back on Twitter. “The Taliban is there! You don’t have a problem with the Taliban? The Taliban just bought blue checkmarks”. The former Fear Factor host was of the belief that if an organization like the Taliban is allowed to get verified on Twitter, someone like Trump should also be allowed.

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Rogan also mentioned how Trump’s presence on Twitter will allow other users to call him out on everything objectionable, he says. “He is a ridiculous person, but don’t you think it’s better that his tweets get out there and a bunch of people get to attack him in the tweets?” said Rogan.

The UFC commentator did not defend Trump’s views and opinions, but believed, “If you really don’t like Trump, you want him on Twitter. You want that guy to have people talking against what he is saying”.

Why was Trump banned in the first place?

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Trump was banned from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and other major social media websites at the beginning of 2021. This occurred after his followers invaded the Capitol Building in 2021. His exclusion from social media was justified by the concern that his continuous use of these platforms may inflame the crowd to indulge in violence. At that time, Twitter confirmed that Trump’s ban would be permanent.

But since Elon Musk took over, he was heard saying multiple times that he would bring Donald Trump back. On 21st November 2022, almost 2 years after his ban, the 45th president of the USA returned to Twitter. As of today, Trump’s account is back on Twitter but he has not made a single tweet since his return.

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Watch This Story – What Did Joe Rogan Say About Donald Trump? Why Is He Being Compared to The Ex-Potus

Like always, Joe Rogan had some unique and interesting views on this topic. What are your opinions about everything that Joe Rogan said? Comment down below.

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Written by:

Sushant Sharma

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Sushant is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. He has been actively contributing to the field of writing for over 2 years. He is a huge UFC fan and has been following it since 2016.
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Vineet Nandwana