Joe Rogan explains why Kamala Harris didn’t appear on the podcast

Joe Rogan made a rare statement about the behind-the-scenes negotiations for a podcast guest, posting a comment about why Vice President Kamala Harris did not appear on his show.

Rogan says Harris’ team wanted Rogan to fly to New York to interview the presidential candidate and that their interview would be limited to an hour.

“For the record, the Harris campaign did not proceed with the podcast,” Rogan said in an interview remark on X. “They offered a date for Tuesday, but I would have to travel to her and they only wanted to do an hour. I strongly believe the best way to do this is in the studio in Austin. My sincere wish is to just have a nice conversation and get to know her as a person. I really hope we succeed.”

The update comes a week before the general election, amid polls showing an extremely close race between Harris and… Donald Trumpwhich appeared The Joe Rogan Experience last week. Harris trails in the polls among young men, a demo that makes up the bulk of Rogan’s audience.

On Friday, Trump went to Rogan’s studio in Austin for an interview and stayed there for nearly three hours. The episode has been viewed a whopping 37 million times on YouTube, not including people who listened to the episode on Spotify or other platforms.

Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, is now also ready for Rogan’s podcast. He will travel to Austin, Texas, on Wednesday for the interview, which is expected to take place later this week, CNN and ABC News reported on Tuesday.

Trump’s episode is currently Rogan’s third most popular on YouTube, behind an episode interviewing UFO researchers Bob Lazar and Jeremy Corbell (61 million) and another with surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden (38 million).

During the show, Trump mocked the idea of ​​Harris appearing on the podcast, predicting that she would be “on the floor” and that it would “be a mess.”

Rogan pushed back, saying, “I can imagine her doing this show. She had to do it and maybe she still does… I would try to have a conversation with her… I wouldn’t try to interview her. I would just try to have a conversation with her and hopefully get to know her as a person.

The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to a Harris campaign representative.

October 29, 11:30 am Updated with Vance appearing on Rogan’s podcast.