There was a lot of love in Madison Square Garden tonight between Donald Trump and Joe Rogan.
Just over two weeks after the 45th and soon-to-be 47th POTUS sat down with the ex-Fear Factor host for a three hour interview on Rogan’s blockbuster podcast, the bromance took it up a notch Saturday at UFC 309 with a long hug between the two men and some clearly very kind words.
As expected, Trump showed up at MSG tonight to add some Commander-in-chief razzle dazzle to his old pal Dana White’s latest fight night.
The two-time impeached Trump had an entourage that included new-is buddy Elon Musk, potential HHS Secretary RFK Jr., Speaker Mike Johnson, director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard, Kid Rock, Donald Trump Jr and a clearly uncomfortable Speaker Mike Johnson. Increasingly scandalized Trump cabinet nominees Matt Gaetz and Peter Hegseth were nowhere to be seen.
UFC 309’s headline fight is Stipe Miocic taking on Jon Jones for the heavyweight championship for the former’s third heavyweight title. Yet, before the Octagon battles had begun, it was Trump arms wide and exaggerated greeting of ringside commentator Rogan that stole the show – – as you can see.
Entering to cheers, Saturday is Trump’s first trip back to MSG since the chilling racist and misogynistic MAGA rally he held in the fabled venue on October 27.
Eventually snubbed by Vice President Kamala Harris for a Joe Rogan Experience interview of her own after the Trump conversation, Rogan formally endorsed the Republican one day before the November 5 election. The support for Trump came during an interview Rogan was conducting with Musk, The world’s on and off richest man became a major backer of Trump, digitally, financially and culturally during the closing months of the campaign.
Along with ex-Trump rival Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk is now charged with trimming the federal bureaucracy for Trump in the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency — which shares an acronym with the X owner’s favored cryptocurrency dogecoin,
As for Rogan, from the look of his and Trump’s embrace, the controversial comedian can be Ambassador to anything he wants.
This week, past Bernie Sanders fan Rogan offered a very unconventional take on the election and where Joe Biden’s heart truly is.
“Do you know what one of my f*cking favorite things of this whole election cycle has been?” Rogan said on his show on November 14. “Yesterday when Biden and Trump sat down in the White House,” he added of the all smiles Oval Office November 13 meeting between the incumbent and the past and present president-elect. “Biden voted for Trump. I guarantee it. I f*cking guarantee it. I never saw that dude so happy in his f*cking life. He lost. His party lost. He was happy.”
Donald Trump meets with Joe Biden in Oval Office on November 13, 2024
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Rogan’s podcast has more than 14 million followers, data from Spotify released earlier this year asserts.
