Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, will tape an interview with Joe Rogan on Wednesday, just days after the former. President Donald Trump sat down with the popular podcaster, according to a spokesman for the Republican vice presidential candidate.
Vance, who is expected to hold a campaign event in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, will meet with Rogan at his podcast studio in Austin, Texas.
CNN was first to report on the senator’s planned speech.
While this is his first appearance on Rogan’s show, Vance has appeared on dozens of podcasts since joining the Republican presidential ticket. Last week, the senator sat down for two separate podcasts — Theo Vaughn and Tim Dillon — together for nearly four hours of content.
Trump’s three-hour appearance last week covered a wide range of topics, including the war in Ukraine, Trump’s health and the existence of life on Mars.
However, the tape also featured the former president’s widely debunked claims about a “stolen” 2020 election.
Rogan has made no endorsements in the 2024 election, but his political history is mixed. He endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during the 2020 Democratic primary and spoke favorably of both Trump and Harris. In August, he also said he was a “fan” of then-independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. but did not support his White House bid. “I am not a person to get political information,” he said.
The interview marked another iteration of the campaign’s efforts to reach new constituencies through non-traditional media like podcasts and other venues on social media like TikTok. The interview episode of The Joe Rogan Experience with Trump has already garnered over 37.5 million views on YouTube alone in less than a week. It is also part of the campaign’s outreach efforts young male voters, It is a major part of Rogan’s fan base.
For her part, Vice President Kamala Harris has made several appearances in non-traditional sales channels, most recently appearing on Brené Brown’s podcast and, perhaps most notably, taping an interview with host Alex Cooper on the popular Call Her Dad podcast. in early October.
In an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes last week, Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams said that while the Democratic nominee is “happy to go anywhere and everywhere to talk to a broad segment of the country,” his campaign schedule won’t allow anyone. Interview with Rogan.
“We have spoken with Rogan and his team about the podcast, unfortunately due to the scheduling of this period of the campaign it will not be available at this time,” Sams said.
a X Send on Mondayhowever, Rogan said an interview with Harris is still on the table, but the podcaster and the campaign have not agreed on how to logistically carry out the sit-down.
“My sincere wish is that we have a nice conversation and get to know him as a person. I really hope we can make it happen,” Rogan said.
The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to Rogan’s post.