Former President Donald Trump made an unexpected stop on the campaign trail Thursday, appearing on the show of controversial YouTuber and professional wrestler Logan Paul. “Impulsive” podcast.
During the episode, which included a nearly 45-minute interview, Trump urged young voters like Paul’s followers to vote for him over President Joe Biden, whom Paul said had a “less than 1%” chance of joining his podcast. He also sent an invitation to Paul Biden to come on the show.
The “impulsive” interview follows Trump’s continued take on social media as the November election nears. As some younger voters began to question their allegiance to Biden, Trump began appearing on popular podcasts and other new media venues. In the past few years, Trump has appeared with conservative podcaster Tim Pool and YouTubers the Nelk Boys. He Joined TikTok at the beginning of the month and his second post was with Paul, recorded shortly after his podcast shut down.
Paul is one of the most successful and profitable YouTubers since 2013. He has more than 23 million subscribers and his podcast episodes often exceed 1 million views. Recent Impulsive guests include comedian Kevin Hart, football player Patrick Mahomes and former wrestler John Cena.
Paul asked Trump a series of pop culture questions, including whether he knows about aliens (Trump said it’s “very possible”) and if his younger brother Jake Paul thinks he’ll beat Mike Tyson in an upcoming fight (Trump says Tyson’s age is his luck may affect).
Trump also addressed the emergence of artificial intelligence and deep fakes used to create his fake videos. advertising fraud, calls the technology “really powerful stuff.” Trump said he met with technology leaders, including Elon Musk, to discuss the possibilities of artificial intelligence. He said the U.S. should take the lead in technology by spending as much energy as necessary to compete with China. Trump also said that artificial intelligence could replace speakers, including himself.
Musk re-shared the podcast interview on X, which Paul also posted on YouTube.
Trump, who? was convicted In May, he was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records and also gave Paula a T-shirt with her picture on it. Paul commented that Trump’s support has increased since his conviction, and that Trump has since been able to raise millions of dollars.
After turning pro in 2018, Paul signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2022. He and his brother are two of the top fighters in the United States. Paul co-founded the popular beverage company Prime with fellow YouTuber KSI. the same year.
Paul infamously filmed the body of a man who committed suicide during a trip to Japan in 2017 and uploaded it to YouTube. It was one of the biggest controversies in the platform’s history at the time. Paul was one of the highest-paid YouTubers that year, as well as in 2018 and 2021, according to Forbes.