Podcaster Joe Rogan revealed information on his podcast ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ during his Thanksgiving programme which shocked his audience.
He revealed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to appear on his podcast to discuss the Russian invasion.
During a discussion about the ongoing invasion in Ukraine with his guests, Rogan shared his thoughts on potential global conflict escalation.
‘I don’t really think [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s that stupid. I think he’s gonna realize what’s going on and I think they’re probably working this out,’ he said.
“Alex Jones said Trump is having secret meetings at Mar-a-Lago, I hope it’s true.”
And in the mid of the conversation, Rogan dropped in “Zelenskyy tried to come on.” “They tried to get Zelenskyy on. I was like, what are you talking about?” he added.
This unexpected news shocked his three guests, fellow podcasters Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir.
Whilst explaining his show’s guest selection process, Rogan avoided specific details about the Zelenskyy situation.
Conversely, Lex Fridman, another pro-Trump podcaster, received a positive response from Zelenskyy after offering to conduct a three-hour interview in Ukraine.
‘Agreed. See you in Ukraine,’ Zelenskyy replied to Fridman’s tweet.
Previously, Rogan criticised the Ukrainian leader following Biden’s approval for Ukraine to use American missiles against Russia.
“Zelensky says Putin is terrified. F**k you, man. F**k you people. You people are about to start World War III,” he said.
This criticism prompted former boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko to challenge Rogan’s viewpoint, offering to appear on his podcast.
“Putin’s Russia is in trouble, so Putin wants to scare you and people like you. His war was supposed to last three days. It lasted three years, thanks to the heroism and sacrifice of us Ukrainians,” he said in a video on Twitter.
“You’re using the only weapon that Putin really intends to use: propaganda. And this weapon really weakens our Democracies. Putin’s Russia wants to destroy Ukraine quietly,” he added.