Joe Rogan’s Trump interview was a ‘traumatic event’ for Kamala Harris
An excerpt from a new book about the 2024 presidential election shed new light on how former Vice President Kamala Harris’ proposed interview with podcast giant Joe Rogan fell apart.
“Trump spent three hours with Rogan in an interview that instantly went viral. The contrast amounted to a ‘traumatic event,’ said one Harris aide, ‘that I will never forget,’” Allen and Parnes wrote.
Following Trump’s election victory, Harris’ team suggested that the president’s interview was the factor that killed negotiations.
“We were hoping to fit it in around that but ultimately weren’t able to do it,” Harris campaign senior advisor Stephanie Cutter said on “Pod Save America.”
Rogan went on to endorse then-candidate Trump on the eve of the election.
The section from “Fight” shed more light on what happened, alleging that initial negotiations held between Harris deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty and Rogan’s reps were rocky. According to the book, Rogan sent them his list of interview conditions on Oct. 11, which included “no staff in the studio, no topic restrictions, and Harris would have to sign a waiver.”
Additionally, “Harris would have to come to Austin, Texas,” according to the Rogan team, though they signaled there was some slight leeway on this condition.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/media...harris-campaign-lost-the-joe-rogan-interview/