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Trump showed up very late to Michigan rally after Joe Rogan interview

Trump showed up very late to Michigan rally after Joe Rogan interview

Former President Donald Trump arrived nearly three hours later at his rally in Traverse City, Michigan, after taping his highly anticipated interview with Joe Rogan took longer than expected.

Stepping off a plane late Friday, Trump took the stage at Cherry Capital Airport wearing a black and gold MAGA hat to the music of former WWE star The Undertaker. Earlier this week, Trump recorded a podcast with the fighter.

Before he began attacking Vice President Kamala Harris for “partying” as war rages in the Middle East and saying her policies have gutted Michigan’s auto industry and destroyed the economy, Trump explained the significant delay.

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“We were so connected, and I thought you wouldn’t mind too much because we’re trying to win,” the former president said, later calling Rogan a “great guy” who conducted “the longest interview I’ve ever had.” gave. in my life.”

Trump said his campaign suggested canceling the Michigan rally, but the former president told the cheering crowd he said, “Are you crazy?”

WITH Harris teams up with Beyoncé That same evening in Houston, Texas, Trump criticized her for organizing a “dance party.”

“Today the Middle East has become a powder keg. Nobody is responsible. Joe Biden is sleeping and Kamala is at a dance party with Beyoncé,” he said. Israel on Friday evening (US time) struck back on Iran after the country sent nearly 200 missiles across the Jewish state’s borders earlier this month.

Trump blamed Harris for “an inflation nightmare that has already cost the typical family more than $30,000 in price increases,” later saying that as president she would raise “the typical family’s taxes by more than $3,000 a year.”

The former president continued to tout his plan to rebuild the US auto industry. In the final weeks of his campaign, Trump’s promises to rebuild the auto and manufacturing industries by imposing tariffs on foreign-made goods became a recurring theme in campaign speeches.

“Vote for Trump and you will see a massive exodus of manufacturing jobs from Mexico to Michigan, from Shanghai to Sterling Heights and from Beijing right here in Traverse City,” he promised supporters gathered at Cherry Capital Airport, he said. He.

Rogan published the interview earlier than expected

Meanwhile, late Friday, just hours after their conversation, Rogan pulled out of his highly anticipated podcast interview with Trump. Initially, it appeared that the podcast had been delisted and only appeared on YouTube, sparking conspiracy theories about its censorship. However, Rogan later explained that “there was no problem with YouTube censoring the Trump episode.”

“It was supposed to be released simultaneously on Spotify and YouTube, but there was a glitch in Spotify’s upload system,” he said in his post. statement to X.

For about three hours interview on The Joe Rogan ExperienceTrump discussed his partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” campaign to combat chronic disease, reiterating concerns about CBS News’ decision to edit Vice President Kamala Harris’ book. 60 minutes interview and spoke about the achievements he has made in working with young people on the eve of Election Day.

Trump reiterated that he is “fully committed” to having Kennedy in his administration if he is elected, although he said he does not want the former independent presidential candidate to address “environmental issues.”

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“I want to be a little more careful with him about the environment because, you know, he doesn’t like oil. I love oil,” Trump said. “So I’ll just keep him away. I said, “Focus on your health. You can do whatever you want, but you have to be careful with liquid gold.”

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A lighter moment in the episode came when Rogan and Trump discussed the UFC. Rogan has extensive UFC experience as a broadcaster, and Trump is a longtime fan.

After Rogan asked Trump if he would take Bo Nickal’s next fight in November, the former president joked that he would be too “depressed” to go if he didn’t win the election.

The interview also touched on Harris’ attempts to compare him to Adolf Hitler, his relationship with former chief of staff John Kelly, whom he called a “bully”, and his low opinion of public opinion polls, which he reflected were not doing the job he wanted to do. which they say. they do.

“I don’t know a single person who has been called by a sociologist every time,” he said.

Rogan’s interview has already been viewed more than a million times in just over two hours since it was posted on YouTube.