Trump talks about RFK Jr.’s biggest mistake and tariffs with Rogan

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Donald Trump had a lot to say during his nearly three-hour conversation with Joe Rogan.

The former US president, who is running for office for the third time as a Republican candidate, met with a podcast host in Austin, Texas on Friday as the election is just over a week away.

Rogan, who has more than 14 million subscribers on Spotify and nearly 18 million subscribers on YouTube, asked Trump about a variety of topics, including his biggest mistake while in office, getting Americans back healthy, withdrawing military forces from Afghanistan, tariffs and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris. .

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Speaking about his biggest mistake, Trump said he regretted some of the appointments he made in his early days in office.

“The biggest mistake I made was that I picked some people, I picked some great people, you know, but you don’t think about it,” he said. “I chose some people I shouldn’t have chosen. I picked a few people that shouldn’t have been picked.”

“And neoconservatives,” Rogan replied.

“Yes, neocons, or bad people, or disloyal people,” Trump added.

Elsewhere in the interview, Trump talked about tapping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Make America Healthy Again and whether the former independent presidential candidate would have a job in his administration.

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“Yeah, yeah, but the only thing I want to be a little careful with is the environment,” Trump said. “Because, you know, he doesn’t like oil. I love butter.

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“I think you just have to keep him away from the fire. So I’m going to keep him away from that for a little bit. I said focus on your health. Focus. You can do whatever you want, but I need to be a little careful with liquid gold.

Speaking about the failed withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Trump called retired General Mark Milley “stupid” for not withdrawing military equipment before the soldiers and said he would fire everyone involved in the plan.

“All these generals should have been fired…” he said. “People who had ties to Afghanistan should have been fired. Then books will be written about him (Millie), about how stupid and bad he is. But you are the last to withdraw your soldiers.

US troops left Afghanistan permanently under the watch of President Joe Biden in August 2021. In the final days of the evacuation, 13 American troops were killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital Kabul.

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Trump has also talked about tariffs, suggesting he could use them on foreign goods as a replacement for the federal income tax.

“To me, the most beautiful word—I’ve been saying this for the last couple of weeks—in today’s dictionary is the word tariff,” Trump said. “This is more beautiful than love, more beautiful than anything in the world. This is the most beautiful word. This country can become rich if tariffs are used correctly.”

Rogan asked whether Trump was serious about getting rid of the income tax and replacing it with tariffs.

“Yes, of course,” Trump said. “Why not? Our country was the richest, comparatively, in the 1880s and 1890s. An assassinated president named McKinley was the tariff king.”

The Tariff Act of 1890, designed to protect American industry and workers from foreign competition, raised the cost of foreign goods by almost 50%.

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“He spoke very well about tariffs. His tongue was truly beautiful. “We will not allow the enemy to come and take our jobs, our factories, our workers and our families unless they pay a heavy price. And the big price is tariffs.” And he said that, but he was right. And then sometime in the early 1900s they stupidly switched, frankly, to an income tax.”

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Trump was also asked about Harris, who called him a fascist who admires dictators after his former chief of staff John Kelly said the former president suggested Adolf Hitler “did some good things” and wanted generals like the ones he had Nazi leader of Germany.

“There is also rhetoric that you are Hitler and that in order to stop Hitler you have to do anything,” Rogan said. “I mean, you hear it now, Kamala compared you, said you love Hitler.”

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“Kamala has a very low IQ,” Trump responded. “She has a very low IQ. You know, I’m also for getting tested. I think anyone running for president should take a test.

“It’s not a matter of age,” Trump continued. “If you look back at the history of the 70s and 80s, your greatest, some of your greatest leaders in the world, world history, long history of the world, they were 70 and 80 years old. But I think you should take cognitive tests. … They say it’s unconstitutional, but I think it’s funny. I think Kamala needs to take a test because something is missing. There’s something wrong with her.”

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