Joe Rogan is making it official: the star podcaster has no interest in running for governor of Texas, or for any political office.
During a conversation with conservationist Steven Rinella about his Joe Rogan Experience, the superstar interviewer insisted that he plans to stay out of public office because he despises the world of politics.
‘No! No!’ Rogan said when asked if he would ever throw his hat in the ring to run the Lone Star State, where he has lived since moving from California in 2020.
‘I do not apply in vain. I don’t want to do anything. I don’t want to do anything.
Rogan continued to make his position clear, adding: ‘Fuck that! Why would I do that?
‘I have the best job in the world. I can talk shit without responsibilities. If I’m wrong about something, I say, “Listen, I’m an idiot. Why are you listening to me in the first place?”
He concluded: “No, I have no desire in any way, shape or form to have anything to do with anything related to politics or… I don’t want to be in control of it.”
Rogan explained that he doesn’t even like having to manage too many employees, meaning he would hate the responsibilities of the position, which is currently held by Republican Greg Abbott.
Superstar podcaster Joe Rogan, pictured with Trump, revealed he has no political ambitions
The podcaster was in DC for all of the major inaugural events celebrating President Trump.
‘Fuck that. I would hate it,” Rogan said. ‘I don’t want to be mayor, I don’t want to be anything… I don’t want to be a city councilor, I don’t want to be shit.
‘I don’t like the whole thing. It’s just not a good job. It’s just a creepy thing. It is a very creepy and prostitutional business. I don’t like.’
However, Rogan admitted that he liked having influence in November’s presidential election after endorsing Donald Trump for president.
“I enjoyed it because I didn’t want to. “I didn’t want to get involved in any way,” he shared.
But it became very strange. I was like, I don’t want to have anything and I don’t want to have anything to do with that in the future. I don’t want to, I didn’t want to. I just felt absorbed by it.’
Rogan added: “I’m like, yeah, we can’t do this again.” We can’t do it with these same people who screwed us over for four years, and then they’ll say, “Now we’re going to do it differently.”
The podcaster was in DC for all of the major inaugural events celebrating President Trump.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott gestures as he speaks on stage during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Trump appeared alongside the 57-year-old comedian even though Rogan had previously said he had turned down offers for the former president to appear on the podcast.
His interview with Trump has been listed as one of the factors that helped Trump win back the White House in November.
Trump appeared alongside the 57-year-old comedian even though Rogan had previously said he had turned down offers for the former president to appear on the podcast.
Rogan said in 2022 that he would never include Trump on his podcast for fear it would help his campaign.
Speaking with the then-presidential candidate in a wide-ranging interview, Rogan referenced Trump’s interview with fellow comedian Theo Von in August.
Trump asked, “Is that why you called me to do this?”, to which Rogan responded, “No. Once you got shot, I thought, ‘He’s got to get in here.'”
Despite his popularity among conservatives, Rogan has described himself as a progressive on many issues.
He voted for left-wing Democrat Bernie Sanders as the party’s candidate in 2016.