'There’s very few people that are celebrating': Joe Rogan shuts down JD Vance’s Roe claim
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) recently sat down with popular podcaster Joe Rogan, and one particular exchange is turning heads on social media.
While Rogan and Vance were discussing how the Supreme Court's 2022 overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision could impact next week's presidential election, the comedian and Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator observed that the "concept and the zeitgeist is that abortion had always been, you know, Roe v. Wade was the law of the land, and then all of a sudden that was taken away and you have these religious men trying to dictate what women can and can't do with their bodies."
Vance responded that he understood "the pushback against that," but countered that "you could go with so many other issues." He opined that "you can go way too far about it."
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"It becomes trying to celebrate something that at the very best, if you grant, I think, every argument of the pro-choice side, it is a neutral thing, not something to be celebrated," Vance added.
"I think there's very few people that are celebrating, though," Rogan responded.
The exchange is somewhat surprising, given that Rogan's podcast is known for its long-winded, hours-long episodes in which Rogan allows his guests to speak at length and rarely challenges them. He's also a political wild card, having voted for neither former President Donald Trump nor President Joe Biden in 2020. Newsweek reported that Rogan voted for libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen, though he admitted she "didn't have a shot" of winning in California, where he was registered at the time (Rogan now lives in Austin, Texas).
Despite his popularity among young men who are predominantly supporters of Trump and Vance, Rogan wasn't shy about expressing his admiration for Vice President Kamala Harris in a September episode of his podcast that aired after Harris and Trump's ABC News debate in September. While talking to comedian Tom Segura, Rogan opined that Harris was "nailing it."
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“They did an amazing job from the moment Biden drops out, forcing Biden to drop out, whatever they’re doing, whoever’s writing those speeches, getting her to deliver them, coaching her, she’s nailing it,” Rogan said. "The difference in that debate was not a difference in who’s going to have better policies, who’s going to be better for the country. The difference in the debate, in my opinion, was who was better prepared.”
Watch the video of Rogan's exchange with Vance below, or by clicking this link.
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