Joe Rogan shot down the idea of giving podcasters front-row seats at White House press briefings, insisting that podcasters are not journalists and should not be treated as such.
The remarks came yesterday during a conversation with comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir, where Rogan mocked the chaos of President Trump's recent press gaggles, describing reporters shouting competing questions over one another as a bad podcast.
Rogan was responding to David Sacks, chairman of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, who suggested the administration had lost podcasters with recent policies and should have given them a prominent seat at news conferences. Rogan's answer was blunt: how about real journalists instead.
The exchange lands after the 2024 race was dubbed the podcast election, with Rogan interviewing Trump and later endorsing him. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt created a new media seat near the podium that lets bloggers, influencers and other alternative voices ask questions during briefings.