Brutal Joe Rogan-Kamala Harris pic goes viral after Trump victory

The outspoken and hugely popular podcaster, just one of his litany of roles, ended up playing his own part in Donald Trump’s landslide election victory.

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The 57-year-old, who also counts UFC commentator, stand-up comedian and TV host among his many hats, had both Trump and his running mate JD Vance on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, in the lead-up to the election.

After keeping his thoughts to himself for months, Rogan ultimately confirmed what most assumed when he endorsed Trump for the presidency one day before the election.

The former Fear Factor host also claimed he shot down an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris after her campaign made a number of demands.

Rogan’s podcast boasts millions of listeners each episode and the American has been hugely outspoken on a number of topics, include vaccines, politics, drug use and mixed martial arts.

In sporting circles he remains best known for his work hosting some of the UFC’s biggest events and his post-fight interviews.

It is in that realm that a doctored image of Rogan and Harris has gone viral.

Rogan has sat down alongside a fallen fighter a number of times in the Octagon to conduct interviews, but this time it was Harris who was superimposed in the cage.

At the time of writing it is not yet known where the image originated, but the decision of Rogan’s official podcast account to post it on X to its one million followers ensured it has absolutely exploded.

The Rogan account captioned the photo: “It was only a matter of time someone did this.”

It was only a matter of time someone did this. pic.twitter.com/ODdiDrf4B9

— Joe Rogan Podcast (@joeroganhq) November 6, 2024

It has already had more than 1,800 comments, 21,000 retweets and 235,000 likes.

Among the huge number of gifs, memes and emojis used in response, Trump fans were having an absolute field day over the image.

“Glad you finally got that interview,” one quipped.

“This is genius lol,” wrote another.

Another attempted to imagine the interview itself, writing: “What would you say went wrong out there, it seemed like you had no power behind your shots.”

A number of other Rogan fans were keen to point out the folly of Harris opting not to go on the podcast.

One wrote: “I bet she wishes she would have flown to Texas for a three-hour sitdown.”

Another added: “I mean she chose not to go on there. That was her fault.”

When speculation was raging over Harris’ potential appearance on the podcast, Rogan said the Democratic presidential nominee’s team wanted him to travel to her and for their chat to last for only an hour.

“They offered a date for Tuesday, but I would have had to travel to her and they only wanted to do an hour. I strongly feel the best way to do it is in the studio in Austin,” Rogan said in a statement on X.

He then endorsed Trump for president as he dropped his latest episode, which featured another major backer of the Republican candidate, Elon Musk.

Rogan’s declaration of support was considered a potentially significant boost for the former president’s hopes of re-election.

“The great and powerful @elonmusk,” Rogan wrote on X. “If it wasn’t for him we’d be f***ed.

“He makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you’ll hear and I agree with him every step of the way.

“For the record, yes, that’s an endorsement of Trump.

“Enjoy the podcast.”

Tesla chief Musk has become a vocal proponent of Trump and was part of the president-elect’s victory celebrations.

He is also apparently set to be part of the MAGA figurehead’s administration.

The billionaire appeared on stage at a number of Trump rallies wearing his ‘dark MAGA’ hat and vowed he could cut US$2 trillion in government spending via an audit of departments.

Rogan’s official endorsement of Trump came a week after the Republican appeared on a three-hour episode of his podcast.