Joe Rogan, the controversial podcast host recognized to divide comedians, engaged in some spirited debate with stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan on Friday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Expertise. Over the course of almost three hours (concerning the size of Oppenheimer), the pair sparred over the Jan. 6 revolt and whether or not Trump or Biden is extra Satanic, amongst different subjects.
Roughly an hour into Gaffigan’s episode, throughout which he promoted his new Prime Video particular, Darkish Pale, the subject of the Capitol assault arose, because it so typically does when Rogan is close to a microphone. “The January 6 factor is dangerous, but in addition, the intelligence companies have been concerned in upsetting folks into the Capitol Constructing. That’s a truth,” Rogan stated earlier than reiterating the right-wing conspiracy concept that Jan. 6 rioter Ray Epps was working for the FBI to discredit Trump. (Epps is at present suing Fox Information after former host Tucker Carlson unfold this conspiracy concept.) “I don’t know if he was a fed. I do know lots of people assume he was a fed,” Rogan concluded, earlier than admitting that Donald Trump “positively inspired folks to protest.”
Gaffigan poked holes on this concept, stating that he was “extra suspicious why Trump didn’t name for backup for the Capitol police,” including, “There’s far more conspiracy stuff towards Trump than the slim probability that individuals have been like, ‘Oh Trump’s an issue. Let’s simply get these folks which might be loyal to Trump to run into the Capitol so we are able to arrest 300 folks.’ Does that make sense?’”
Rogan held agency on his perception. “No, it doesn’t make sense,” he replied, insisting that the deployment of “agent provocateurs” is a “customary tactic,” notably when “somebody is the enemy of the intelligence companies.” He continued, “With Trump, that’s completely the case. Trump set himself up towards the intelligence companies.”
Later of their dialog, Gaffigan stated that whereas he doesn’t deny the existence of “corruption on either side, ultimately, for me personally, when folks complain about Biden’s age or his cognitive decline or no matter, I’m like, ‘The choice, to me, shouldn’t be acceptable.’” Rogan then introduced up “all of the corruption that we all know for certain occurred” with Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, who not too long ago plead responsible to 2 misdemeanor tax fees stemming from paying his taxes late in 2017 and 2018.
“Joe Biden’s relationship along with his son who clearly struggles with habit—I imply, half of our pals battle with habit. He’s a compassionate father,” Gaffigan stated, earlier than declaring the controversy that’s befallen Trump’s son-in-law and political adviser, Jared Kushner. “It’s little or no doubt in my thoughts that Trump is probably the most corrupt,” the comic added.
“You and I each have this identical suspicion, however we’re coming from two totally different sides, which is fascinating,” Gaffigan continued. “I believe you usually tend to assume that Biden is Devil and I’m extra prone to assume that Trump is Devil.” Rogan argued that whereas he doesn’t assume Biden is “evil incarnate,” he does consider that the president is “a kind of folks that’s in control of authorities and has been entrenched in that enterprise without end.” As for Trump? He “for certain has been concerned in some shady shit,” Rogan stated—however that the previous businessman entered his administration as an “outsider” who “is aware of how gross that system is.”
