Trump appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast for nearly three hours: Here are the top moments - WFIN Local News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

80% : I love oil," Trump said.
69% : Rogan, the nation's most-listened-to podcast host, is extremely influential with young male voters, who Trump is aiming to reach.
54% : JOE ROGAN TELLS TRUMP THE 'WILD S -- ' HE SAYS FUELED HIS POPULARITY DURING THREE HOUR PODCAST INTERVIEW"But I would say that the Big Pharma wasn't thrilled when they heard that," Trump said.
53% : Let's build some condos.'"Rogan praised Trump for partnering with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "Make America Healthy Again" and asked the Republican presidential nominee if he would completely commit to having Kennedy, a former independent presidential candidate, as part of his administration.
51% : "The one question that you'll ask me that I think you'll ask me that people seem to ask -- and I always come up with the same answer - if I, the one mistake because I had a lot of success, great economy, great everyth, everything was great with the military rebuilt the biggest tax cuts in history, all the stuff we did, we had a great presidency," Trump said.
51% : I said, 'we're leaving, but I want to get everything out,'" Trump said.
51% : "Yeah, he said it's cheaper to leave it," Trump affirmed.
50% : "Elon Musk, who took over Twitter -- now X -- in 2022, responded to the clip, writing, "Exactly.""You know they come after their political opponent," Trump told Rogan in response.
49% : "I had a couple of conversations with Abdul, and from the time I had those conversations, because they were shooting our soldiers, you know, with the sniper stuff," Trump said.
47% : While explaining the process of choosing political nominations once he got into office, Trump discussed his initial appointment of John Bolton, who served as White House National Security adviser.
47% : Trump said.
46% : "Not more dangerous?""He just said cheaper," Trump said.
45% : I used to say it as a civilian, so I always got more publicity than other people," Trump said.
43% : ""But I will say that it always comes back to the same answer," Trump said.
39% : Trump said U.S. troops should have left last from Bagram Air Base because it's located "one hour away from where China makes its nuclear missiles" and should have taken all their equipment with them.
39% : "And it's not an age thing," Trump said.
39% : "But you either have it or you don't," Trump said.
38% : I said, 'this guy's nuts,'" Trump added.
35% : I think anybody that runs for president should take, they should give them a test," Trump said.
33% : Rogan then referenced how Trump dubbed North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un "Little Rocket Man" early on in his first term.
33% : "Trump said he has interviewed jet pilots who described seeing what looked like a ball that traveled four times faster than an F-22 plane, opening the conversation up to the subject of UFOs.
32% : "Yeah, neocons or bad people or disloyal people," Trump said.
32% : And it was rough," Trump said.
32% : "'Sir, it's cheaper to leave it,'" Trump said Milley told him.
32% : "Trump also recalled how he spoke with Taliban's chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
32% : "I mean, there's no reason not to think that Mars and all these planets don't have life, you know?"Trump described Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Karris as a "very low IQ person," when Rogan asked him about how Harris compared her Republican opponent to Adolf Hitler.
30% : "It wasn't like I was trying," Trump said.
29% : And every time I had to deal with a country when they saw this whack job standing behind me, they said, 'Man, Trump's going to go to war with us.'
29% : Rogan added that Kennedy recently told him that "more than 70% of young men are ineligible for the military because of their health.""But RFK is going to be - you know I think he's a great guy," Trump said.Rogan also asked if Trump faced pressure not to work with Kennedy.
17% : In 2019, Trump fired Bolton, who remains a staunch critic.
16% : "From the official vice presidential residence at the White House on Wednesday, Harris accepted the claim of former Trump White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, who said Trump wanted "Hitler's generals."
15% : Trump told Rogan that he regretted some of the appointments he made in his first-term.
7% : "Rogan and Trump discussed the botched Afghanistan withdrawal under the Biden-Harris administration.
4% : Trump described how Phil Ruffin, a fellow American businessman, warned him that Bolton was a "bad guy," but by then, Trump had already hired him.
4% : "In his meeting with former President Obama during the presidential transition period, Trump recalled, "Obama thought we were going to go to war with North Korea."
1% : Trump said President Biden should have fired everyone involved in planning the withdrawal, taking issue with retired Gen. Mark Milley, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump and Biden.

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