Trump appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast for nearly 3 hours: Here are the top moments

Former President Trump taped "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast for astir 3 hours connected Saturday. 

The podcast, recorded successful Austin, Texas, afforded nan Republican statesmanlike nominee vulnerability to Rogan's 14.5 cardinal followers connected Spotify and 17.6 cardinal followers connected YouTube. Rogan, nan nation's most-listened-to podcast host, is highly influential pinch young antheral voters, who Trump is aiming to reach. 

Here are nan apical takeaways from nan podcast that aired connected Friday. 

Trump asks Rogan to explicate why he's gotten bad publicity: ‘You said a batch of chaotic s---’ 

While explaining nan process of choosing governmental nominations erstwhile he sewage into office, Trump discussed his first assignment of John Bolton, who served arsenic White House National Security adviser. In 2019, Trump fired Bolton, who remains a staunch critic. Trump described really Phil Ruffin, a chap American businessman, warned him that Bolton was a "bad guy," but by then, Trump had already hired him. 

Podcast big Joe Rogan told erstwhile President Trump he has gotten truthful celebrated pinch Americans owed to nan "wild s---" he says.  (The Joe Rogan Experience)

"And he was right. But he was bully successful a definite way. He's a seed job. And each clip I had to woody pinch a state erstwhile they saw this whack occupation opinionated down me, they said, 'Man, Trump's going to spell to warfare pinch us.' He was pinch Bush erstwhile they went stupidly into nan Middle East. They should person ne'er done it. I utilized to opportunity it arsenic a civilian, truthful I ever sewage much publicity than different people," Trump said. 

"It wasn't for illustration I was trying," Trump said. "In fact, I don't cognize precisely why. Maybe you tin show me." 

"I could decidedly show you," Rogan offered. "You said a batch of chaotic s---. … And past CNN successful each their brilliance by highlighting your chaotic s--- made you overmuch much popular. And they boost you successful nan polls because group were tired of personification talking successful this bulls--- pre-prepared leader lingo. And moreover if they didn't work together pinch you, they astatine slightest knew whoever that feline is, that's him. That's really him." 

Rogan tells Trump ‘the rebels are Republicans now,’ Elon Musk agrees

"The rebels are Republicans now, though, for illustration you want to beryllium invisible, you want to beryllium punk rock, you want to like, subordinate nan system? You're a blimpish now," Rogan said. "That's really crazy. And past nan liberals are now pro-silencing criticism. They're pro-censorship online. … [T]hey travel successful regulating free reside and now regulating nan First Amendment. It's bananas to watch." 

Rogan is seen astatine a ceremonial weigh-in for nan UFC 292 mixed martial arts event, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, successful Boston.  (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

Trump says he told North Korea's Kim Jong Un to ‘just relax,' ‘go to nan beach’ 

In gathering pinch erstwhile President Obama during nan statesmanlike modulation period, Trump recalled, "Obama thought we were going to spell to warfare pinch North Korea," Trump said. Rogan recalled really Trump dubbed North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un "Little Rocket Man" early connected successful his first term. 

"I said, 'Little Rocket Man, you're going to pain successful hell.' And it was a rough," Trump said. "I sewage to cognize him amended than anybody, anybody. And I said, 'Do you ever do thing else? Why don't you spell return it easy and relax? Go to nan beach?' You know, kiddingly, I said, 'You're ever building nuclear. Just relax. You don't person to do it. Let's build immoderate condos.'"

Trump arrives for a run rally astatine Avflight astatine Cherry Capital Airport connected Oct. 25, 2024 successful Traverse City, Michigan. Trump is scheduled to clasp rallies successful Michigan and Pennsylvania connected Saturday earlier closing retired nan play pinch a rally connected Sunday astatine New York’s Madison Square Garden. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)