Joe Rogan has described Donald Trump as the "king" of the "morons" during an episode of his podcast, while discussing the controversy surrounding Congressman-elect George Santos.
On Thursday's show, Mr Rogan spoke with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. The conversation turned to Mr Santos, who has faced criticism for fabricating aspects of his background and credentials. Mr Portnoy said the situation made him laugh but was "actually kind of scary". Mr Rogan agreed it was scary, but added that it was also funny, noting that Mr Santos is "completely full of s***" and yet gets to vote.
Mr Rogan predicted that Mr Santos would "not be the last" such figure, describing a "litany" of people who are "full of s***". He said the world was "compromised" and that the only way to stop it was to get money out of politics, but questioned who would support such a move. He dismissed the possibility of eliminating special interest groups and lobbyists, saying no one would sign off on that.
Mr Rogan then turned to Mr Trump, saying it was "fascinating" to see him enter power as an "outsider". He claimed the "morons had a king" and that there were "a lot of morons". He elaborated that for these supporters, Mr Trump represents them and the "anti" establishment, with a thought process of "He's not perfect, but at least he's real". Mr Rogan noted that many people felt unrepresented by previous leaders, and now they had "their guy".
