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 the Republican statesmanlike nominee vulnerability to Rogan's 14.5 cardinal followers connected Spotify and 17.6 cardinal followers connected YouTube. Rogan, the nation's most-listened-to podcast host, is highly influential with young antheral voters, who Trump is aiming to reach. 

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

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

While explaining the process of choosing governmental nominations erstwhile helium got into office, Trump discussed his archetypal assignment of John Bolton, who served arsenic White House National Security adviser. In 2019, Trump fired Bolton, who remains a staunch critic. Trump described however 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 helium has gotten truthful fashionable with Americans owed to the "wild s---" helium says.  (The Joe Rogan Experience)

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

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

"I could decidedly archer 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 the polls due to the fact that radical were bushed of idiosyncratic talking successful this bulls--- pre-prepared person lingo. And adjacent if they didn't hold with you, they astatine slightest knew whoever that feline is, that's him. That's truly him." 

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

"The rebels are Republicans now, though, similar you privation to beryllium invisible, you privation to beryllium punk rock, you privation to like, subordinate the system? You're a blimpish now," Rogan said. "That's however crazy. And past the liberals are present pro-silencing criticism. They're pro-censorship online. … [T]hey travel successful regulating escaped code and present regulating the First Amendment. It's bananas to watch." 

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

Elon Musk, who took implicit Twitter — present X — successful 2022, responded to the clip, writing, "Exactly." 

"You cognize they travel aft their governmental opponent," Trump told Rogan successful response. "I've been investigated much than Alfonse Capone." 

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

In gathering with erstwhile President Obama during the statesmanlike modulation period, Trump recalled, "Obama thought we were going to spell to warfare with North Korea," Trump said. Rogan recalled however Trump dubbed North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un "Little Rocket Man" aboriginal connected successful his archetypal term. 

"I said, 'Little Rocket Man, you're going to pain successful hell.' And it was a rough," Trump said. "I got to cognize him amended than anybody, anybody. And I said, 'Do you ever bash thing else? Why don't you spell instrumentality it casual and relax? Go to the beach?' You know, kiddingly, I said, 'You're ever gathering nuclear. Just relax. You don't person to bash it. Let's physique 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 the play with a rally connected Sunday astatine New York’s Madison Square Garden. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)