Top Moments from Rogan and Trump

Plus: Do You Have Election Stress Disorder?

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Top Moments from Rogan and Trump
What I’m Reading This Week
A Win for Election Integrity
Do You Have Election Stress Disorder?
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Top Moments from Rogan and Trump

On Joe Rogan’s podcast, former President Donald Trump discussed a range of topics in a nearly three hour interview, including his regrets over certain appointments during his first term, his unique approach to diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and his proposal to potentially replace federal income tax with tariffs. I was expecting Rogan to do the interview at a Trump property. It was surreal to see Trump in the Rogan studio and it sends a strong message to see him in someone else’s space, especially one so iconic.

Fox News reported that Trump commented on the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, voicing strong criticism of the decision to leave equipment behind. He spoke about his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and entertained the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

Trump also addressed Vice President Kamala Harris and Rogan’s insights into his popularity. From Fox News:

"Kamala is a very low IQ person. She's a very low IQ. You know, I'm for taking tests too. I think anybody that runs for president should take, they should give them a test," Trump said.

"And it's not an age thing," Trump said. "If you look back on history, 70s and 80s, your greatest, some of your greatest leaders in the world, world history, long time world history, they were in their 70s, in their 80s. But I think you should take cognitive tests. I think everybody – they say it's unconstitutional, but I think that's ridiculous. I think Kamala should have a test because there's something missing. There's something wrong with her." 

"Well, I think it's pressure," Rogan said. "I think the pressure and the scrutiny. You've been a celebrity for a long time, and you understand what this is like. But for someone who's in her late 40s, who becomes the vice president, who runs for president, becomes a vice president, and then all of a sudden, the weight of the world is on your shoulders. And there's all these people, a lot of people clam up." 

"But you either have it or you don't," Trump said. Rogan agreed, "Correct." 

Watch the entire interview here.

RELATED: Trump At MSG Says He’s Running Against ‘Something Far Bigger’ Than Kamala (The Daily Wire)

What I’m Reading This Week

I had a beach read phase and now I’m in my celebrity memoir phase. This week I’m starting Sonny Boy by Al Pacino.

From the description:

To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic in Needle Park, in 1971, and by 1975, he had starred in four movies—The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon—that were not just successes but landmarks in the history of film. Those performances became legendary and changed his life forever. Not since Marlon Brando and James Dean in the late 1950s had an actor landed in the culture with such force.