Donald Trump has spoken out in regards to the latest fallout involving Joe Rogan and his Spotify-hosted podcast, suggesting the comic ought to cease apologizing so he does not seem "weak and frightened."
The previous president has defended Rogan amid the controversy surrounding the content material of his vastly well-liked podcast, which Spotify paid a reported $100 million for.
Rogan has come below fireplace for sharing misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccines on his present, which led to outstanding musicians together with Neil Younger and Joni Mitchell withdrawing their music from the streaming platform.
Rogan additionally apologized for repeatedly utilizing the N-word on his podcast, however says clips of him utilizing the racial slurs, which have been broadly shared on-line, had been "taken out of context."
In an announcement, Trump mentioned that Rogan has "acquired to cease apologizing to the Faux Information and Radical Left maniacs and lunatics," amid the backlash to his present.
"What number of methods are you able to say you are sorry? Joe, simply go about what you accomplish that properly and do not allow them to make you look weak and frightened. That is not you and it by no means can be!"
The assertion from the previous president arrived as Rogan launched a video apology about utilizing the N-word various occasions on his present down the years. Rogan mentioned his assertion was the "most regretful and shameful" factor that he has ever needed to discuss publicly.
The apology arrived after a video compilation of him utilizing the N-word re-emerged and went viral on-line amid the controversy surrounding his coronavirus and vaccine feedback, in addition to different clips exhibiting him utilizing racist language.
"There is a video that is out, that is a compilation of me saying the N-word. It is a video that is fabricated from clips taken out of context of me of...12 years of conversations on my podcast, and it is all smushed collectively, and it appears to be like f*****g horrible, even to me," Rogan mentioned.
"Now I do know that to most individuals there is no context the place a white individual is ever allowed to say that phrase, by no means thoughts publicly on a podcast, and I agree with that.
"I have not mentioned it in years, however for a very long time, once I would convey that phrase up, like if it will come up in dialog, as an alternative of claiming 'the N-word,' I'd simply say the phrase. I assumed so long as it was in context, folks would perceive what I used to be doing."
In a letter to workers, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek mentioned there are "no phrases I can say to adequately convey how deeply sorry I'm" for the best way The Joe Rogan Expertise controversy has impacted them, however vowed to maintain the present on the platform.
Greater than 70 episodes of the present had been just lately faraway from Spotify, which Ek states was a call by Rogan.
"Whereas I strongly condemn what Joe has mentioned and I agree together with his determination to take away previous episodes from our platform, I notice some will need extra. And I need to make one level very clear—I don't imagine that silencing Joe is the reply."
Rogan has been contacted for remark.
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