Trump was 3 hours late to the rally after the Joe Rogan interview

• Donald Trump was almost three hours late for a rally in Michigan.
• The Republican candidate said he was detained for taping an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast.
• Trump apologized for his tardiness, saying, “I thought you wouldn’t mind too much because we’re trying to win.”

Donald Trump apologized to the crowd in rally in Michigan after he was nearly three hours late due to a taping of an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast.

The rally in Traverse City was scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

But about an hour after the scheduled start time, Trump addressed viewers from a giant screen, speaking from a plane en route from Austin.

“We’re stepping on the gas,” he said.

Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Cheung wrote on X that the former president had just finished taping a three-hour episode of Rogan’s show.

“We’re coming now, Michigan!” – he said.

Trump appeared on stage after 10 p.m.

“We’re so connected, but I thought you wouldn’t mind too much because we’re trying to win,” he said.

“I was actually interviewed by a great guy. I didn’t know him too well, but I recognized him because it was the longest interview I’ve ever done in my life. Joe Rogan, good guy,” he continued. , adding that he told his team that he intends to continue the event in Michigan.

“The Joe Rogan Experience” is one of Spotify’s Most Popular Podcastswith 14.5 million subscribers.

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In 2022, Rogan criticized the former president, saying he would not allow him on the show and calling him “an existential threat to democracy.”

But in my last episodewhich is now available on Spotify, Rogan suggested assassination attempt in July changed his position.

“As soon as they shot you, I thought, ‘He’s got to come here,'” Rogan said. “It’s all about timing.”

Vice President Kamala Harris also recently targeted podcast listeners with her campaign. appeared in Alex Cooper’s song “Call Her Daddy”. podcast earlier this month.

Harris will be joined by Michelle Obama at a campaign rally in Michigan on Saturday, and Trump will hold another rally in Michigan before heading to Pennsylvania.