Matt Walsh Defends Joe Rogan After He Takes Flak Over Reports Claiming He Endorsed RFK Jr.

Daily Wire host Matt Walsh defended podcast giant Joe Rogan on Friday after reports claiming Rogan endorsed independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. led to some on the Right blasting him for not backing Donald Trump.

Rogan pushed back on the reports on Friday, but not before multiple highly followed Right-wing social media users slammed the comedian. Walsh responded to the backlash from some conservatives to reports of Rogan endorsing Kennedy, saying those “disowning him today for saying nice things about RFK Jr are acting foolishly at best.” Walsh has been a guest on Rogan’s show, which remains the top podcast in the world on Spotify.

“Joe Rogan is one of the most powerful cultural forces in America and he is, at a minimum, very friendly to conservatives. He has repeatedly used his massive platform to amplify right wing voices that would not be able to find that kind of audience anywhere else. He is a tremendous net good for the culture and for the conservative movement, even if he doesn’t consider himself to be a part of the movement,” Walsh wrote on X.

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“The right wing accounts attacking him and disowning him today for saying nice things about RFK Jr are acting foolishly at best. You don’t turn on a guy who has been, is, and could continue to be a huge asset to you and your movement just because he didn’t endorse Trump. That is strategically insane. Petty, stupid, overly emotional, shooting yourself in the foot just to prove a point,” he added. “There’s way too much of this kind of s*** among certain right wing ‘influencers’ at the moment. These specific people have no idea how to build and maintain an actual movement. No idea who the real power players are. No idea how to wield influence. They just tweet Republican Boomerbait all day long, non stop, and then turn and try (unsuccessfully, most of the time) to destroy anyone who actually moves the needle.”

During Rogan’s show on Thursday, the UFC commentator talked about his appreciation for Kennedy, which some on social media and multiple news outlets stretched into him endorsing Kennedy over Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Rogan said Kennedy is different from politicians on the Right and the Left who “gaslight,” “manipulate,” and “promote narratives.”

“The only one who’s not doing that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr,” Rogan said. “I am a fan [of Kennedy]. He’s the only one that makes sense to me. He doesn’t attack people. He attacks actions and ideas. He’s much more reasonable and intelligent.”

In a post on X on Friday, Rogan wrote, “For the record, this isn’t an endorsement. This is me saying that I like RFK jr as a person, and I really appreciate the way he discusses things with civility and intelligence. I think we could use more of that in this world. I also think Trump raising his fist and saying ‘fight!’ after getting shot is one of the most American f***ing things of all time.”

For the record, this isn’t an endorsement. This is me saying that I like RFKjr as a person, and I really appreciate the way he discusses things with civility and intelligence.
I think we could use more of that in this world.

I also think Trump raising his fist and saying… https://t.co/pzkHe9SKVS

— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) August 9, 2024