Why Matt Walsh Thinks Joe Rogan Interview Would Go Very Badly For Kamala

According to recent reports, Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign team are considering an appearance on the hugely popular “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast — but The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh argued on Tuesday that if she did choose to do an interview with Rogan, it was likely to go poorly for her.

“This would be a catastrophic mistake. I hope it happens,” Walsh initially posted when the news broke.

This would be a catastrophic mistake. I hope it happens. https://t.co/cYf5zELlBJ

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 15, 2024

One critic responded, laying out an argument suggesting that Harris could come out of such an interview looking better.

“Unpopular opinion: Harris might end up doing relatively well in the informal setting of Joe Rogan’s podcast,” the post on X read in part. “Rogan isn’t really an antagonistic or ‘gotcha’ kind of interviewer, and his vibe is usually chill and relaxed. I think this favors Harris, although the sheer length of his show will give Harris plenty of opportunities to slip up and say something that can be used by pro-Trump social media accounts to make her look bad.”

But Walsh disagreed, and followed up with a lengthier explanation for his initial assessment.

“Totally disagree,” he said, and then gave three reasons to back that up.

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The Daily Wire host’s first reason was simple: “Harris is incapable of speaking both casually and coherently for any length of time, let alone 2 – 3 hours. This interview format — even aside from the interview — is not at all in her wheelhouse.”

Walsh went on to agree that Rogan would not go into the interview intending to set a trap for Harris or to intentionally make her look bad, saying, “That’s not his style.”

But then he gave the second reason he believed Harris would do poorly, adding, “He will ask insightful questions, even about subjects that aren’t necessarily political. The only kinds of questions that she can answer intelligibly are the ones that she has scripted answers for. Again, a Rogan interview is as far from her wheelhouse as you can get.”

The third and final reason, according to Walsh, would depend somewhat on how Harris herself approached the interview, noting that she would be under more pressure than Rogan to appease a particular base.

“Kamala’s base will expect her to go after him and hold him accountable for being a right wing radical nazi, etc. If she plays nice and pals around with him for three hours, she risks alienating her own base,” he said. “If she tries to make it contentious, he’ll wipe the floor with her. It’s a lose-lose for her.”

Totally disagree. Three reasons:

1) Harris is incapable of speaking both casually and coherently for any length of time, let alone 2 – 3 hours. This interview format — even aside from the interview — is not at all in her wheelhouse.

2) Joe won't go in there looking to… https://t.co/z1BctjbrJO

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 15, 2024