The former president was filmed shaking hands with podcaster Rogan before UFC 290, despite Rogan being outspoken against him in the past.
Trump was seated cageside at the T-Mobile Arena ahead of the fight night when he spotted Rogan, who has a popular podcast withThe meeting of Trump and Rogan seemed cordial, despite the podcaster calling out the former president in the past and making a number of pointed barbs during his many tirades across his podcasts.
The warm handshake and friendly exchange has now been viewed more than 1.4 million times on social media, after Steven Cheung shared it onFormer U.S. President Donald Trump talks with UFC president Dana White during UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena on July 8, 2023 in Las Vegas. Trump met several celebrities at the event on Saturday.
Last year, Rogan revealed on the Lex Fridman podcast that he had turned down multiple opportunities to interview Trump in the past as he didn't want to give the former president a platform."I've had the opportunity to have him on my show more than once, I've said no every time. I don't want to help him. I'm not interested in helping him."
Rogan added later in the same podcast that Trump is,"such a polarizing figure that so many people felt like they could abandon their own ethics and morals and principles just to attack him and anybody who supports him because he is an existential threat to democracy itself." Joe Rogan attends the UFC 277 ceremonial weigh-in at American Airlines Center on July 29, 2022 in Dallas. Rogan shared a handshake with Donald Trump at UFC 290 in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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