Joe Rogan said former aides to Kamala Harris lied when they claimed in a new book that the Spotify podcaster refused to make time for the ex-vice president during the election campaign because he instead preferred to interview former President Donald Trump.
Rogan looked to set the record straight after reports suggested his team misled Harris’ campaign about a potential appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
“This whole idea that we f–ked her over and we f–ked her over for Trump — incorrect, just not true,” Rogan said on Tuesday’s episode of his podcast.
Rogan disputed allegations from the new book “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,” which details Harris insiders’ frustrations with the booking process.
According to the book written by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, Harris’ campaign went so far as to arrange a Houston event with Beyoncé on October 25 to align with a possible Rogan interview in nearby Austin.
However, it was later informed the date was unavailable due to a personal day — coincidentally the same day Rogan interviewed Trump.
Rogan pushed back, saying the claims were inaccurate and that his team never deceived Harris’ camp.
“This whole idea that we screwed her over for Trump is just not true,” Rogan said.
“One of the things they said that wasn’t true was that we lied about the day Trump was coming on. We just didn’t tell them because they hadn’t committed to doing the show.”
Rogan explained that booking Trump was effortless.
“Trump was super easy. We offered one day. He said, ‘Yes.’ That was it,” he said. “There was no back-and-forth, no stipulations, no edits — just a straightforward booking. Harris’ team, on the other hand, never fully committed.”
He also rebutted claims that Harris’ team had conducted a walk-through of his studio.
“That’s not true. These people didn’t have a date. They never agreed to do the show,” he insisted.
Rogan claimed he originally hoped to air both interviews on the same day and even offered Harris a late-night slot after her Houston event.
“But no one ever committed to doing it,” he said. “They keep pretending that I lied.”
