President-elect Donald Trump's ability to express humanity through candor and sarcasm on his podcast is widely credited with helping bring him back to the White House in 2024.
Since the election, both Republicans and Democrats have analyzed why Trump won against Vice President Kamala Harris. One key element that commentators across the political spectrum can agree on is that podcast interviews appear to have a greater impact on elections than celebrity endorsements or liberal legacy media.
As the Poynter Institute pointed out, some are even calling 2024 a “podcast election” because Trump and Harris appeared multiple times on shows targeted to a specific mass audience. The data seems to support this.
Harris' appearances on the podcast circuit range from appearances on “Club Shay Shay,” hosted by former NFL player Shannon Sharpe, to the popular podcast “Club Shay Shay,” hosted by former Barstool personality Alex Cooper. Trump came out on top. His choice to lean into podcasts, especially shows aimed at men, has had an effect on Gen Z men and Millennials. A Fox News voter poll released earlier this month found that 53% of men between the ages of 18 and 44 support Mr. Trump, compared to 45% for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump's interview with Joe Rogan is widely credited with helping him reach more young male voters, who turned to him in droves.
Kamala Harris' inner circle interview with semaphore The post-election period included some memorable statements about the declining influence of traditional media.
“As for my colleagues in the mainstream news media, there is no value in speaking to the New York Times or the Washington Post during a general election. [readers] They are already with us,” said Deputy Campaign Manager Rob Flaherty.
From coining the term “The Weave” to joking about failed attempts at life, President Trump's 2024 podcasting tour includes some memorable moments, and the medium's influence It was demonstrated that there is an increase in
President Trump talks to Logan about the 'biggest mistake' of his first term and his 'comedian attitude'
Trump's marathon appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” in late October has been viewed more than 53 million times on YouTube alone and is considered a turning point in the election. Logan, known for eliciting raw comments from his guests, did not disappoint in his interview with Trump.
President Trump said his “biggest mistake” during his first term as president was “choosing some people I shouldn't have chosen,” citing “neocons, bad people, people who were dishonest.” One specific example Trump recalled was the firing of national security adviser John Bolton in 2019. President Trump said Bolton was a useful threat to make other countries think that Trump was going to go to war with us, but insisted: “He was with Bush when they stupidly went into the Middle East. They should never have done that. I was saying it as a civilian, so I always put more emphasis on it than others. was also attracting attention.”
President-elect Donald Trump and Joe Rogan side by side. (Getty Images)
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Mr. Trump then expressed wonder why he received more public recognition than others and asked Mr. Rogan why.
“I can definitely say that,” Logan replied with a laugh. “You said something quite rude–“
“Maybe,” Trump replied with a smile. Trump then explained, “You know, this is funny. You have to at least have the attitude of a comedian when you're in this business. This is a very dangerous business.”
Long after the interview, Rogan marveled at Trump's “ability to just keep going” to later guests during a nearly three-hour podcast interview without even taking a bathroom break. He continued to support Trump on the eve of the election.
Trump coins 'weave' on 'Flagrant' podcast, scolds comedian for jab at Biden
Trump appeared on the podcast “Fragrant,” hosted by stand-up comedians Andrew Schultz and Akaa Singh, and managed to elicit laughs during the interview.
In the interview, Trump slapped President Biden with a backhanded compliment.
“He has one ability that I don't have: he can sleep,” Trump said as the hosts laughed, before marveling at Biden's ability to “fall asleep on camera.”
President Trump also quipped, “Someone convinced him he looked good in a swimsuit. At 82 years old, you don't usually look good in a swimsuit.”
During the campaign, Trump appeared on comedian Andrew Schultz's podcast “Flagrant.” (FLAGRANT YouTube Channel)
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In a moment that turned to another topic in the same interview, Trump said, “I'm not rambling,” and instead claimed, “I do something called Weave.” This is a technique that allows you to get off track in a conversation and then come back to the topic. Back to the point.
“He has to have an extraordinary memory, because he has to get back to where he started,” he says, as the host laughs. “He can go far and wide and be exactly where he started.” he boasted.
Schultz later reflected on the interview with his co-hosts. This was very different from the initial idea that there was no such thing.
On another podcast, “The Brilliant Idiots,” which Schulz co-hosts with radio host Charlamagne the God, Charlamagne berates Schulz with an anecdote about how the podcast has been received by young people. I let it happen. Charlamagne told Shultz that a young black man he knew, who he declined to name, was so shocked by Shultz's interview with President Trump that he reacted by saying, “Flagrant will get Trump elected.” Ta.
Schultz burst out laughing and said, “The interview was tough, brother, I don't know what to say.”
Trump shreds Harris on Theo Fung podcast, says Biden was ejected
Comedian and podcaster Theo Fung interviewed Trump in August, and Trump accepted the invitation at the urging of his son Barron.
This episode of the podcast “This Past Weekend” has received 15 million views since it was published in August. Trump used his time to criticize not only Harris but the Democrats behind her. At the time, America was still reeling from Biden abandoning the nomination under extreme pressure from party figures like Nancy Pelosi. Mr. Fung asked Mr. Trump for a theory about what happened.
“It was a coup,” Trump said, later suggesting:[Chuck] Mr. Schumer, Mr. Pelosi, a number of other Democratic leaders,” Trump speculated, “and I think they actually threatened him violently.” And he didn't want to come out, remember he said, 'Only God will let me out'? ”
Donald Trump did an interview with podcaster Theo Fung in late August.
The president-elect also took time to criticize Harris, claiming, “She's the worst vice president ever, he's the worst president ever, and that combination is deadly.”
He went on to call Harris “the worst border czar in the history of the world” and went so far as to say that the United States is home to “hundreds of thousands of murderers.”
President Trump jokes about WWE's Undertaker and recent assassination attempt
In late October, Mark Calaway, best known as WWE wrestling's “The Undertaker,” interviewed Trump on his podcast “Six Feet Under,” which garnered nearly 1 million views.
President Trump spoke candidly about the second assassination attempt of his life, which occurred just a few weeks ago. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is accused of pointing an AK-47 at President Trump while he was visiting Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Authorities said Secret Service agents shot him when they saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at him. A chain link fence one hole ahead of where Trump was playing.
President Trump recalled the incident, saying, “I'm standing over the putt,'' and joked, “At least they let me putt.''
President Trump spoke with the hosts of the podcast “Six Feet Under.”
President Trump also acknowledged the existence of an “incredible woman” who took a photo of the suspect fleeing the scene after a gunfight with the Secret Service.
“Women…it might just be women. Men are probably not smart enough, right?” he joked. “A woman spots this guy running. He runs across the street. Now, who would do something like this? It's a pretty busy street… and she runs across the street.” He looked at it and said, “He's suspicious.'' He saw people running around all the time who didn't look that hot. But she chased him for a block and he got in his car and she stopped and started taking pictures of his license plate and what type of car it was. It was a seed van. And she took a picture and sent it to the sheriff. Who would do that?”
President Trump jokes with Logan Paul, gives Biden a long interview like he did
Trump appeared on Logan Paul's podcast “Impaulsive” in early June and talked about a wide range of topics, from the Ukraine war to UFOs, but he particularly took the time to criticize his Democratic opponent for a lack of interviews. divided.
“He couldn't do this interview,” he said of Biden, who was still the Democratic nominee at the time. “Have you ever asked him a question like this?”
When the hosts said that Trump had never appeared on the show but would love to host the show, Trump seemed to like the idea, making the hosts laugh and saying, “I think we should do that.'' You know how many chances there are to perform.” If you do that, let me see how long I keep doing it. ”
President Trump appeared on Logan Paul's podcast “Impaulsive” in early June.
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Paul then asked Trump what he knew about UFOs/UAPs, and Trump said he had talked to some respectable pilots who had experienced unexplained phenomena, but remained skeptical. That being said, some kind of alien is certainly involved with him.
President Trump joked, “We know there are illegal immigrants.” “But they are people who come across the border, and we have a lot of them. They are people I know. When you say 'foreigners,' I say, 'They are Are you an illegal immigrant?”
This video interview has reached approximately 7 million views as of this report.
Fox News' Brian Flood, Danielle Wallace and Emma Colton contributed to this report.
