Kim Williams, president of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, gave his honest opinion and criticized Joe. Rogan on Tuesday It says podcast hosts are taking advantage of the American public.
When asked to offer his thoughts on Rogan, during his stay Taking to the Australian National Press Club, Williams admitted he was not a consumer of “The Joe Rogan Experience”, a comment that drew laughs from viewers.
“I think people like Mr. Rogan prey on people’s weaknesses,” he said. “They prey on fear. They prey on anxiety. They prey on every element that leads to instability in society.”
He also suggests that Rogan pushes the idea that the results of the “fantasies” of entrepreneurs and accomplices are part of “Social storytelling”
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation president Kim Williams is the latest member of the media to criticize Joe Rogan following President Trump’s victory. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images/X/Screenshot)
“I personally find this extremely offensive. And to think that someone had such incredible power in the United States is something I look at in disbelief,” he said.
Williams said he was shocked that Rogan could be considered a source of entertainment when he and others similar “Treating the public like a robbery for a really quite malicious purpose.”
Williams’ video quickly caught Rogan’s attention. Who posted? “LOL WUT” on X.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Rogan’s publicist for further comment.
After President-elect Donald Trump won the election Many Democrats have realized the power of independent podcasts like Rogan’s on modern voters. Vice President Kamala Harris, for various reasons, was reported to be even invited. But it failed to secure an interview with Rogan in a move that was widely praised as an avoidable mistake.
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Podcaster Joe Rogan has spoken over and over again about how the modern American Left has driven people away from identity politics and impractical policies. ((Photo by Michael Schwartz/WireImage))
Rogan has used liberal views at times and expressed support for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in 2020 when he won the Democratic nomination. In 2024, however, Rogan first supported Trump. The election didn’t last long.
Several members of the media have recommended Rogan and other podcast hosts as Help Trump in the election by publishing “Misinformation” and calls for Democrats to create their own podcast that rivals “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
Rogan cited complaints on the left that they wanted “our own Jo Rogan” on Tuesday.
“I think ‘Call Her Daddy’ and all the different shows that (Harris) went on, I mean I’m sure they had an impact. But I think in the future… I’m sure they will. trying to create my own version of this show,” Rogan said. “It was one of those things that kept coming up, ‘We want our own Joe Rogan,’ right? But they had me. I’m on their side!”
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Fox News’ Alexander Hall contributed to this report.
