Joe Rogan insists he’s not endorsing RFK Jr amid MAGA uproar over podcaster’s praise for conspiracy theorist

Podcaster Joe Rogan has promptly walked back what many listeners took to be an endorsement of independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.

He made the comments on Thursday's episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, explaining that he believed Kennedy's political inexperience made him less likely to lie to voters.

“They do it on the left, they do it on the right,” Rogan said. “They gaslight you, they manipulate you, they promote narratives — and the only one who is not doing that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”

Rogan, who views Kennedy as a «legitimate guy”, said that he might back the vaccine conspiracy theorist but doubted his chances in the general election. Trump loyalists turned on Rogan immediately.

»So — I’ve never been a Joe Rogan fan — can’t stand him — yes he has a popular podcast, but I’ve always thought he was absolutely politically dumb — he’s great at figuring things out 2 years after we do," prolific MAGA tweeter and Elon Musk fan «Catturd» wrote on X. «What a legend. So did it surprise me when he endorsed idiot RFK jr today? LOL! No.»

He said he believed Rogan was «dumb as dirt,» and the «podcast equivalent of a dumb blonde joke.»

Another MAGA X account, Johnny Maga, said Rogan will be remembered as a «guy who had a real opportunity to make a meaningful impact and squandered it.»

«Sad,» he wrote.

But it wasn't all bad news for Rogan, as RFK Jr seemed pleased at the kind words.

“From one ‘legitimate’ guy to another, thank you @JoeRogan for always putting substance first," Kennedy wrote on X.

However after a day of backlash from MAGA boosters, Rogan walked back his apparent endorsement on the social media platform.

«For the record, this isn’t an endorsement. This is me saying that I like RFKjr as a