Trump sits down with Logan Paul to talk Putin, 2024 election and being ‘very tough on the border’

Donald Trump continued his internet clout-chasing campaign for the presidency with an appearance on Logan Paul’s podcast, where he raised baseless claims about the 2020 presidential election and his felony convictions, said he will end Russia’s war in Ukraine, and repeated his campaign rally promises on immigration.

The social media influencer and professional wrestler, whose IMPAULSIVE podcast draws millions of listeners, also asked the convicted former president about aliens, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, Elon Musk, artificial intelligence, chicken nuggets and cereal.

Trump gifted Paul and his co-host Mike Majlak with a T-shirt featuring his mugshot with the caption “never surrender” – the photograph he took when he surrendered in Georgia on charges connected to a sprawling election interference scheme.

“It happened, you might as well monetize it,” Paul said.

Trump’s appearance – friendly and non-confrontational, leaving plenty of room for him to ramble without interruption – opened with false claims about the 2020 election, attacks on CNN (“the enemy”), and a chat about the UFC, before Trump pivoted to his son Baron, Mike Tyson and wrestlers, and whether he has ever been in a fist fight.

“Probably not,” he said.

The former president’s camp requested the interview, according to a source familiar with the plans. Paul’s team also has requested an interview with President Joe Biden.

Paul suggested Trump had become a “martyr” after a jury in New York found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records on May 30.

“Why do you have the desire to give your time and energy to a country or a system that’s trying to take you down?” he asked.

In a rambling response, he claimed that he “had a terrible result” in the