Trump Announces Joe Rogan Has Endorsed Him
By Tom Norton
Fact Check Reporter
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Podcast host Joe Rogan repeated debunked misinformation about Ukraine on his Spotify show this week as a conversation about wildfire relief veered into United States aid for Ukraine's defense against Russia.
Rogan doubled down on a story debunked 18 months ago that the U.S. had "accidentally" sent more than $6 billion to Kyiv as he lamented the destruction caused by the ongoing California wildfires and the 2023 wildfires in Maui.
Entire neighborhoods, including 80 percent of Lahaina, were decimated in the August 2023 Maui blaze, killing 102 people. The fires in Southern California have displaced thousands of residents, claimed at least 25 lives, and destroyed over 5,300 structures across Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
Rogan and comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand, and Ari Shaffir discussed wildfire response throughout the episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. An hour in, as Rogan compared the amount of federal spending in Ukraine to California rebuild costs, he said the U.S. government "accidentally" sent $6 billion to Ukraine.
"Here's the thing, even if you are supporting the idea of sending money to Ukraine, I'm not arguing against that," Rogan said.
"I'm saying they accidentally sent $6 billion there, and no one cared, and they didn't send $5 billion in Maui, and they could have."
Newsweek reached out to a media representative for Rogan via email for comment.
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