Joe Rogan was no fan of former President Joe Biden, but the podcaster raved about his scandal-tarred son Hunter Biden — gushing that a bizarre interview in which he held forth about his illegal drug use showed he was “smarter than his dad.”
“And he could be president. How about that?” Rogan said on Wednesday’s episode of his “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast after playing a clip from Biden’s interview with “Channel 5” host Andrew Callaghan.
“He could. No bulls–t. Hunter Biden, after all he’d been through, look, his dirty laundry’s all out there. We all see it. He was a freak. He’s smarter than his dad when his dad was young. And he was a crackhead.”
The podcast host reacted to Biden’s candid remarks about his past drug use, calling the interview “the greatest crack advertisement of all time.”
Internet users on social media were abuzz this week about Callaghan’s interview with Biden during which the former president’s son offered unfiltered, raw commentary about his past drug use.
“The only difference between crack cocaine and cocaine is sodium bicarbonate, water, and heat. Literally, that’s it,” Biden said. “People think of crack as being dirty — it’s the exact opposite.”
He also stunned viewers by claiming alcohol — not crack — was the most destructive substance he ever used. “Alcohol is the most destructive drug … It puts you in more danger than any other drug that I’ve ever experienced,” he said, revealing that at one point, he was consuming nearly an entire handle of vodka a day — about a half-gallon.
The vivid detail with which Biden spoke about drug use had viewers including Rogan opining about whether it was an advertisement for narcotics.
“If crack wasn’t terrible for you, this guy makes me want to try crack. I’m not going to. Don’t do it. I’m not giving any advice, but I’m saying this guy, like legitimately this might be the best advertisement for crack of all time,” Rogan said.
“He’s a lot smarter than people give him credit for.”
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Rogan credited Biden for delving into the mechanics of drug addiction, saying: “He’s talking, and one of the things he was talking about was why smoking things are so addictive, why smoking cigarettes are so addictive, and the psychology behind it.”
“He’s not dumb.”
Biden was not immediately available for comment.
During Biden’s wide-ranging interview with Callaghan, the ex-president’s son unloaded on top Democratic Party strategists and political allies for their criticism of his father.
In the segment Rogan highlighted, Biden described the psychology behind smoking crack cocaine and explained why it becomes so addictive.
Rogan also praised the interviewer, saying Callaghan “nailed” the sit-down.
Biden, a longtime target of conservative media and Trump supporters, has faced scrutiny over his business dealings, history of drug use and a criminal case stemming from a firearm purchase.
The Post’s 2020 exposé on Biden’s abandoned laptop revealed emails and files suggesting he pursued overseas business deals by invoking his father’s name, including potential links to Chinese and Ukrainian interests.
The laptop also contained evidence of drug use and became central to federal investigations into tax fraud and a gun-related offense, as well as a flashpoint in debates over media censorship after social media platforms limited the story’s distribution.
While portions of the data have since been authenticated, allegations directly implicating Joe Biden remain unproven.
Last year, then-President Biden announced he had pardoned his son following a conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also pleaded guilty to nine tax-related charges.
Though he has not expressed any interest in running for office, Biden’s interview sparked praise from some figures on the right as well.
Fox News host Jesse Watters on Monday called him a “left-wing Trump” following the interview’s release.
Watters pointed to Hunter Biden’s remarks about President Trump’s immigration policies, in which the younger Biden said the US could “invade” El Salvador to retrieve individuals deported by the Trump administration earlier this year.
“And make no mistake: Everything he’s saying is exactly what Joe Biden is thinking,” Watters said.
“This is ‘Dark Brandon Jr.’ This is the guy the memo was about. This is a guy who doesn’t give an F. He’s macho. He’s bold. To say that they’re going to invade El Salvador to bring back the bad hombres. That’s like left-wing Trump, and this is what they’ve been looking for,” Watters added.
