Joe Rogan has expressed concerns that if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected president, the First Amendment will come under threat. Speaking on his show, The Joe Rogan Experience, with former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan, Rogan warned that Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, are likely to intensify efforts to censor free speech, particularly through social media platforms.
Rogan claimed that Harris has already advocated for stricter regulations on platforms like Twitter and Facebook, similar to the government’s previous efforts to influence content on Twitter before Elon Musk’s takeover. He cited her remarks about applying the same rules to social media platforms, implying that figures like Musk could lose privileges if they don’t comply with those regulations.
Rogan pointed to statements from Walz, alleging that the governor has said the First Amendment does not protect misinformation or hate speech. Rogan countered that the First Amendment is specifically designed to protect all kinds of speech, even if it’s factually incorrect, warning that such restrictions could lead to further government overreach, like what he believes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rogan’s comments reflect broader concerns among some on the political right about censorship and free speech, particularly regarding misinformation and social media regulation. He believes that Harris’s administration could clamp down on freedom of expression even more than previous ones.
This is big news, by the way. Rogan has vowed to stay out of this election entirely and said he wouldn’t be endorsing any candidate – but we can take a guess who he prefers…
