In a revealing episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” podcast host Joe Rogan sparred with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the contentious topic of COVID-19 censorship, highlighting Zuckerberg’s persistent alignment with liberal ideologies despite attempts to appeal to conservative audiences. The conversation, reported by Cullen Linebarger on January 12, 2025, provided a platform for discussing free speech and the complexities surrounding the pandemic response.
Mark Zuckerberg initially appeared open to dialogue, saying, “Their goal to get everyone vaccinated was actually a good goal…,” in reference to the Biden administration’s vaccination efforts. However, Rogan challenged this perspective, stating, “Yeah, it was a good goal if it worked…if it really did prevent people from getting COVID, from infecting others. But it didn’t, so it wasn’t a good deal.” This exchange marks a critical juncture in the interview, as it shone a light on the failed promises of the vaccination campaign.
Undeterred by Rogan’s critique, Zuckerberg continued to defend the administration, arguing, “Still, on balance, I still think it’s good for more people to get the vaccine,” though acknowledging, “I’m not sure in that case how much of it was like a personal political gain that they were going for.”
Zuckerberg’s comments seemed to echo a familiar script from the Biden administration, one that many conservatives view as an overreach of governmental power. As the dialogue progressed, Joe Rogan fiercely rebutted Zuckerberg’s stance on censorship and the silencing of dissenting voices. Rogan argued, “There’s the emergency use authorization that they needed in order to get this pushed through. And you can’t have that without valid therapeutics being available. And so they suppressed valid therapeutics.”
By illuminating this point, Rogan suggested that the pursuit of profit was potentially prioritized over public health. He stated, “They pushed one solution, this only one, suppressed all therapeutics through propaganda, through suppressing monoclonal antibodies, like all of it… And that was done, in my opinion, for profit. And they did that because it was extremely profitable. The amount of money that was made was extraordinary during that time.”
This confrontation underscores the skepticism many conservatives hold towards the narratives propagated by the mainstream media and big tech. As TGP readers and others have seen, this pattern of behavior aligns with what many suspect to be a consistent strategy by powerful liberal entities to control discourse, often suppressing voices from the political right.
Zuckerberg’s interview was going exceptionally well—he was hitting all the right notes, earning nods of approval from Rogan where it counted most.
But the momentum came to a screeching halt when Zuckerberg made a COVID censorship claim that struck a nerve with @JoeRogan.
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— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) January 10, 2025
For those who support former President Donald Trump, this exchange between Rogan and Zuckerberg might reaffirm ongoing concerns about censorship and the influence of big tech giants. It serves as a reminder that, despite claims of change, figures like Zuckerberg may still act in ways that align closely with liberal priorities when political winds shift.
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