Joe Rogan Makes Surprising Remarks About Tucker Carlson Ouster

Joe Rogan: Fox News Was Smart to Keep Tucker Carlson Locked Down

Podcast giant Joe Rogan recently discussed the departure of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on his show. Rogan believes that Carlson was “really designed for the internet” and that it was “very shocking seeing him leave.”

Rogan went on to speculate that Carlson may end up on a different media platform, such as Rumble, and that this would be a huge opportunity for that platform. He also suggested that Fox News was smart to keep Carlson locked down in his contract and not let him go out and pursue other ventures.

“If I was Fox News, that’s the last thing I would want,” Rogan said. “So I would make sure that we have him locked up for the entire term of some contract, some no-compete, and pay him off. You’d be better off just giving him the same amount of money he made when he was on the air than you would if he was opposing you.”

Rogan added, “They’re f***ing Fox News, man. They’re smart. They’re not stupid.”

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JOE ROGAN, PODCAST HOST: He’s really designed for the internet. 

DAVE SMITH, COMEDIAN: I hope he goes there.

ROGAN: He’s going to, unless they’ve paid him off to like — I mean, if I was a person in a position of power and a wildcard like Tucker Carlson got released from Fox News and maybe Rumble makes a deal with him or something like that. Do you have any f***ing idea how big that would be? How big his show, it could make that app, it could make that platform. I mean, if Tucker Carlson goes over there, it’d be worth it for them to invest a considerable amount of money. But if I was Fox News, that’s the last thing I would want. So I would make sure that we have him locked up for the entire term of some contract, some no-compete, and pay him off. You’d be better off just giving him the same amount of money he made when he was on the air than you would if he was opposing you.

SMITH: I wonder what he’s already under contract for, you know what I mean? Like, there may already be some clause in his contract that says, you know, if we leave, there’s X amount of time. I don’t know. 

ROGAN: I’m sure. They’re f***ing Fox News, man. They’re smart. They’re not stupid. It was very shocking seeing him leave.