{"id":1930,"date":"2026-06-19T04:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T04:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2026-06-19T04:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T04:08:28","slug":"joe-rogan-claims-former-us-presidents-threw-a-lot-of-money-at-spotify-to-remove-his-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1930","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan claims former US presidents \u2018threw a lot of money\u2019 at Spotify to remove his podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single__header\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom\">\n<p>Joe Rogan has claimed that multiple former US presidents \u201cthrew a lot of money\u201d at Spotify to remove his hit podcast over accusations he was spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Rogan, 58, made the remarks while speaking with behavior expert Chase Hughes during a discussion about social media and influence on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OVXli9YkY0o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday\u2019s episode of \u201cThe Joe Rogan Experience<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not kissing your ass here, but you\u2019re willing to say s\u2013t that sounds preposterous at the beginning of something, and just make an observation that\u2019s real,\u201d Hughes told Rogan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/18\/media\/joe-rogan-claims-former-us-presidents-threw-money-at-spotify-to-remove-podcast\/?utm_medium=social&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"1\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39714114\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 5120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=300,169&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=768,432&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=124,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 124w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=96,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 96w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=200,113&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=231,130&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=322,181&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=664,374&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=142,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 142w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=1200,675&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=87,49&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=234,132&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357985_6279df.jpg?resize=50,28&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Joe Rogan wearing headphones and a t-shirt with a snake logo, speaking into a microphone with a neon &quot;The Joe Rogan Experience&quot; sign in the background.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Joe Rogan said multiple former US presidents \u201cthrew a lot of money\u201d at Spotify to remove his podcast.<span class=\"credit\">Youtube\/PowerfulJRE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWell, the position that I was in during the COVID thing was very unique,\u201d Rogan replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had already \u2014 I\u2019d gotten such a head start. I was so far ahead of them. They didn\u2019t realize my ability to say, \u2018Wait, this is \u2014 this doesn\u2019t make any sense.\u2019 Like, none of this makes any sense,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--trending inline-module--more--thirds\" data-source-unit=\"Explore More - Trending\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rogan was accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation during the pandemic after he suggested\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/27\/joe-rogan-tells-21-year-olds-not-to-get-covid-vaccine-sparks-outrage\/\">he would not take the vaccine if he were young and healthy<\/a>. He also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/09\/joe-rogan-rips-vaccine-passports-as-moving-closer-to-dictatorship\/\">criticized COVID-era lockdowns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rogan described the pushback he faced during that period, claiming, \u201cThey tried to crush my sponsors. They organized campaigns. There was PACs [political action committees] involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank God I was on Spotify. And thank God Spotify is not an American company,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd also it helped that I was number one in, like, 90 countries and not number 90 in one country, you know? That helped. That helped a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spotify is based in Sweden.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/18\/media\/joe-rogan-claims-former-us-presidents-threw-money-at-spotify-to-remove-podcast\/?utm_medium=social&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39714113\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?resize=200,113&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?resize=231,130&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?resize=322,181&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?resize=664,374&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?resize=142,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 142w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?resize=1200,675&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?resize=87,49&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?resize=234,132&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/https-www-youtube-com-watch-131357984_570894.jpg?resize=50,28&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Joe Rogan with headphones and a microphone, with a neon &quot;The Joe Rogan Experience&quot; sign in the background.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Rogan said the push to cancel his podcast was tied to his criticism of the COVID-19 vaccine.<span class=\"credit\">Youtube\/PowerfulJRE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even talk about it. But there was presidents involved and former presidents involved that were contacting Spotify,\u201d Rogan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh yeah,\u201d he continued. \u201cTrying to get me removed for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/29\/joe-rogan-walks-back-anti-covid-19-vaccine-comments\/\">vaccine misinformation<\/a>. Yeah. And it turned out to be right. All of it. Not a single [person] apologized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a single retraction, not a single, you know, mea culpa, not a single, \u2018We were wrong.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/18\/media\/joe-rogan-claims-former-us-presidents-threw-money-at-spotify-to-remove-podcast\/?utm_medium=social&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39714118\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2025-washington-dc-donald-trump-131374169.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2025-washington-dc-donald-trump-131374169.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2025-washington-dc-donald-trump-131374169.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2025-washington-dc-donald-trump-131374169.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and their spouses, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush, attend Donald Trump's second inauguration.\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Rogan did not name which presidents he was referring to but said, \u201cThey spent a lot of money, a lot of money.\u201d<span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He revealed that he lost sponsorships during that time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lost a lot, a lot during those days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rogan added \u201cthere was a lot of coordination\u201d behind the effort, and said, \u201cI don\u2019t talk about it too much because it\u2019s \u2014 it\u2019s pretty \u2014 it\u2019s pretty deep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was nuts, but it didn\u2019t work, right? But they tried. 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from Spotify in protest, saying he did not want to share a platform with Rogan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-nyp-editor-universal-promo\">\n<div class=\"upb-content-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spotify\u00a0was forced to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/31\/joe-rogan-responds-to-spotify-backlash-over-covid-episodes\/\">add content advisory labels to Rogan\u2019s podcast episodes<\/a>\u00a0that discussed coronavirus and COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Ek, Spotify\u2019s founder and CEO, addressed the controversy during an earnings call in February 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think the important part here is that we don\u2019t change our policies based on one creator, nor do we change it based on any media cycle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur policies have been carefully written with the input from numbers of internal and external experts in this space \u2014 and I do believe they\u2019re right for our platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same interview with Chase Hughes, Rogan also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/17\/media\/joe-rogan-eviscerates-ufc-freedom-250-critics-by-telling-them-to-shut-the-f-k-up\/\">criticized opponents of the UFC White House fight night<\/a>, defending it as a nonpartisan and unprecedented patriotic event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single__footer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Rogan has claimed that multiple former US presidents \u201cthrew a lot of money\u201d at Spotify to remove his hit podcast over accusations he was spreading misinformation about the 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