Joe Rogan pulls an about-face on controversial Trump project - BERITAJA

Joe Rogan is warming up to President Donald Trump’s arguable UFC arena astatine the White House aft initially criticizing the thought conscionable days earlier.

Joe Rogan now supports White House UFC fight

Joe Rogan called the spectacle ‘so America’ and ‘so Trump.’ By: The Joe Rogan Experience/YouTube

On a caller section of his podcast, Rogan praised the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 event, which is group to return spot connected the White House section connected June 14 — Trump’s 80th birthday. Speaking pinch UFC combatant Daniel Rodriguez, Rogan described the spectacle arsenic uniquely American contempt ongoing backlash.

“Dude, that’s going to beryllium major, dude,” Rodriguez told Rogan.

Rogan agreed. “It’s truthful funny watching group suffer their mind complete it, you know, successful each sorts of different ways,” the podcast big said. “Lose their mind complete it because they dislike the governmental business successful this country, suffer their mind complete it because they consciousness for illustration it’s a discarded of money. ‘Why are they spending truthful overmuch money? This country’s successful debt. We sewage problems. Why are we having a fight?’ And past different group are like, ‘F*** yeah.’”

“There’s nary much American point than having a UFC conflict connected the White House lawn. It’s truthful America. It’s truthful Trump. It’s truthful crazy,” he continued.

Outdoor title fights

The arena is scheduled for June 14 connected White House lawn. By: MEGA

Rogan besides predicted the arena will beryllium “bananas,” though he reiterated concerns about holding title fights outdoors.

His caller comments people a awesome about-face from comments he made connected May 28, erstwhile he criticized the conception and questioned whether fighters should compete outside.

“I conscionable don’t deliberation that you should compete successful a world title conflict successful a non-controlled environment. I deliberation it should beryllium wrong an air-conditioned arena,” Rogan said astatine the time. “It should beryllium a controlled situation — conscionable for illustration you wouldn’t inquire them to play a world title hoops crippled extracurricular successful the sun. That would beryllium crazy. … You play successful a f****** air-conditioned arena, and that’s really it should be. Build a f****** roof.”

Despite those concerns, Rogan appeared much enthusiastic about the arena only days later, praising Trump for embracing unconventional ideas. “I don’t for illustration the Iran warfare thing, but I for illustration that,” Rogan said of the UFC event.

White House plays defense

The White House defended the arena arsenic a historical ceremony of America. By: MEGA

The White House has besides defended the arena against critics questioning its costs and symbolism.

“Dumocrats are opposed to thing that celebrates the greatness of our state because they are ‘America Last’ losers,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said successful a connection to Newsweek. “This will beryllium 1 of the top and about historical sports events successful history and President Trump hosting it astatine the White House is simply a testament to his imagination to observe America’s monumental 250th anniversary.”