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Talk To Me: Why Joe Rogan Does & Doesn’t Matter, Power Of Engagement Media Debated With Taylor Lorenz On The ElectionLine Podcast


Joe Rogan's Influence in 2024 election may be both exaggerated & underplayed, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz tells the Deadline ElectionLine podcast.

Also on the podcast this week, while Trump may have been all smiles and handshakes with Joe Biden at the White House, but the former and future POTUS has been ripping through official Washington, D.C. like a mad dog since heading back to Mar-a-Lago. It’s a loyalty challenge for Republican Senate leaders, many of whom were shocked at the announcement — as they may for cabinet nominations for controversial MAGA troopers like former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Fox News host Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr. As Ted and Dominic discuss, Gaetz may not ultimately get confirmed, either by the Senate or through a recess appointment, but the pick was a message of how the president-elect intends to break the norms of the Justice Department and perhaps pursue political enemies.

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