Comedian Jon Stewart chastised MSNBC host Jen Psaki after she characterized podcasters Joe Rogan and Theo Von as members of the “right-wing media ecosystem.”
Psaki appeared on Stewart’s “The Weekly Show,” where the pair discussed how political progressives have fallen far behind conservatives in the new media landscape.
“I do think there should be some semblance of an idea that, look, [conservatives] are kicking progressive a– right now,” Stewart said.
“And if progressives don’t organize their media, their think thanks, and all that, it’s going to continue to happen.”
Psaki, a former White House press secretary under former President Joe Biden, retorted, “There is not a left ecosystem that matches the right ecosystem” and named popular comedic podcasters Theo Von and Joe Rogan, who each hosted Trump before the election, as part of the conservative media.
“No, I would consider them in more probably libertarian comedic complex, you know,” Stewart said. “If you watch or listen to their shows, a lot of times it’s just pure goofing off.”
“I think they are supportive, but they are not relentless in the Trump enterprise. They are not Charlie Kirk. They are not Ben Shapiro. They are very different animals,” “The Daily Show” host said, referring to political commentators.
Psaki, 46, was quick to agree that the shows often “have nothing to do with politics,” but still claimed they were part of a right-leaning trend among independent media figures.
Earlier this week, Rogan claimed the Harris campaign was lying about his alleged unwillingness to have the former vice president on his podcast before the November election.
Team Harris has blamed Rogan for her not appearing on his wildly popular show — claims the host has vehemently rejected.
“It’s just normal political bulls–t. They just lie. They cover their a–, and they lie. I would have been very happy to have her on, and like I said, the goal was to release both [interviews with the candidates] on the same day,” Rogan said during an interview with MTV host Adam Curry.
“I would have held her hand. We would have had a conversation. Not that I need to hold, you know, the vice president’s hand.”
“You probably would have voted for her,” Curry said.
“No, I wouldn’t have done that,” Rogan said, laughing. “I wasn’t going to vote for her.”
“The Joe Rogan Experience” episode featuring President Trump amassed millions of views — with rumors swirling that the one-time “Fear Factor” host will head to Mar-a-Lago to conduct a second interview with the president.
Trump also appeared on Theo Von’s popular “Last Weekend” podcast, which also quickly garnered millions of views.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
