Podcast giant Joe Rogan said on his show Thursday that Fox News was smart to try to keep former host Tucker Carlson locked down in his contract and to not let him go out and pursue other media ventures.
Rogan responded to Carlson’s ouster by saying that Carlson was “really designed for the internet” rather than cable news and that it was “very shocking seeing him leave.”
“He’s going to [be on the internet], 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,” Rogan said. “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,” 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.