Podcaster Joe Rogan stated he received’t be attending a UFC occasion in Montreal in May ― however that wasn’t the half of it. (Watch the video beneath.)
“I won’t be there,” he started earlier than dropping a bombshell. “I don’t go to Canada anymore, I don’t. … I’d rather go to Russia.”
Rogan, a distinguished UFC commentator, laughed on the latter comment, however his antagonism appeared to match President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada whereas participating in a tariff conflict in opposition to it. The president has usually sided with Russia regardless of its invasion of Ukraine that has now stretched past three years.
Rogan endorsed Trump on election eve and mingled with him at a UFC occasion in New York City following his victory over Kamala Harris.
During combat commentary on Saturday, Rogan additionally appeared to have inside data on the genesis of Trump jabbing at former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about Canada turning into the 51st state.
“I had a conversation with Trump about it,” Rogan stated. He stated Trump instructed him, “I started calling him Gov. Trudeau just for fun, but a lot of people are saying it’s a good idea. Maybe it’s a good idea.” However, the podcaster stated, “that’s never gonna happen.”
Earlier within the video, Rogan mentioned U.S. overseas relations, which included his ideas on Canada’s management.
“It’s stupid that we hate France, I don’t get it,” he stated. “I think it’s stupid that we hate Canada too. I don’t get that either. … They have a terrible government but the Canadian people are awesome.”
Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister, mourned the dissipation of Canadian-American relations on Monday.
“In this crisis caused by the U.S. president and those who are enabling him, we lament a friendship lost,” he stated.
UFC 315 in Montreal on May 10 will characteristic a UFC males’s welterweight championship bout and a girls’s flyweight title combat.
But it received’t have one of many sport’s distinguished faces available.
Fast-forward to three:13:30 for Rogan’s ideas on avoiding Canada:
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