Only a person suffering mental decline would talk about the importance of airports during the Revolutionary War, Joe Rogan said as he slammed President Joe Biden late Thursday night.
There was just one problem, as his producer pointed out live on the air — it was Donald Trump who said it.
“He was like, ‘The problem with the Revolutionary War is they didn’t have enough airports,’” said Rogan, misquoting Biden. “If you had any other job, and you were talking like that, they would go, ‘Hey, you’re done.’”
His guest, MMA fighter Bo Nickal, was quick to laugh and agree, but then Jamie Vernon set the record straight.
“He was referencing Trump saying that.”
The trio then enjoyed a video clip of the quote, which dates back to an Independence Day speech Trump made in 2019 behind a shield of bullet-proof glass.
"In June of 1775 the Continental Congress created a unified Army out of the Revolutionary Forces encamped around Boston and New York, and named after the great George Washington, commander in chief," Trump said.
"Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports, it did everything it had to do and at Ft. McHenry under the rocket's red glare had nothing but victory.”
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As Raw Story felt compelled to point out at the time: “In 1775 there were no aircraft nor were there airports.”
Faced with this fact check, Rogan admitted his mistake then made a quick pivot to defend the former president, saying it was clearly a mistake.
“That’s the thing about media these days,” added Nickal. “You gotta look into it.”
Rogan’s slip was not taken lightly by social media followers who reveled in the chance to compare Biden and Trump, one the incumbent candidate and the other the leading Republican in the 2024 presidential race.
“Oh so when they think it is Biden ‘he is done’ but when it is their boy Trump it’s ‘oh you can tell he just messed up his words,’’” wrote X user Bam!. “This is why people don’t respect @joerogan or MAGA.”
Kimberly Chandler wrote, “And people wonder why we look at MAGA people sideways and say 'it’s a cult.'"
Added Serena, “Hypocrisy witnessed in real time is a thing of beauty.”
