Ex-POTUS Donald Trump is fighting Joe Rogan's corner in the wake of recent controversies.
The divisive podcaster, 54, became embroiled in controversy regarding discussions he had with doctors on his podcast about the Covid-19 vaccine as well as his use of the n-word.
This led to a number of artists pulling their music from Spotify, which hosts his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
While it appears that Rogan has burned a lot of bridges recently, some are choosing to speak out in favor of him and his views.
Former President Trump, for example, has stated recently that Rogan should "stop apologizing" and continue to "go about" how he normally conducts himself on his podcast.
"Joe Rogan is an interesting and popular guy, but he's got to stop apologizing to the Fake News and Radical Left maniacs and lunatics," Trump said in a statement, per Insider.
"How many ways can you say you're sorry? Joe, just go about what you do so well and don't let them make you look weak and frightened. That's not you and it never will be!"
On Saturday, Rogan took to Instagram to apologize for his previous use of the n-word.
"I’m making this video to talk about the most regretful and shameful thing that I’ve ever had to talk about publicly," he said. "There’s a video that’s out, that’s a compilation of me saying the n-word. It’s a video that’s made of clips taken out of context of me of 12 years of conversations on my podcast, and it’s all smushed together, and it looks f****** horrible, even to me."
Watch Rogan's response below:Rogan continued: "Now I know that to most people there’s no context where a white person is ever allowed to say that word, never mind publicly on a podcast, and I agree with that.
"Now, I haven’t said in years, but for a long time, when I would bring that word up, like if it would come up in conversation, instead of saying ‘the n-word’, I would just say the word.
"I thought as long as it was in context, people would understand what I was doing."
Rogan then shared examples of when he felt it was acceptable to use the word - such as when he was discussing the way it was featured in Pulp Fiction.
He went on: "It’s not my word to use, I’m well aware of that now. But for years I used it in that manner. I never used it to be racist, because I’m not racist, but whenever you’re in a situation where you have to say ‘I’m not racist’, you’ve f***** up, and I clearly have f***** up."
Rogan concluded: "I can’t go back in time and change what I’ve said, I wish I could, obviously that’s not possible, but I do hope that this can be a teachable moment for anybody that doesn’t realize how offensive that word can be coming out of a white person’s mouth, in context or out of context.
"My sincere and humble apologies. I wish there was more that I could say. But all of this is just me talking from the bottom of my heart. It makes me sick watching that video. But hopefully, at least some of you will accept this and understand where I’m coming from."
Last month, artists including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell decided to remove their music from Spotify, accusing the platform of spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine.
This was regarding an episode in which Rogan interviewed Robert Malone, a scientist who claims people are being "hypnotized" into following Covid-19 guidelines due to "mass formation psychosis."
