JD Vance sat down with Joe Rogan for an interview on his podcast, broadcast on Thursday, and soon both were gushing that Donald Trump looks better now than he did in 2016.
The bold claim came early on in the Republican vice presidential nominee’s appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience when the host asked him whether he had any doubts about becoming Trump’s running mate.
Rogan references the enormous change the role brings to a person’s life and the intense responsibility the job entails.
“Everybody’s watched presidents age radically, dramatically,” he said, adding: “Everyone but Trump.”
Vance responded: “Yeah, it’s kind of amazing.”
“Dude just didn’t age!” chuckled Rogan. “It’s so strange, it’s like it barely affected him.”
He continued: “Everyone else is like they’re getting radiation sickness… and he gets out of there and looks exactly the same.”
Slipping into a Trump impression, Rogan added: “Can’t wait to do it again.”
“It really is amazing,” said Vance. “One of the first times I spent a large amount of time with Trump was in 2021 and I was thinking about running for the Senate and I was down at Mar-a-Lago talking to him, and my initial reaction on seeing him was ‘Oh my god, you look really good. You actually look healthier now, than you did six years ago’.”
He continued: “Normally, presidents age very, very badly.”
Vance then spoke of his conversations with his wife Usha Vance about how their lives would change, noting that now they can’t go anywhere in contrast to maintaining some level of anonymity when he was just a Senator.
Trump was 70 when he became President of the United States in January 2017 and 74 when he left office in January 2021. If re-elected he would be the oldest-ever president at 78.
In an effort to combat age, photos of Trump show that he appears to rely more and more on heavy makeup at public appearances.
As recently as two weeks ago there were reports that he was “exhausted” by the campaign, having dropped out of several interviews.
With the election just days away, the former president has not released a recent medical report and there are concerns about his health and cognitive state.
During campaign rallies in recent months, he has slurred and delivered “word-salad” remarks and on Wednesday appeared to struggle when opening a truck door.
Kamala Harris recently turned 60 and released a full health report.
