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Jonah Valdez

Joe Rogan criticized for an antisemitic trope he used in defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar

Another week, another Joe Rogan controversy.

Rogan is facing backlash this week for promoting an antisemitic trope about Jewish people liking money in a recent episode of his popular Spotify podcast while defending U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

In the Feb. 4 episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," which is often the most-listened to podcast on Spotify, Rogan said Omar should not have had to apologize for a tweet she wrote in 2019 that was also criticized for being antisemitic, including by other lawmakers.

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