YouTube Says It Has Fixed Search Results for Joe Rogan’s Donald Trump Interview to Show Full Episode

Searches on YouTube for Joe Rogan‘s Oct. 25 interview of Donald Trump were not “prominently” displaying the original podcast episode — a situation that the Google-owned video giant said it has now rectified.

“For some searches on Monday the original 3-hour interview didn’t appear prominently,” YouTube said in a statement. “Short excerpts uploaded by the Joe Rogan channel appeared, but we know it was frustrating for users looking to find the full video. We’ve worked to resolve this and viewers will begin seeing the full podcast in more YouTube search results soon.”

Earlier Monday, Rogan reposted a comment on X from David Heinemeier Hansson, CTO of software company Basecamp, who said, “Tried to find the Rogan/Trump interview on YouTube but no matter what I search, it’s not coming up. Would be beyond bonkers if they’re actively trying to suppress it. Must be a glitch, right?” Heinemeier Hansson’s post included a video showing a number Rogan-Trump clips appearing in YouTube’s search results, but not the full “Joe Rogan Experience” episode.

Among the subjects covered in Rogan’s wide-ranging discussion with Trump, the former president said his biggest mistake during his time in the White House was hiring “bad people, or disloyal people.” Trump repeated unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was “rigged” but when Rogan asked him if he was going to release evidence proving the election was “stolen,” Trump moved on to another subject.

Since it was uploaded Friday, the Trump interview has generated more 35 million views on YouTube. That makes it Rogan’s most-viewed episode of the year to date, according to YouTube.