Joe Rogan revealed that Dana White once won $7 million at the Palms gambling in Las Vegas, and on another night he lost $1 million. Rogan said on his podcast that the Palms banned Dana for winning too much money, so he pulled UFC events from the Palms.
The Texas school shooting is a tragic incident that shook the country and sparked a nationwide outcry over gun reforms in the US. A total of 21 individuals, including 19 children and two teachers, lost their lives after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School. An additional 17 people were injured in the attack. In the aftermath of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, the long-tenured UFC commentator Joe Rogan reflected on the incident.
Joe Rogan comments on the matter
During episode #1824 of The Joe Rogan Experience, he weighed in on the issue with scientist Lex Fridman. He doubled down on a polarizing take he stated back in 2013. Previously, the UFC commentator had said:
“I don’t think it’s wise to take all the guns away from people and give all the power to the government. We see how they are with an armed populace, they still have a tendency towards totalitarianism. And the more increased power and control you have over people, the easier it is for them to do what they do. And it’s a natural inclination, when you’re a person in power, to try to hold more power and acquire more power.”
Rogan has long been of the opinion that mental health is the root cause of the shootings. He added that taking guns away from American citizens only gives the government more power. Rogan expressed this stance in a tweet he sent out way back in January 2013.
In a recent Tweet, he shared his take on the matter as well. The controversial figure stated that the United States has a “mental health problem disguised as a gun problem.”
This country has a mental health problem disguised as a gun problem and a tyranny problem disguised as a security problem.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) January 27, 2013
In the same episode, Joe Rogan pondered what the solution could be to stop school shootings. Despite coming up with a couple of ideas, the podcast host admitted that he sees no viable answer to the problem.
He had added:
“It’s like, how do you stop that? No one knows how to stop that. What is the answer? Is the answer to take everyone’s guns? Well, they’re not gonna give their guns up. Only criminals are gonna have guns. It’s not gonna be a good situation. Is the answer to make schools these armored compounds, where you have armed guards outside of every school? … Boy, that’s not something we want either.”
