Joe Rogan has taken aim at Bill Gates over his foundation's immunization program, saying he will not take health advice from the Microsoft co-founder because he is "fat."
While discussing vaccines during the July 10 episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the UFC commentator discussed the backlash he faced during the COVID-19 pandemic with his guest, mixed martial artist Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
Rogan came under fire for his comments about the virus and vaccines several times during the pandemic, such as claiming that the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin cured the disease and suggesting that young, healthy men do not need to get vaccinated.
During the interview, Jackson said he chose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after watching an interview with Gates and his now ex-wife, Melinda French Gates.
The former couple contributed billions of dollars to global healthcare through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which runs an immunization program. In 2020, Gates committed $250 million to fight COVID worldwide, with the foundation saying it had spent $2 billion by January 2022.
"Them saying they got to give it to Blacks and Latinos first, I was like 'Oh f*** that, I'm not taking it," Jackson said.
"I see Fauci is getting in trouble," he continued, referencing the recent House investigation of the scientist's handling of virus research. "But how come nobody saying anything about Bill Gates? Why would we listen to him about medicine anyway?"
Anthony Fauci was the chief medical adviser to the president at the height of the pandemic.
In response, Rogan called Gates "Fat."
"He's got a big pot belly," Rogan said. "Not only that, he's got no medical degree, I mean, I don't even think he had a college degree.
"He looks like s***, why are you taking health advice from a guy that looks like s*** just 'cause he invested a bunch of money in a company?"
Newsweek has reached out to Bill Gates for comment via email.
This isn't the first time that Rogan has criticized Gates' appearance. In December, Rogan mocked the tech billionaire, claiming the 68-year-old has "man boobs," a "gut" and "toothpick arms."
"Hey buddy, you're not healthy," Rogan said on the podcast, suggesting that Gates' health is "p*** poor."
Gates became a target of conspiracy theorists during the pandemic, while Rogan caused controversy with his own views on the virus and vaccines—particularly his claims about Ivermectin.
The medication is normally used to treat intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis, illnesses caused by parasitic worms. According to the Food and Drug Administration, available clinical data has not shown Ivermectin to be effective against COVID.
Rogan said he was prescribed the drug by a doctor to combat the illness, claims he reiterated during the July 10 episode.
"They could have saved a lot of lives and they still to this day ridicule it," Rogan said.
"They tried to do everything they could to make [people] take the vaccine because that's what was profitable.
"They only started attacking me because people could say, 'Oh Joe Rogan got better, yeah he's healthy.'"
He continued: "They exaggerated how many people died. The whole thing was f*****."
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