Trump Tells Rogan Tariffs More Beautiful Than Love, Could Replace Income Tax: ‘Why Not?’ [Video]

Donald Trump spent three hours with Joe Rogan this week and among many memorable moments, spoke with adoration of the power and wonder of trade tariffs, even confirming he’s talked about the practice replacing the American income tax.

Trump opted to accept the invitation for a long, wide-ranging, sit-down interview on the world’s most popular podcast, and spent three hours on the show on Friday. His rival for the presidency Vice President Kamala Harris has declined to participate – for which she was criticized and Trump praised by democratic analyst and pundit Van Jones on Real Time with Bill Maher the same day.

Among the many wild highlights from the extensive conversation, Trump at one point extolled the virtues of tariffs, as he has done frequently over the last few months and in particular recent weeks.

“To me, the most beautiful word – and I’ve said this for the last couple of weeks – in the dictionary …