Joe Rogan released a rare statement about behind-the-scenes negotiations for a podcast guest, posting a comment explaining why Vice President Kamala Harris did not appear on his show.

Rogan says Harris’ team wanted Rogan to travel to New York to interview the presidential candidate and that their interview would be limited to one hour.

“For the record, the Harris campaign has not given up on doing the podcast,” Rogan said in a statement. comment on I’m convinced the best way to do it is in the studio in Austin. My sincere wish is just to have a nice conversation and get to know her as a human being. I really hope we can make it happen.

The update comes a week before the general election, as polls show an extremely close race between Harris and Donald Trumpwhich appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience last week. Harris is lagging in polls among young men, a demo that makes up most of Rogan’s audience.

On Friday, Trump visited Rogan’s studio in Austin for an interview and sat there for nearly three hours. The episode has racked up an incredible 37 million views on YouTube, not including people who listened to the episode through its homepage on Spotify or other platforms.

Trump’s running mate JD Vance is also now set to appear on Rogan’s podcast. He will travel to Austin, Texas, on Wednesday for the interview, which is expected to conclude later this week, CNN and ABC News reported Tuesday.

The Trump episode currently ranks as the third most popular Rogan episode on YouTube, behind an episode interviewing UFO researchers Bob Lazar and Jeremy Corbell (61 million) and another with the whistleblower. surveillance Edward Snowden (38 million).

During the show, Trump ridiculed the idea of ​​Harris appearing on the podcast and predicted she would be “lying on the floor” and it would be “a mess.”

Rogan stepped back and said, “I could imagine him doing that show.” She was supposed to do it and she might still do it…I was trying to have a conversation with her…I wasn’t trying to interview her. I would just try to have a conversation with her and hopefully get to know her as a human being.

The Hollywood Reporter contacted a Harris campaign representative.

October 29, 11:30 a.m. Updated with Vance’s appearance on Rogan’s podcast.