Twitter owner Elon Musk on Saturday asked comedian Joe Rogan to debate vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, a coronavirus scientist. He supported and expressed his support for letting Peter Hotez take the challenge.

Musk defendant Hotez said when Logan doubled down on the debate proposal, “I was afraid of public debate because I knew I was wrong.” Professor Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine initially responded to Mr. Logan’s request, but he did not give a final answer as to whether Mr. Kennedy would be debated. (Related article: RFK Jr. tells Joe Rogan to ‘be careful’ the CIA doesn’t assassinate him)

he is afraid of public debate because he knows he is wrong

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 17, 2023

Logan first offered Hotez donated $100,000 to a charity of his own choosing to debate Kennedy after a scientist shared a Vice News article criticizing Logan and Kennedy’s June 15 podcast episode. donated.Hotez answered Tell Logan, “You have my cell phone and email. I’m always happy to talk.”

Hotez responded to Musk’s comments by calling him a “monster” and defending his position on vaccines. Mr. Musk reveals He is a vaccine advocate, but is said to be suffering from the side effects of the new coronavirus vaccine. Despite this, Musk said he believed Hotes should discuss Kennedy.

First of all, I’m basically pro-vaccine. I had almost all the vaccines, just like my children.

Second, I think synthetic mRNA has great potential. It’s like medicine moving from analog to digital.

That being said, the world has clearly gone mad… pic.twitter.com/lQkqY8uvgT

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 18, 2023

Musk, Logan and their supporters continued to pressure Hotes on Twitter to discuss Kennedy on Logan’s podcast Saturday night.

“Joe, you know the vaccine problem and in a wave of terrible Delta/BA.1 coronavirus infections, 200,000 unvaccinated Americans (including 40,000 in Texas) If you’re serious about the fact that you lost your life unnecessarily because you fell victim to the disinformation of the “discussion,” I want to know. Hotez told Logan After the comedian requested a second debate.

I’m glad you’re here to cleanse the air. I respect you and your show.I don’t want an adversarial relationship, I think we can get along well

— Professor Peter Hotez, MD (@PeterHotez) June 18, 2023

“I’m glad you’re here to clear the air. I respect you and your show. I don’t want a hostile relationship, so I think we can work well together.” Add Hotes.

logan attacked In a May 9 tweet, Hotez accused the comedian of being part of a “neo-fascist” coalition alongside Musk, Kennedy and The Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson. (Related: Left-wing activist groups try to bully Twitter advertisers after President DeSantis’ announcement)

For those who misunderstand what he’s saying, he doesn’t agree with the argument. @Robert Kennedy Jr. He just wants to appear on my show by himself.

— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) June 18, 2023

“For those who misunderstand what he’s saying, he doesn’t agree with the argument. @Robert Kennedy Jr. He just offered to be on my show by himself,” Logan followed up.The comedian continued to amplify criticism of Hotez from journalists and others Alex Berensona videographer known to be skeptical of COVID-19 guidelines Matt Orfalea.

Logan also took issue with Atlantic reporter Tom Nichols, who advised medical professionals to avoid discussing Kennedy because he was a “conspiracy theorist.”

If you could assert that the industry you represented wasn’t completely occupied by heartless monsters with a history of the highest criminal fines in human history, that would be a great proposition… https://t.co/fVlPdwCWrq

— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) June 18, 2023

“It would be a great proposition if the industry you champion sometimes saw humans as an opportunity to create insane wealth regardless of the tragic consequences. may be better.” Mr. Logan claimed.

Musk shared his positive view of vaccines and continued discussions with vaccine skeptics.

“Frankly, we are lucky to have modern medicine. Without chloroquine and doxycycline, I would have died of malaria. The whole foundation of science is to question science and thereby get closer to the truth.” Mr. Musk tweeted Reply to YouTuber Farzad Mesbahi.

“A scientist who refuses to be interrogated never is.” Mr. Musk tweetedin reply to another post by Mesbahi.

Musk reiterated his belief that a vaccine could help fight the deadly disease, despite concerns over the COVID-19 vaccine.

“If you don’t mind, I’m ready to argue in favor of vaccines. Vaccines should be scrutinized, but don’t you think the risk of death is significantly reduced in America? Yes. However, If you travel to a place where the disease is endemic, you should definitely get vaccinated.” Mr Musk said..

“But it was a mistake to push for so many COVID-19 boosters (even the first one was overdose). The immune system is turning what has led us to believe it’s a serious disease. There is clearly a risk that the immune system will spiral out of control if you recognize it too many times.” he added.

The charitable contributions attached to Logan’s discussion proposal are now to $600,000 for a hedge fund manager Bill Ackman And other donors pledged additional funding to bring the discussions to fruition.