Peter Hotez’s criticism of Joe Rogan for hosting anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his podcast led to a viral piling-on and people showing up at his home, the Houston-based scientist and pediatrician said.
After Hotez replied to Rogan that he was “always willing to speak” with him, Rogan criticized what he called “a non answer” and his support of the Vice article.
“To those misunderstanding what he’s saying, he’s NOT agreeing to debate @RobertKennedyJr,” Rogan wrote.to add $150,000 to the total so “the public can hear an open debate on an important topic.”While Hotez did have billionaire supporters of his own such as Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, the vaccine scientist said he was overwhelmed by how some of the most influential users on the app, including its CEO, were going after him for quote-tweeting an article critical of Rogan.
“These kind of people usually don’t come to my home,” he said. “You always worry if they are carrying a weapon. I wasn’t going to hang around to find out.”
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