Joe Rogan has revealed that he would have a replica of the Ark of the Covenant built for his home if he had as much money as President-elect Donald Trump.
The Ark of the Covenant is a lost biblical chest that is said to contain ancient relics, including the Ten Commandments. The Old Testament states that the Ark was recovered by the Israelites after it was lost in battle with the Philistines.
Following divine intervention, the Ark, said to be made of wood and solid gold, was returned and kept at Kiriath Jearim before being moved to King Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. It was then lost after the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem.
Rogan discussed the Ark during a recent episode of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Speaking with his guest, hunter and TV personality Michael Waddell, Rogan said that the ancient chest is rumored to be housed and heavily guarded at "a specific church in Ethiopia."
"When you really start digging deep into it, it's very fascinating that this one particular place has been protected for so long," he said.
"Trump apparently has like, a model of the Ark of the Covenant in Mar-a-Lago," Rogan said, in reference to Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Rogan then asked his producer, Jamie Vernon, to pull up the information on the internet.
After a photo was pulled up of what was described to be a replica of the Ark at Mar-a-Lago, Rogan called it "pretty f****** wild."
Vernon then interjected: "It might have just been there temporarily. It looks like that might be on display at [Mar-a-Lago]."
"Oh, so it's a replica that travels around? Is that what it is? Rogan responded, prompting Vernon to say that he couldn't find any information confirming that the replica "lives" at Mar-a-Lago, "but there's definitely, obviously people with pictures of it."
"Bro, if I had Trump money, I have one built," Rogan, who supported Trump in the recent presidential election, said. "Like, 'Make me another one of these! Come on!'"
Newsweek has contacted a representative of Trump via email for comment.
"It's a cool thing to have on display," he added, before returning the conversation to the ark's rumored location in Ethiopia.
"All that ancient civilization stuff is so fun because it is really kind of a mystery, you know," the former Fear Factor host said.
After several years of being described as a billionaire, Trump stated in a March 2024 post on his Truth Social platform: "Through hard work, talent, and luck, I currently have almost five hundred million dollars in cash, a substantial amount of which I intended to use in my campaign for president."
The half-billion-dollar figure Trump cited appears to only refer to cash, not necessarily real estate and other assets that could further increase his wealth.
Trump shared the post after Judge Arthur Engoron in February found Trump, his adult sons Donald Jr. and Eric, and The Trump Organization liable for a scheme in which the value of Trump's net worth and assets were unlawfully inflated to obtain more favorable business deals.
Donald Trump was ordered to pay a $464 million fine and was banned from the New York real estate business for three years. That figure has now risen to $489 million with interest. The order stems from a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, in which Trump has maintained his innocence. The president-elect's lawyers have appealed the ruling.
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