For two hours and forty-five minutes, Rogan sat with the Tesla billionaire and engaged in a broad discussion. The Tesla CEO makes the case for Trump to Rogan throughout the episode, and Rogan seems to be mesmerized by Musk's straightforward justifications. Musk declared, "This is the last election if Trump doesn't win." "I believe you're correct," Rogan responds right away. "I think a lot of people who have been Democrats their entire lives are waking up and realizing that," Rogan adds.

When Musk was seen on camera taking a marijuana and tobacco joint from Joe Rogan and taking a hesitant blow while talking about Tesla's ambitions for an airplane, the stock of the company briefly fell. Due to 'one puff' in September 2018, the richest man in the world was under official scrutiny. After smoking marijuana in public on the Joe Rogan Show, it was later revealed that he had to demonstrate to the US federal government that he was not a drug addict.

One of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the world was caught on tape doing narcotics, and the footage swiftly went viral. Even though the medication is legal in California, where the incident occurred, Musk's single puff reduced Tesla's value by billions of dollars, with shares dropping more than 9%. Soon after, Musk had to tell the public and investors that he wasn't "on weed."