Joe Rogan Segment Demolishes ‘Too Corrupt’ For Office Ken Paxton

Joe Rogan and fellow comedian Ron White blasted Texas senatorial candidate and current Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) as “too corrupt” to be in office Wednesday.

In an expansive conversation that covered the Texas political landscape, the state’s school system, and more, Rogan and White briefly touched on Paxton.

“That guy’s just too corrupt,” said White. “You know, he’s just a bad egg, and we don’t need him around here.”

Of Rep. James Talarico (D-TX), Paxton’s opposition, Rogan said, “I like his thoughts on the Ten Commandments in schools, in public schools. I think he’s right, and he’s a very religious guy. His position is when you put the Ten Commandments in public schools, what you’re really doing is forcing Christianity to them … and you’re probably pushing them away from Christianity rather than bring — you’re forcing it on them.”

Paxton has been hit with a series of accusations of ethics violations throughout his campaign and in the years that preceded it.

On Sept. 4, The Texas Tribune with ProPublica reported he “appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, creating confusion about his net worth and holdings.”

One of the discrepancies was that he apparently owns seven homes, six of which are currently for rent, but reported no income from any of them. The Tribune also noted that “some current residents and neighbors at those addresses [who] confirmed that the properties were rented.”

The outlet reported there are “two homes in Ocala, Florida; a home and a condo in Austin; a home in College Station, Texas; and a vacation lodge in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.”

This isn’t the first time Paxton has been accused of failing to disclose financial information.

The Tribune also reported:

Over three terms as attorney general, he has withheld financial information that could explain how he became a multimillionaire and had the resources to purchase more than a dozen properties in five states. He began including many of these on his state disclosures only after the Texas Ethics Commission closed a loophole in 2024 that Paxton had cited to leave them off. Most were acquired while Paxton earned a government salary of $153,750.

Watch the above via The Joe Rogan Experience.

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