Major Twitter influencers pledge over a MILLION dollars to charity for Peter Hotez to debate RFK Jr on Joe Rogan

The challenge came on Saturday when Dr. Peter Hotez, who according to his Twitter bio is a professor of pediatrics as well as a "vaccine scientist," took aim at famous podcaster Joe Rogan and his recent episode which featured a discussion on the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines with 2024 Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Dr. Hotez took to Twitter to call out both Rogan and RFK Jr. for supposedly spreading "misinformation" about the Covid-19 vaccines, resulting in a series of heated exchanges on the social media platform. As a result, Rogan publicly challenged Dr. Hotez to appear on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, to debate the mRNA gene therapy vaccines with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and pledged that he would donate $100,000 to the charity of his choice.

"Peter, if you claim what RFKjr is saying is “misinformation” I am offering you $100,000.00 to the charity of your choice if you’re willing to debate him on my show with no time limit," Rogan said to Dr. Hotez.

Dr. Hotez responded to Rogan and rejected his offer saying, "Joe, you have my cell, my email, I’m always willing to speak with you."

The famous podcaster and comedian took a disliking to Dr. Hotez's response and fired back, "This is a non answer. I challenged you publicly because you publicly quote tweeted and agreed with that dogsh*t vice article. If you’re really serious about what you stand for, you now have a massive opportunity for a debate that will reach the largest audience a discussion like this has ever had. If you think someone else is better qualified, suggest that person."

Rogan's public call-out made waves on Twitter, with Elon Musk adding his two cents, and now major influencers on Twitter have committed to donating to a charity of Dr. Hotez's choice if he accepts Rogan's offer. These influencers pledging huge piles of cash include journalists, media pundits, athletes, businessmen, and social media influencers.

Light-Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion Andrew Tate has pledged to donate $500,000, entrepreneur Nick Mugalli has pledged $250,000, businessman Bill Ackman pledged $150,000, Joe Rogan pledged $100,000, and entrepreneur Patrick David Bet and journalist Tim Pool both matched Rogan at $100,000.

However, these names are just a small fraction of those pledging to donate to charity and the combined total of all who have committed exceeds more than $1.5 million, according to @TheChiefNerd, who has been tracking the commitments.

As of Sunday afternoon, Dr. Peter Hotez has not yet accepted Rogan's offer.

Some have confronted Hotez in public and asked why he will not agree to the debate.