The merger is expected to close in the second quarter. CFVI announced in December that it planned to take Rumble public through a merger deal that valued the video platform at $2.1B.'How many ways can you say you're sorry? Joe, just go about what you do so well and don't let them make you look weak and frightened. 'Joe Rogan is an interesting and popular guy, but he's got to stop apologizing to the Fake News and Radical Left maniacs and lunatics,' Trump said in a news release.Former President Donald Trump on Monday expressed his support for Rogan.Rogan signed a reported $100M contract in 2020 at Spotify. The news came as Rogan has been a hot topic in recent weeks after some artists, including Neil Young, pulled their music catalogs from Spotify due to Rogan's comments about Covid-19 and after weekend reports that some Rogan episodes on Spotify were removed after use of racial slurs.Rogan’s podcast is currently carried by Spotify. CFVI shares are paring some of its recent gains this week, up 28% through Tuesday, after the Rumble chief executive officer publicly offered Rogan a $100M contract over four years to move his show to the video platform.“No, Spotify has hung in with me, inexplicably, let’s see what happens,' Rogan said, according to Hollywood Reporter.Rogan said he didn't plan to leave Spotify when questioned at a stand-up performance in Austin, Texas, according to a Hollywood Reporter account of the event.Rumble SPAC CF Acquisition VI (NASDAQ: CFVI), which agreed in December to take YouTube competitor Rumble public, fell 15% after a report that Joe Rogan doesn't plan to exit his Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) contract after he was offered a $100M contract from Rumble.Charley Gallay/Getty Images Entertainment

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