Joe Rogan has broken his silence after the Republican Party’s heavy midterm defeat, saying President Donald Trump and his administration have “lost most of the country.”
Rogan, the comedian and UFC color commentator who endorsed Trump in the 2024 presidential election, said on Friday: “They didn’t just lose the podcast bros.
“They lost most of the country. It’s like getting into a war that nobody wants to fight, while militarized police are on the streets wearing masks and carrying no identification.”
The 59-year-old continued: “They did some good things. They closed the border, and crime dropped significantly.
“It’s not a good thing to have the border wide open, where anyone—including terrorists—can come in.
“But it’s also not a good thing to snatch people from their f****** taco stands when they’ve been in the country for 20 years, are decent people and are loved by their communities.
“There are plenty of scumbags who happen to have been born on this patch of dirt that we keep letting out of jail.”
It was the first time Rogan had publicly addressed the results. Earlier this week, he also said: “It’s all gross, I hate it. I don’t like politics at all.”
Rogan said Republicans had “lost the country,” pointing to ICE agents on the streets and the war in Iran as contributing factors
President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are pictured earlier this week saluting during a Veterans Day ceremony
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, Rogan and other podcasters were credited with helping Republicans win back the White House.
Rogan welcomed Trump onto his podcast, while fellow comedians Theo Von and Andrew Schulz also interviewed the former president.
After war broke out in Iran earlier this year, however, Rogan began distancing himself from his endorsement.
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“It just seems so insane,” he said. “He ran on no more wars. End these stupid, senseless wars—and then we have one.”
Von expressed a similar view, telling Rogan that he was “sick of rich people not putting [their children] over in these wars.”
Our News Outlet reported in September that MAGA influencers and podcasters were changing their messaging ahead of the midterm elections.
“I definitely have been talking about Trump less,” one MAGA podcaster told Our News Outlet. “He doesn’t primarily drive the news anymore, at least not in terms of what goes viral.”
MAGA content creators on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have shifted away from Trump as algorithms and viral topics have changed.
Joe Rogan is pictured with Trump inside the Oval Office as the president signed an executive order concerning psychedelic drug use in April this year
“I mean, we talk about what’s viral. It’s not an active choice to ignore Trump; it’s simply trend-following,” one MAGA digital creator told Our News Outlet.
The midterm results amounted to what was dubbed a “bluenami,” with Democrats taking control of both chambers of Congress.
In the Senate, Democrats secured a 55-seat majority after gaining eight seats. In the House of Representatives, they made even larger gains, picking up 42 seats.
Trump also suffered a major setback in 2018, during the midterm elections of his first term. The House defeat proved costly, as Nancy Pelosi became speaker.
Congress descended into gridlock, followed by a wave of investigations into the president’s activities.
The fallout continued with the longest government shutdown in US history at the time, as well as two impeachments—in 2019 and 2021.
Trump was acquitted by the Senate on both occasions, cementing his place as the only president to have been impeached twice.
