In a recent episode of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience,’ former Trump supporters Joe Rogan and Theo Von found themselves in agreement, this time over their shared disapproval of the president’s military actions in Iran.

The conversation unfolded on Rogan’s podcast on Thursday, where both hosts delved deeply into the ongoing conflict.

Rogan, who is 58, expressed his bewilderment towards the end of the discussion, stating, “I’m baffled. I couldn’t believe it when we initiated this war. When the bombing in Iran began, I thought, ‘This can’t be real.'”

Theo Von, age 46, chimed in, criticizing Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, which had received support from Trump during a speech the previous evening.

In a moment of visible frustration, Von exclaimed, “It’s like, just [expletive] stop it. What more do you need?”

Rogan responded by saying, “Well, they’re supposedly trying to combat terrorism,” with a notable emphasis on the word “supposedly.”

Von exclaimed: ‘That’s crazy, though. You’re the [expletive] terrorists! You know what I’m saying?’ The comic urged officials to reconsider their stance.

Clips Circulate on X

Earlier on, Rogan pointed out how the Iranian regime has a ‘unique method of protecting their missiles from being bombed’. He said recent strikes were aimed at stomping out supplies kept ‘deep underground.’ 

Von said he didn’t think ‘we’re over there doing that for ourselves, though’ – paving the way for Rogan to agree.

‘It doesn’t seem like it. Doesn’t seem like it’s in our best interest, you know,’ Rogan said.

Von wondered what ‘Israel holds over America that we do those things.’

Rogan replied, roughly a year and a half on from his Trump endorsement, ‘Well, first of all, there’s a lot of people that donated to the Trump campaign that have significant influence over him, and they’re very, uh, beholden.’

Rogan also observed: ‘One thing, in the past, that leaders have used to cover up problems at home is a [expletive] war.’

The clips quickly circulated on X as both men were credited with helping Trump to his second White House stay with widely viewed interviews in 2024. Both have also soured on Trump recently, at first because of the conservative’s approach to immigration.

Previous Criticism of Iran War

 In December, Rogan told comedian Shane Gillis any type of war ‘would be a terrible idea’. The conversation occurred just before the US’s invasion of Venezuela.

Last month, Rogan called Trump’s military aspirations in Iran ‘insane’. He said Trump supporters should ‘feel betrayed’ by the US’ strikes. Trump campaigned on an ‘America First’ foreign policy.

The president, on Wednesday, called the Iranian regime ‘fanatical’ and said it’s been a threat to both the US and Israel for 47 years. 

He singled out a 1983 [kamikaze] bombing by Hezbollah on the United States Marine Barracks in Beirut that killed 241 US Marines and an Al-Qaeda terrorist attack on a US Navy warship in 2000 that killed 17.

‘This murderous regime also recently killed 45,000 of their own people who were protesting in Iran – 45,000 dead,’ Trump said. He added that the regime’s strategy before the US’s initial strikes on February 28 ‘was so obvious.’ 

Conflict Enters Fifth Week

‘They wanted to produce as many missiles as possible, and they did, with the longest range possible. And they had some weapons that nobody believed they had. We just learned that.   

‘We took them out. We took them all out so that no one would really dare stop them.’

 He also said the strikes successfully stopped Iran’s quest for a nuclear weapon, which has long been a concern of Israel.

‘They were right at the doorstep. For years, everyone has said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. But in the end, those are just words if you’re not willing to take action when the time comes.’ 

The conflict is now well into its fifth week. More than 3,500 people overall have been killed, including 13 US servicemembers.

Joe Rogan says MAGA feels ‘betrayed’ by Trump over Iran war

Joe Rogan called the war on Iran ‘insane’ and said it has led Donald Trump’s supporters to ‘feel betrayed’ by the president.

The podcaster endorsed Trump ahead of the 2024 election but has been critical of some of the major policies of his second term in office.

While talking to journalist Michael Shellenberger on his podcast, Rogan slammed Operation Epic Fury as not matching Trump’s campaign rhetoric.

‘It just seems so insane based on what he ran on,’ Rogan said.

The president touted his ticket with JD Vance as ‘pro-peace’ and suggested opponent Kamala Harris would send Americans to war.

‘I mean, this is why a lot of people feel betrayed, right? He ran on “No more wars, end these stupid, senseless wars,” and then we have one that we can’t even really clearly define why we did it.’ Rogan added.

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