Rogan, who stayed silent about Kimmel’s suspension at first, cited an elk-hunting trip in the mountains as the reason for his absence. The podcast episode seemed to have been recorded prior to the reinstatement of Kimmel’s show. Rogan expressed to his guest Andrew Santino that, ‘I definitely don’t think the government should ever dictate what a comedian can or cannot say in a monologue, that’s [expletive] crazy.’

Rogan raised concerns about companies being influenced by the government. He warned, ‘If people on the right are supporting this, you’re crazy. This tactic will be turned on you.’ Rogan defended the comments that got Kimmel suspended, suggesting they were intended as a joke targeted at MAGA supporters. ‘He was trying to jab at the MAGA crowd but also aiming for humor, and it was quite funny,’ said Rogan.

During a recent monologue, Kimmel referred to the ‘MAGA gang’ as ‘desperately’ distancing themselves from Kirk’s alleged assassin, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Kimmel also mocked Trump’s reaction to the shooting, saying, ‘This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a child mourns a goldfish.’

Rogan accurately foresaw that Kimmel’s suspension would be short-lived, predicting the host would receive applause upon his return. ‘For Jimmy Kimmel, all this drama only amplifies his show, boosting its profile with more support,’ commented Rogan. ‘Although there is undoubtedly some negativity, that’s not enjoyable.’

Rogan expected, ‘The show will likely return after a brief hiatus, with Kimmel receiving a standing ovation. Donald Trump will post bitter comments on social media about him, and life will simply continue.’ Rogan also found it ‘insane’ that Trump devoted time to publicly criticizing Kimmel and other late-night hosts.

‘How do you have time while you’re running the world to be tweeting that you don’t like talk show hosts?’ Rogan said. ‘That is so crazy.’ Rogan – a well-known free speech advocate – endorsed Trump late last year but has broken with the president in recent months. He has slammed the administration’s tariffs on Canada as ‘ridiculous’ and called its deportation policies ‘horrific.’

The clashes started in March, when Rogan used his podcast to rant about Trump imposing tariffs on Canada and his desire to make Canada the 51st state. ‘I can’t believe there is anti-American, anti-Canadian sentiment going on. It’s the dumbest [expletive] feud,’ Rogan said during the March 14 episode. ‘I just want America and Canada to get along, I think it’s ridiculous. And I don’t think they should be our 51st state.’

A week later, Rogan took things a step further, slamming Trump’s approach to the mass deportation of immigrants, after reports emerged that innocent people had been mistakenly rounded up and thrown into maximum security prisons in El Salvador alongside gang members and criminals. ‘You got to get scared that people who are not criminals are getting, like, lassoed up and deported and sent to, like, El Salvador prisons,’ Rogan said.

‘This is kind of crazy that that could be possible. That’s horrific. And that’s, again, that’s bad for the cause.’ The recent clashes are a sharp contrast to the two men’s cozy alliance in the days leading up to the election, when Rogan welcomed both Trump and his former ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk onto his podcast.