Overview
- In a podcast episode released Thursday, Joe Rogan called many MAGA backers “dorks” and said the “Make America Great Again” slogan “sucks.”
- He also blasted the Iran war as a “clusterf—” and cited complaints to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation that some commanders used biblical “end times” language.
- Vice President JD Vance responded Friday in an interview with Benny Johnson, saying “we love our dorks” and defending the movement’s supporters.
- Vance disputed Rogan’s claim that Barack Obama deported more people than President Trump by arguing Obama-era totals counted turnaways at the border while Trump figures focus on interior removals.
- A clip of Rogan’s comments drew millions of views on X, a notable flare-up given his massive audience, his 2024 endorsement of Trump, and his recent critiques over the Iran war and the Epstein files.