Overview
- The Joe Rogan Experience episode, recorded Thursday, featured both hosts condemning the decision to bomb Iran, with Rogan saying he “can’t believe we went to this war.”
- Journalist Mehdi Hasan applauded the criticism but said the pair helped elect Trump and should own that role in posts reacting to the clip on X.
- Theo Von’s on-air line urging elites to send their own children to war drew backlash, and he later clarified on X that he meant political leaders, thanked troops, and said he was angry and scared.
- Rogan told Von, “We’ve got to get you off those antidepressants,” which drew criticism from viewers who said it was irresponsible to weigh in on a guest’s medication.
- Context for their comments includes Trump’s address projecting two to three more weeks of fighting, a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as oil prices rose Thursday, and reports of a third U.S. carrier group and more troops heading to the region.