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Updated · The Daily Beast · Apr 24
Joe Rogan criticizes Trump’s Iran war policy on his podcast
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Apr 24

Joe Rogan criticizes Trump’s Iran war policy on his podcast

9 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Apr 24
  • Rogan, with 11 million listeners per episode, condemned Trump’s handling of Operation Midnight Hammer, which targeted Iranian nuclear sites, days after attending an Oval Office event with the president.
  • Despite Trump’s efforts to win Rogan’s support—inviting him to witness an executive order on psychedelic drug reviews—Rogan questioned the war’s motives and long-term consequences, suggesting Israeli influence and expressing concern about a prolonged U.S. presence.
  • Several right-wing commentators, including Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson, have also distanced themselves from Trump over the Iran conflict, reflecting growing conservative unease about the administration’s foreign policy direction.
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