MMA journalist and combat sports media personality Luke Thomas addressed Joe Rogan’s recent claim of being “politically homeless” during an episode of Luke Thomas Gets Political, and he held nothing back.
Thomas opened by expressing disbelief at Rogan’s framing of his political stance. “Did you see Rogan recently say that he is politically homeless?” he read out a statement from his followers.
Thomas then replied, “I tweeted about it. I couldn’t believe it. He will never take responsibility for the role he played in all of this.”
From there, Thomas laid out his argument, pointing to the high-profile figures Rogan has hosted on his podcast over the years as evidence that the “politically homeless” label does not hold up under scrutiny.
“Guys, if you have on many of the leading lights of the Epstein class, if you have on Peter Thiel, if you have on Mark Andreessen, Elon Musk,” he said, listing prominent tech and political figures. “And I mean, I could just go through the endless array of names, including but not limited to Donald Trump himself.”
He then referenced Rogan’s past comments following an interview with Elon Musk, arguing that Rogan had clearly taken a political position.
“And then after a podcast with Elon Musk, you make an explicit, and he called it in his own words, an endorsement of Trump,” Thomas said. “My brother in Christ, the last thing you are is politically homeless.”
For Thomas, the distinction between regret and political neutrality is central to the discussion. “Having political regret is not the same thing as being politically homeless,” he said plainly.
He acknowledged that people are capable of changing their views but argued that Rogan has not demonstrated the kind of accountability required to claim a genuine ideological shift.
“They can. They can,” Thomas said, referring to the possibility of changing one’s mind. “But there are two things about this. Number one, this is Trump’s second term. Y’all got a good look at him and then thought, ‘Oh, I want more of this.’ Dumba*s decision.”
Thomas also pushed back strongly on the idea that the consequences of political choices were unpredictable, arguing that warnings had been widely available.
“Oh, I didn’t know he was going to do this,” he said, mocking the claim. “No, no, no, no, no. You didn’t listen to the warnings.”
He pointed specifically to media coverage and policy discussions that he believes outlined potential outcomes well in advance. “This was well told by left-wing media,” Thomas said. “No, no. The little media bubble you’re in didn’t tell you that. But it was being told.”
Ultimately, Thomas argued that credibility comes from openly acknowledging mistakes rather than distancing oneself after the fact.
“Come clean about it,” he said. “I made a mistake. Here’s why I made a mistake. I didn’t listen to this. I believe that and that was wrong.”
He contrasted that level of accountability with what he sees as superficial criticism from former supporters.
“But they don’t do any of that,” Thomas said. “They just say, ‘Oh yeah, all those MAGA guys are f**king dorks.’ You know what I mean? It’s kind of like a jab and ‘I’m politically homeless.’ F**k you’re not.”
Thomas closed his commentary with a blunt assessment of Rogan’s position.
“You don’t get to endorse a guy about a year ago and then that year passes and all of a sudden now you have regrets because he’s an obvious f**king lunatic,” he said. “No, you’re not homeless. You literally endorsed the guy in those words. Yes, this is an endorsement. Regret is not the same thing as homelessness.”
