Michael Douglas sat down with Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience and during the conversation, the actor turned the microphone around and asked Rogan directly where he stood on President Trump after Rogan’s 2024 endorsement.
Douglas opened the subject gently, acknowledging Rogan’s political history before pressing him. “You brought up a point Joe which I’d like to raise and maybe get your advice because I…,” Douglas began. He then pivoted into a pitch about nuclear disarmament and asking Rogan, “And I want to make a suggestion to you because you maybe have some connections to the president.”
Rogan laid out his reasoning for backing Trump point by point. He pointed to the border as the first issue.
Rogan stated, “It was insane to just not only leave the border open, but give people instructions on how to get in and also transport them to cities and then put them up in hotels.”
He also brought up the Democratic primary process. “They hadn’t had a primary since 2012,” he said, calling the nomination process itself a problem. “What are you doing? That’s not how it’s supposed to be done.”
Rogan also cited concerns about Joe Biden’s capacity to serve, saying “it’s really clear that he was his mental ability was severely declined.” He also criticized COVID-era mandates, vaccine coercion, and restrictions on flying.
Douglas then asked the follow up, “I know that’s how you felt. What I’m curious about is how do you feel now?”
Rogan did not offer a simple endorsement of the administration’s record. “Well, how I feel now is I do not like this Iran war in any way, shape, or form. It doesn’t make any sense for us,” he said.
Rogan was equally blunt about immigration enforcement tactics, describing ICE agents in unflattering terms borrowed from comedian Tim Dillon. Rogan said they are “former backyard carnival wrestlers who took like a seven week course” and raised concerns about masked, unidentified agents operating in American cities.
Rogan noted, “If you allow a militarized police force with no identification with masks on to enter into cities, of course people are going to say this is an overstep.”
Still, Rogan maintained that stopping violent offenders from entering the country was a legitimate goal, even as he distanced himself from some of the administration’s methods.
Douglas for his part, used the moment to press his own cause. He urged Rogan to help convince Trump to pursue nuclear disarmament with Russia, telling Rogan plainly that Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine over Putin was something “whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat” should find troubling.
