Posted on 01/13/2026 5:08:54 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Joe Rogan compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “the Gestapo” in the latest episode of his popular podcast Tuesday, openly breaking with President Donald Trump on his administration’s immigration enforcement tactics.
Rogan, one of the biggest podcasters in the world, had endorsed President Donald Trump in the 2024 election just days after holding a three-hour interview with him on “The Joe Rogan Experience.” The show, which has consistently retained its No. 1 spot on the Spotify podcast charts, has more than 20.6 million subscribers on YouTube.
But on Tuesday, Rogan, who has been increasingly critical of Trump’s mass deportation agenda in recent months, expressed concern over ICE’s activities in an episode featuring Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. He said that “most people” believe law enforcement should arrest criminals, but that many of the same people also believe ICE is “operating illegally.”
“I can also see the point of view of the people that say, ‘Yeah, but you don’t want militarized people in the streets just roaming around snatching people up, many of which turn out to actually be U.S. citizens that just don’t have their papers on them,’” Rogan said. “Are we really going to be the Gestapo? ‘Where’s your papers?’ Is that what we’ve come to?”
...Rogan said it was “very ugly to watch someone shoot a U.S. citizen, especially a woman, in the face.”
“It just looked horrific to me,” Rogan said. “I mean, when people are saying it’s justifiable because the car hit him, it seemed like she was kind of turning the car away.”
Rogan is part of a circle of comedian podcasters — many of whom are not overtly political but have mass appeal with conservative-leaning audiences — that Trump courted to boost his visibility and appeal during his 2024 presidential campaign.
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Who the hell is Joe The Gestapo Rogan. Another Jo Pedo type?
If Joe is so damn important, why don’t he give those 20 million Joe Pedo illegal alien freaks a job, a place to live and a trainload of groceries. Either that or shut his big mouth.
I’m pretty sure each and every law enforcement officer, local, state and federal would prefer to not have draw their weapon and shoot anybody.
He should be putting more emphasis on these “citizens” obeying laws and lawful orders. Nobody gets shot and illegals are removed from the streets.
Good God these people are retarded. False equivalency. They are picking up ILLEGALs, you know, people who broke the law to get into this country, criminals!!! Not people who we don’t like or see as lesser humans.
I know I don’t have to spell it out to this forum, but man...
Isn’t it amazing how many morons fall for leftist propaganda? Why doesn’t Joe the moron take a look at the kind of animals ICE is arresting? I saw a list yesterday - rapists, muderers, gang members... “Ooooh we have to protect them!”
Democrats actually have these morons supporting a foreign criminal element over the law abiding US citizen. And BTW, once again, thank you Republican party for doing absolutely NOTHING to combat this propaganda. Once again Trump is by himself trying to save this country.
A different g returns to it’s current win vomit.
We don’t want third world lawbreakers voting in our elections, Joe.
He is uninformed. Foul mouthed has no clue what he’s talking about
The Gestapo. Has he read the Third Reich? Has he spoken with anyone who was in a concentration camp? Does he know that this was a genocidal program to eliminate certain people from Germany and a push to dominate the world?
No
Does he own a copy of the constitution? The Declaration? Has he reviewed it?
The Gestapo would have shot her before she ever tried to run anyone over. And her kid. And anyone coming to her defense. And anyone filming. And would have stopped the story from being reported that day and summarized events through an official Gestapo channel to be read by whoever the Gestapo installed, to be “news readers”, Joe, you dumbass...
Umm, Rogan said he can see the point of view of those who say such things. The article is garbage like many of your anti-Trump posts
“””We don’t want third world lawbreakers voting in our elections, Joe.””””
Maybe he believes they all came here for a career in lettuce picking.
First we had to live through Pedo Joe
Now we are living through Dumbass Joe
<< Rogan, who has been increasingly critical of Trump’s mass deportation agenda >>
Agenda? Yeah, an agenda to finally enforce longstanding immigration law enacted by the people’s representatives in congress. How radical.
Try getting on an airplane without your “papers”, Joe . Then think about why that is.
If it wins the Midterm Elections Mr. Rogan the tough stuff will continue IMHO.
Distraction from the Inflation (2.7 percent) and Epstein files comes in this package.
Are we really going to be overrun by criminals who entered the country illegally?
>> Who the hell is Joe The Gestapo Rogan. Another Jo Pedo type?
Another one bites the dust. Looks like Rogan got Candace Owned and All Tuckered Up.
Joe, if you disobey instructions from law enforcement and try to run over a law enforcement agent you will get the same.
Does Joe Rogan know what a car is?
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