Joe Rogan backed Republican renegade Thomas Massie as he discussed the MAGA civil war taking place over Donald Trump’s involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.
The comedian and podcaster, who famously endorsed Trump in the lead-up to the election but has broken with him recently on ICE raids in Los Angeles, was discussing Massie’s comments regarding the war with Bernie Sanders.
‘People recognize that this guy should be allowed to have his own opinions and make some reasonable points and that people or going to reject this idea,’ he said of Massie potentially drawing people against the effort in the Middle East.
The libertarian had proposed a House resolution to check President Donald Trump’s war powers, before pulling it following Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire.
However, Rogan still feels that Massie can have a large sway over the MAGA movement, who the comic says is against war.
‘I think the whole MAGA thing right now is very divided, particularly because one of the things they voted for was no war,’ Rogan said.
‘Well now it seems like we’re in a war. And it’s quick. We’re six months in and that’s already popped off.’
He added that he was concerned about American troops overseas and the idea of Iranian sleeper cells created due to Joe Biden’s disastrous policy on the border.
Joe Rogan (pictured) backed Republican renegade Thomas Massie as he discussed the MAGA civil war taking place over Donald Trump’s involvement in the Israel-Iran war
The comedian and podcaster, who famously endorsed Trump in the lead-up to the election, was interviewing Bernie Sanders, who Rogan backed in 2020, when he discussed Massie’s (pictured) comments against Trump
Democratic socialist Sanders praised Massie’s efforts and said it ‘bothers’ him that Trump and many supporters suggesting the Kentucky Congressman face a primary for his views.
The Kentucky Republican told reporters Monday night that he had agreed to pull his resolution, even after it sparked support from Congressional Democrats looking to score political points against the president.
‘I talked to the Speaker on the floor just now and told him we wouldn’t push it if the cease-fire holds, so it’s really in their court,’ Massie said, adding that he would ‘wait and see’ before making a final call.
Massie’s action drew praise from Trump’s deputy chief of staff James Blair.
‘Thank you for your attention to this matter,’ Blair wrote, adding the siren emoji to highlight Massie’s stunning U-turn.
Massie was vocal about his opposition to U.S. military strikes of Iranian nuclear facilities in Iran, challenging the president for what he described as an ‘unconstitutional’ act to go to war without the authority of Congress.
He previously boasted that his War Powers Resolution, that he launched with the support of Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California had 57 cosponsors.
‘Whether you like it or not Congress will be voting on U.S. hostilities in Iran,’ he wrote Monday afternoon on social media.
Democratic socialist Sanders (pictured) praised Massie’s efforts and said it ‘bothers’ him that Trump and many supporters suggesting the Kentucky Congressman face a primary for his views
Joe Rogan (pictured center) and Donald Trump (pictured right) talk during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden
Trump expressed his frustration with Massie, after the Kentucky Congressman went on television for several interviews where he criticized the president.
‘GET THIS ‘BUM’ OUT OF OFFICE, ASAP!!!’ Trump posted on social media.
‘Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky is not MAGA, even though he likes to say he is. Actually, MAGA doesn’t want him, doesn’t know him, and doesn’t respect him,’ Trump also wrote.
Massie repeatedly criticized the president, especially after Trump floated the prospect of regime change in Iran.
‘This is not America First folks,’ he wrote. I will not vote for the United States to get dragged into another regime change war. In fact, I will actively oppose it.’
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also took on Massie during a Fox News segment on Monday.
‘He should be a Democrat because he is more aligned with them than with the Republican Party,’ she said.
She also pushed back on Massie’s claim that Trump’s action was unconstitutional.
‘The White House was not obligated to call anyone because the president was acting within his legal authority under Article 2 of the Constitution, as commander-in-chief of the president of the United States,’ Leavitt concluded.
On Sunday, Trump additionally criticized Massie for grandstanding on television after the successful military strikes on Iran.
‘He’s a simple minded ‘grandstander’ who thinks it’s good politics for Iran to have the highest level Nuclear weapon, while at the same time yelling ‘DEATH TO AMERICA’ at every chance they get,’ Trump wrote on social media, describing him as ‘weak’ and ‘ineffective’ and ‘disrespectful to our great military.’
‘MAGA should drop this pathetic LOSER, Tom Massie, like the plague!’ Trump concluded.
Massie responded to Trump on his own social media account.
‘Donald Trump declared so much War on me today it should require an Act of Congress,’ the congressman wrote with the hashtag #sassywithmassie.
