Joe Rogan Claims Trump Called Him ‘very Liberal’ After Popular Podcaster Repeatedly Criticized The War In Iran

President Donald Trump mocked Joe Rogan for being “liberal” astatine a caller White House event, but nan celebrated podcaster played down suggestions from immoderate online that location has been a increasing rift betwixt nan pair.

“He joked astir it,” Rogan said during an episode of his podcast that aired Tuesday. “He called maine a wide during nan full thing.”

“He’s very liberal,” Rogan said, imitating nan president’s voice.

During nan arena connected Saturday, touting nan administration’s efforts to velocity reappraisal for therapeutic psychedelics, Trump needled Rogan, successful what whitethorn person been a excavation complete nan host’s caller criticisms of nan Iran war.

“We each respect Joe,” Trump said. “He’s a small spot much wide than I am. That’s OK. I person a batch of friends that are liberal, but Joe is an astonishing guy.”

Rogan, speaking connected his podcast, said nan friends reside extended to an speech betwixt nan 2 astatine a UFC fight earlier this month. The brace were seen having an animated speech during a handshake, successful what immoderate commentators thought was an argument.

The podcaster said nan speech really progressive nan 2 men talking astir nan psychedelics effort, which Rogan said he lobbied nan White House to pursue, opening pinch a matter to nan president.

“Literally, he sees maine astatine nan UFC nan adjacent day, shakes my hand, and says it’s done,” Rogan said connected his podcast. “That’s what he was saying. I said, ‘Thank you, sir.’ It wasn’t for illustration he was huffy astatine maine astatine all. It was nan opposite.”

The Independent has contacted nan White House for comment.

Rogan, while adjacent to nan president, hasn’t been acrophobic to knock nan administration, a rarity successful a larger media ecosystem wherever figures pinch ties to nan correct seldom speak retired against nan president.

Rogan has called nan Iran warfare an “insane” prime that made “a batch of group consciousness betrayed.”

The podcaster has alleged nan management sees nan warfare arsenic a invited distraction from nan Epstein files saga.

“Look, nan Epstein files travel retired — we spell to warfare pinch Iran. It’s a bully measurement to get group to extremity talking astir definite things,” Rogan said connected an section this month.

Rogan hasn’t been unsocial successful his criticism.

Other celebrated figures successful right-wing media for illustration Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and Candace Owens person each slammed nan warfare effort.

But Rogan’s closeness pinch nan president appears to person spared him from White House anger.

The others person been taxable to angry posts online from nan president successful caller days.