# After Relative Silence, Joe Rogan Said MAGA Has Lost the “Podcast Bros”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/after-relative-silence-joe-rogan-said-maga-has-lost-the-podcast-bros/
- Published: 2026-11-14T22:21:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T09:26:37+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Times (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/14/style/after-relative-silence-joe-rogan-said-trumps-policies-have-lost-the-podcast-bros.html
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Rogan says Trump’s policies cost Republicans support among podcast audiences.
- He cited the Iran war and masked immigration enforcement.
- Early estimates show a sharp leftward shift among young men.

## Summary

Joe Rogan, who backed Donald Trump in 2024 and was credited with helping Republicans win young male voters, criticised the president’s policies after Republicans’ heavy midterm losses. He said the party had lost “the podcast bros” as well as most of the country, pointing to the war in Iran and masked, militarised immigration enforcement as reasons support had weakened.

Rogan had largely avoided election talk, recently saying he disliked politics, while fellow podcasters Theo Von and Andrew Schulz have also focused on other subjects. Early estimates suggest men aged 18 to 29 shifted more than 30 points to the left, and male voters overall moved 17 points. Conservative broadcaster Clay Travis argued that midterms may feel less consequential to audiences than presidential elections; Rogan had already criticised the war in March.

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