The pattern of Trump voters coming to remorse their assist has unfold to Joe Rogan and different manosphere influencers with tens of millions of followers. Some have cited damaged guarantees by President Donald Trump, whereas others oppose his use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to terrorize staff and their households.

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As initially famous by Rolling Stone, even probably the most enthusiastic supporters want they might overlook about politics altogether.

Joe Rogan questions ICE raids and deportations

The hottest of those influencers—who stated in March that Trump gave him credit score for his 2024 win—was one of many first to criticize ICE’s ways and priorities beneath the brand new president. During that very same month, Rogan panned the detention of homosexual make-up artist Andry Hernández Romero in El Salvador, calling the state of affairs “horrific.”

“The cause is let’s get the gang members out, everybody agrees, but let’s not let innocent gay hairdressers get lumped up with the gangs,” he stated.

On July 2, the podcaster echoed this sentiment whereas interviewing AI firm CEO Amjad Masad.

“There’s two things that are insane,” stated Rogan. “One is the targeting of migrant workers–not cartel members, not gang members, not drug dealers–just construction workers. Showing up in construction sites, raiding them. Gardeners. Like, really?”

He additional agreed with Masad when he introduced up the detention of Turkish PhD pupil Rümeysa Öztürk, who wrote an essay in assist of Palestinian liberation in 2024.

“What was her essay about?” Rogan requested. “It was just critical of Israel, right?”

“And that’s enough to get you kicked out of the country.”

Theo Von calls out DHS for utilizing his joke in propaganda

Comedian and host of the “This Past Weekend” podcast Theo Von interviewed Trump in August 2024 and later attended his inauguration. If you’re struggling to recollect, that was the cocaine interview.

After permitting Trump to behave like he cared in regards to the challenge of fentanyl trafficking—one thing he blamed on immigrants—Von later took challenge with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) utilizing certainly one of his jokes in a propaganda video. Amid the arrest footage, Von can he heard saying “Heard you got deported, dude. Bye!”

Last week, the podcaster rebuffed DHS, citing his family historical past of migration.

“My father immigrated here from Nicaragua,” he stated. “One of my prized possessions is, I have his immigration papers from when he came here, and I have them in a frame … So I have tons of thoughts about this, but this was just f*cked up. It was f*cked up.”

In a now-deleted quote tweet of the DHS video on X, he stated that he didn’t “approve” the usage of his joke.

“I know you know my address so send a check,” he wrote. “And please take this down and please keep me out of your ‘banger’ deportation videos.”

Adin Ross says “I really really wish I never got into politics”

Video sport streamer and web persona Adin Ross additionally interviewed Trump in August 2024, however stood out by gifting the candidate a Rolex and a customized Cybertruck. He actively inspired his followers to vote for Trump.

Before that, Ross had interviewed far-right names reminiscent of Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes. Twitch repeatedly banned him for utilizing slurs till he needed to change platforms to Kick, which permits just about something.

Even a man this far to the precise appears to be regretting his previous political dabblings.

“Now that I look back on it, I really really wish I never got into politics,” he stated throughout a latest stream. “I just don’t think I’ll ever care enough again for another politician.”

He singled out his Trump interview as one factor he didn’t remorse on this respect, but additionally bemoaned the truth that individuals are actually instantly dismissing him as a result of they affiliate him with MAGA politics.

“No matter what, they don’t even get to know who I am.”

Andrew Schultz slams damaged guarantees on warfare and spending

Comedian, podcaster, and former host of MTV2’s Guy Code Andrew Schultz laid out probably the most numerous criticism of Trump administration insurance policies again in July. He slammed the president for breaking guarantees on the price range, warfare, and immigration, claiming that he “voted for none of this.”

“He’s doing the exact opposite of everything I voted for,” he stated. I would like him to cease the wars—he’s funding them. I would like him to shrink spending, cut back the price range—he’s rising it. It’s like all the things that he stated he’s going to do, besides sending immigrants again, and now he’s even flip-flopped on that.”

“Maybe he will stop these wars: No. Maybe we will see what’s up with this Epstein (stuff): No.”

Schultz was one other to interview Trump in 2024, this time in October, on the podcast “Flagrant.” The 90-minute sit-down was controversial amongst his followers, who’re extra of a combined bunch in comparison with the remaining featured on this article, politically talking.

In April, the spouse of “Flagrant” co-host Akaash Singh was regretting the episode months earlier than Schultz did.

“Are you happy that the U.S. stock market is crashing?” Jasleen Singh stated to her husband in a TikTok video. “Isn’t that what you wanted, because you interviewed Trump?”

“There goes our investment portfolio, you d*ck.”

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