Joe Rogan claims Trump called him ‘very liberal’ after popular podcaster repeatedly criticized the war in Iran

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJoe Rogan claims Trump called him ‘very liberal’ after popular podcaster repeatedly criticized the war in IranRogan has criticized the administration over immigration raids, the Iran war, and the Epstein files, but he has remained close to the presidentJosh Marcus in San Francisco Wednesday 22 April 2026 01:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962302","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-rogan-trump-iran-war-liberal-b2962302.html","title":"Joe Rogan claims Trump called him ‘very liberal’ after podcaster criticized Iran war"}}CloseTrump cracks joke about wanting to take a psychedelic drugSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":...