<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span>'s most influential backers in the last election has turned on him over his </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/photos-appear-to-show-us-tomahawk-missile-fragments-at-site-of-deadly-iran-school-strike/849ec823-6eb4-40aa-8f5c-7100e040c56b" rel="" target="" title="actions in Iran"><span>actions in Iran</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking on his podcast, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/joe-rogan-turns-on-donald-trump-ice-gestapo-minneapolis-renee-good-updates/a1814dce-8363-4801-a0d7-cfc4f0316669" rel="" target="" title="Joe Rogan has decried the president"><span>Joe Rogan has decried the president</span></a><span> beginning a war.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It just seems so insane based on what (Trump) ran on," Rogan said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-iran-school-missiles-tomahawk-explosion-usa-responsibility/2f613d33-f9fe-40e9-8cb8-1e9e88564e73" rel="" target="" title="Trump denies knowledge of report blaming US for school bombing"><strong><span>Trump denies knowledge of report blaming US for school bombing</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is why a lot of people feel betrayed, right? </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He ran on no more wars and these stupid, senseless wars.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Then we have one that we can't even really clearly define why we did it."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/joe-rogan-donald-trump-iran-insane-betrayed-usa-news/749817fd-6b65-4363-aa45-e78fdd01762a" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His guest Michael Shellenberger clarified that Trump said he was against "endless wars".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They're all endless. Do you ever hear (former secretary of defence Donald) Rumsfeld talk about Iraq when it first happened?" Rogan said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They were talking about like six weeks."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-why-joe-rogan-wont-give-up-on-release-of-list/5eb1ce3d-3c65-48ad-a69e-09f75b8ac193" rel="" target="" title="Rogan's endorsement of Trump"><span>Rogan's endorsement of Trump</span></a><span> was seen as a major factor in his unexpectedly strong performance in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/us-election" rel="" target="" title="2024 election"><span>2024 election</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Unlike many other podcasters, Rogan does not position himself as a political partisan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The podcaster has a vast support base among an elusive demographic - men who don't otherwise follow the news.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>The Joe Rogan Experience</span></em><span> has been the most popular podcast on Spotify for the past five years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His remarks on Iran are not the first time Rogan has broken with the president.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In January he compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Gestapo.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You don't want militarised people in the streets just roaming around snatching people up, many of which turn out to actually be US citizens that just don't have their papers on them," Rogan said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Are we really going to be the Gestapo? 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Polling has shown </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/iran" rel="" target="" title="Trump's attack on Iran"><span>Trump's attack on Iran</span></a><span> to be deeply unpopular among American voters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/iranian-football-players-senior-iranian-community-figure-says-more-footballers-seek-asylum/871406ab-bfe3-41ca-94aa-598f80eeeffe"><strong><span>Security scare after Iranian player's change of heart over asylum decision</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fifty-three per cent of voters opposed the military action, according to a poll from Quinnipiac.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Just 40 per cent support it.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sixty-two per cent of voters think the Trump administration has not given a clear explanation as to why they have attacked Iran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The same poll showed Trump's approval rating to be at just 37 per cent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-sexual-assault-allegations-13-year-old-teen-girl-jeffrey-epstein-files/3a3a5fee-6dc6-4fde-89fc-0f28762b9c46" rel="" target="" title="Uncorroborated claim about Trump in missing Epstein files"><strong><span>Uncorroborated claim about Trump in missing Epstein files</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>