Vance Responds to Rogan’s Critique of MAGA

Vice President J.D. Vance had a strong reaction to Joe Rogan after Rogan criticized the Make America Great Again movement, labeling its supporters as “uninteresting, unintelligent people” and “idiots.” Rogan also claimed that both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton had more stringent policies on immigration than President Trump.

In his widely followed podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Rogan pointed out that the MAGA movement seems to be losing focus, saying it has become chaotic with extremists being unfairly grouped as “real, true patriots.”

“That term really doesn’t work… When you try to make America great again, it ends up attracting a bunch of incompetent folks, because, well, many of them are,” Rogan shared during a conversation with comedian Dave Smith.

Rogan went on to express frustration about how “a lot of them are just really weird and dull people who are hanging on to something. Sure, there are actual patriots in the mix, but they’re all getting mixed in with those who don’t know what they’re talking about. It’s frustrating!”

Despite Rogan’s past support for Trump, he did not hold back in his criticism of MAGA followers while discussing the Iran war.

Vance responded indirectly in an interview with right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson, dismissing Rogan’s remarks with a laugh. “I’ll shoot Joe a message about this,” he mentioned, asserting that he thought Rogan was mistaken.

“We might have more fools than the far left, but I think we’re the minority, and let’s be real, every group has its share of misguided folks,” he added playfully. “We embrace them. We value everyone who wants to make a difference for the country.”

Johnson pressed further, linking Rogan’s comments to a discussion on immigration policies. He noted that Rogan had pointed out how Obama and Clinton had more hardline stances on immigration compared to Trump.

“Obama’s administration had a tough line on illegal immigration,” Rogan mentioned, referencing comments from Clinton back in 2007, framing her stance as a “hard-core right-wing 2026 vision.”

Vance reiterated his disagreement with Rogan, assuring that he would reach out to him. “I didn’t catch Joe’s comments, but that’s definitely not accurate,” he said. “When you compare the numbers from the Obama administration and others, they weren’t deporting nearly as many as we are now. We had the most effective administration in U.S. history regarding deportations; the issue lies in the policies that preceded us.”