Jon Stewart slaps down Jen Psaki for claiming Joe Rogan and Theo Von are a part of the ‘Trump’ enterprise

Jon Stewart pushed back against former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki‘s remarks that both Joe Rogan and Theo Von are part of the right-wing ‘ecosystem’ feeding the ‘Trump enterprise.’

On the most recent episode of The Weekly Show Jon Stewart podcast, the 62-year-old comic claimed the left was falling far behind conservatives as he referred to it as ‘chaos.’

‘I do think there should be some semblance of an idea that, look, they’re kicking progressive ass right now,’ Stewart said. ‘And if progressives don’t organize their media, their think tanks, and all that, it’s going to continue to happen. It’s chaos.’

In response, Psaki argued that ‘there is not a left ecosystem that matches the right ecosystem’ as she brought up Von’s appearance on The Joe Rogan Show, claiming that those on the right promote what each other and elected officials do.

After Stewart disagreed, claiming that both comedians are ‘promoting an ideological worldview’ and aren’t ‘part of any machine’, the 46-year-old political analyst doubled down. 

‘No, I would consider them in more probably libertarian comedic complex, you know,’ Stewart responded while chuckling. 

‘If you watch or listen to their shows, a lot of times it’s just pure goofing off.’

Psaki then admitted to placing the comedy-pair loosely in the right-wing category. However, she still said that the duo are supportive of the Trump administration. 

‘I think they are supportive, but they are not relentless in the Trump enterprise,’ Stewart argued. ‘They are not Charlie Kirk. They are not Ben Shapiro. They are very different animals.’

‘They are not invested in,’ he added. ‘But on balance, that’s not what their shows are about.’

Rogan has recently been halted back into the spotlight for his politics after he endorsed President Donald Trump last minute.

Earlier this week, the 57-year-old podcaster claimed that former President Joe Biden diverted Americans from noticing ‘inappropriate spending,’ and that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is cracking down.

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House on January 20, Elon Musk, who he appointed as the head of DOGE, has been uncovering and dismantling projects that have been funded by billions of US taxpayers’ dollars.

Rogan’s comments came after he sat down with comedian Bridget Phetasy on Monday. During the episode, the pair discussed the ‘beach balls’ Biden ‘tossed around’ during his time in office.

‘It’s not just the money being spent, it’s what it’s being spent for and what’s going on, which is an enormous propaganda machine,’ Rogan said. 

‘This is why Trump won the election. People don’t really believe in these things. The amount of people that think that transgender biological males should be competing against your daughter in sports is so f**king small, but yet, our own government was propping it up. 

‘And why are they propping it up? Because it’s a f**king beach ball at a concert, you keep tossing it up in the air and everybody gets distracted,’ he explained, referring to social issues like gay marriage, abortion and transgender rights.

‘As long as you can keep a few things going. Here’s the things you ought to keep going: Abortion, right? Overturning Roe V. Wade is so good for business because now it’s like a battle, the battle grounds, and women’s rights and their lives are at stake.

‘Gay marriage – that’s a huge one. They’re gonna take away gay marriage, oh my God, bounce that f**king beach ball,’ Rogan continued as he raised his hands above his head, simulating a ball being thrown in the air.

Rogan also discussed with the comedian that for the past ‘eight to 10 years,’ the ‘left-wing narrative’ has been filled with ‘propaganda funded by our own government.’ 

‘That’s right!’ Phetsay said as she laughed.

He went on to give an example of Biden ‘tossing around beach balls every now and again,’ in an effort to distract Americans while his administration was ‘siphoning billions of dollars.’

‘Zelenskyy just said he’s missing $100 billion out of the $177 billion that we supposedly sent there [Ukraine],’ he said. 

Von, who has been a frequent guest on Rogan’s podcast, has also become more outwardly political during the 2024 election.

Trump was also a guest on the 44-year-old comedian’s podcast ahead of the election, where the pair spoke about addiction battles with substances such as drugs and alcohol.

Von was also seen at the inauguration at the US Capitol last month where he was seated next to 29-year-old Logan Paul.

Paul captured and shared the moment when Von fell backward and broke his chair during the ceremony.

In the clip Paul shared to X, which was titled MAKE CHAIRS GREAT AGAIN – the Covington, Louisiana-born entertainer’s chair buckled out from under him, as Trump could be heard in the background speaking.

People nearby asked Von if he was OK after the startling incident, as Paul said he predicted someone’s chair would fail earlier.

One person nearby wisecracked that Von had been sitting in ‘one of Kamala’s chairs,’ in reference to ex-Vice President Kamala Harris, who opposed Trump in the presidential election.

Von, who didn’t appear to be injured in the incident, sat back down in a chair alongside Logan Paul and his sibling, Jake Paul.

Von acknowledged the accident on X on Monday, writing in response to Paul’s clip, ‘Thought we were past the pranks boys.’

Said Von: ‘Got a chance to go to the presidential inauguration today and i just cant believe i got to be at that.

‘Some countries don’t even let you vote.’

Von said he ‘just felt really lucky to see that.’

Rogan has since objected the idea that comedians are being lumped into the ‘right ecosystem’ – claiming that both he and Von’s shows rarely touch on politics, Mediaite reported. 

The star podcaster claimed that their episodes are amplified – overall feeding into the public perception that several entertainers are much more political than they actually are.