Frustrated Joe Rogan breaks with Trump after calling out ‘ridiculous’ stance that has pushed him too far: ‘There. I stated it.’
Joe Rogan has spoken out against Donald Trump‘s ongoing spat with Canada and declared he doesn’t believe the country should become the US’ 51st state.
Speaking with fellow comedian Michael Kosta on his wildly popular podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, he revealed where he differs from the president.
The 57-year-old said that he couldn’t understand why there was so much tension between the US and Canada.
Rogan, who voted for Trump and welcomed him on his show, said: ‘Why are we upset at Canada? This is stupid, this over tariffs We got to become friends with Canada again, this is so ridiculous.
‘I can’t believe there is anti American, anti Canadian sentiment going on. ‘It’s the dumbest f****** feud.
‘I just want America and Canada to get along, I think it’s ridiculous. And I don’t think they should be our 51st state.’
The US and Canada have butted heads in recent weeks over an ongoing trade war and tariffs brought in by Trump.
The UFC commentator did add that he would consider Greenland becoming the 51st state however, echoing an idea from President Trump that has been floated.
Joe Rogan has spoken out against Donald Trump ‘s ongoing spat with Canada and declared he doesn’t believe the country should become the US’ 51st state
President Trump has suggested that Canada should join the US amid a trade war he sparked by hiking up tariffs
His words mark a shift away from the president, who he first began cozying up to in the run up to the election.
Rogan was in attendance at President Trump’s inauguration in January, after he hosted him on his podcast last October.
He describes himself as a progressive who wanted hard-left Dem Bernie Sanders to become president in 2016. Rogan says the Democrat party has lost him over its behavior on issues including COVID and transgender rights.
The podcaster’s sentiments echo those by newly appointed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The primer minister issued a withering takedown on Trump over the ongoing trade dispute.
He accused Trump of ‘trying to weaken our economy’ in his speech to a raucous room full of Liberal party voters.
‘Donald Trump, as we know, has put unjustified tariffs on what we build, on what we sell, on how we make a living,’ he said.
‘He’s attacking Canadian workers, families and businesses. We cannot let him succeed. And we won’t.’
The stern words have made it clear that he intends to continue down former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s path of public disputes with the president.
Rogan’s stance aligns with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney who has hit back at Trump’s suggestion
Trump previously trolled former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by referring to him as ‘Governor’ of California
Trump first began proposing a Canadian accession under Trudeau, who he trolled by referring to as the ‘Governor of California‘.
He has imposed a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian imports as part of a drive to hold the country, ‘accountable to their promises of halting illegal immigration and stopping poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into our country’, a White House statement said.
Current polling suggests there is very little support among Canadians for joining the US, with around 90 percent opposed.
However, a vocal minority in Canada’s oil rich provinces buoyed by Trump’s ‘Drill Baby Drill’ approach have come out and declared themselves 51st-staters.
