Pod man out: Trump's support with influential podcasters is waning

[BumRushDaShow]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: NBC News

Oct. 5, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT


Some of the internet’s most popular voices with young men — almost all of whom either hosted President Donald Trump or spoke highly of him last November — have some thoughts on what he’s doing wrong. An all-star lineup of podcasters and YouTube impresarios has taken Trump to task in recent months on everything from immigration and Israel to free speech and Jeffrey Epstein.

The list includes Joe Rogan, Theo Von, Andrew Schulz and Shawn Ryan, a cast that Trump courted heavily to win access to their audiences during last year’s campaign. Rogan and Von have been particularly critical of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda, with Rogan calling some deportations “f-----g crazy” and Von questioning why the Department of Homeland Security has posted videos of immigration arrests online.

NBC News polling conducted in August and early September found that 33% of U.S. adults ages 18-29 approved of Trump’s handling of deportations and immigration, while 67% disapproved. Among U.S. adults of all ages, a slightly higher share — 43% — approved of the president’s handling of deportations and immigration.

Schulz and his co-host, Akaash Singh, have criticized the president for not fulfilling his campaign promises. “Everything [Trump] campaigned on, I believed he wanted to do,” Schulz said in a July episode of his “Flagrant” podcast, where Trump had appeared in October 2024. “And now he’s doing the exact opposite thing of every single f-----g thing. … I voted for none of this. He’s doing the exact opposite of everything I voted for.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-support-influential-podcasters-waning-rcna233437

[tanyev]

1. Slowly they turn, step by step, inch by inch.

Will the country hold together until we finally hit the Trump tipping point? 🤞

[riversedge]

6. I have wondered that a lot. To myself, I always end up with a big Maybe

[intheflow]

7. Pure comedy gold!

?si=-VaFkuLJwxjcoc87

[MLWR]

2. It would probably be more efficient to list the things he's doing right

Or would that result in blank pages?

[mdbl]

3. To these podcasters...

Well Duh!

[Lulu KC]

4. Good

However slow they may be, turn toward the light, dudes!

[progree]

5. Theo Von, the son of a Nicaraguan immigrant, ripped the Department of Homeland Security for using his image in an ad.

Late last month, Von [Theo Von] , host of the popular YouTube show “Last Weekend” and the son of a Nicaraguan immigrant, ripped the Department of Homeland Security for using his image in an ad. ... "When it comes to immigration my thoughts and heart are alot more nuanced than this video allows. Bye!”

The rest of the article is definitely worth the read.

[NNadir]

8. I don't know much about these people, although I've understood by osmosis that Rogan, in particular, is an idiot.

The damage they have done to humanity irrespective of their late turns, if they are real, is irretrievable.

[not fooled]

9. How dumb do you have to be to have bought into the BS red don was spewing on the campaign trail?

“Everything [Trump] campaigned on, I believed he wanted to do,” Schulz said in a July episode of his “Flagrant” podcast...

He was a known pathological liar. They heard what they wanted to hear, and he fed it to them. Bunch of idiots.

[Omaha Steve]

10. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

No analysis or opinion pieces.

Statement of Purpose
Post the latest news from reputable mainstream news websites and blogs. Important news of national interest only. No analysis or opinion pieces. No duplicates. News stories must have been published within the last 12 hours. Use the published title of the story as the title of the discussion thread.