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Pro-Trump Podcasters Break With the White House Over Immigration

A DHS deportation video using a Theo Von joke out of context crystallized backlash to the administration’s aggressive immigration tactics.

Overview

  • Adin Ross, who interviewed Donald Trump in 2024 and gifted him a Cybertruck and Rolex, told viewers he regrets getting into politics and plans to disengage.
  • Joe Rogan denounced the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador’s CECOT prison and later called ICE raids that target workers rather than criminals “insane.”
  • Theo Von objected after the Department of Homeland Security used his “Heard you got deported, dude. Bye!” clip in a deportation video, saying it misrepresented a joke and referencing his Nicaraguan immigrant father.
  • Andrew Schulz, who hosted Trump in 2024, said in July that he regretted his vote, accusing the president of breaking promises on war, spending and immigration.
  • Other creators, including the Nelk Boys and Logan Paul, have signaled a retreat from political content, and a NYT/Siena poll cited by one outlet shows high Gen Z disapproval of the president.