By Aaron Blake, CNN
Photo: Mark J. Rebilas / USA Today Sports / Reuters via CNN Newsource
Analysis - If there's one figure who epitomized President Donald Trump's ability to cobble together a winning coalition in 2024, it might have been Joe Rogan - the influential podcaster who made big news by endorsing Trump on the eve of the election after interviewing him.
(On the flipside, much ink has been spilled about the Kamala Harris campaign not booking a date with Rogan's podcast and the detrimental effect that might have had on her bid to become president.)
Sixteen months later, Rogan epitomizes Trump's problems in holding that coalition together.
Rogan has broken with Trump on several major issues since mid-2025. And polling shows the issues he's picked happen to be some of Trump's biggest political liabilities - including the war with Iran, the Jeffrey Epstein files and immigration enforcement.
Iran
The big, new one is the war with Iran. Rogan said Tuesday that Trump's ongoing assault on the country broke his promises to his voters.
"But it just seems so insane based on what he ran
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