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Topics: Joe Rogan, UFC, MMA, Donald Trump
John McDougall
Topics: Joe Rogan, UFC, MMA, Donald Trump
Joe Rogan has slammed US President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard in American cities.
Rogan, 58, is the UFC's colour commentator and his voice and image will be instantly recognisable to MMA fans across the world.
Away from the UFC, he has hosted the Joe Rogan Experience since 2009, which has grown to become one of the most popular podcasts on the globe.
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There have been more than 2,300 episodes of the podcast recorded since it began and a 10-year deal was recently agreed with Spotify, which is worth an estimated $250m, having had a vast array of guests appear on it over the years.
Rogan has been a supporter of US President Trump and he even had him on the podcast before.
President Trump is in his second term of office in the White House, having begun his most recent spell at the start of this year with his inauguration.
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His second spell in the White House has been characterised by a host of controversial decisions including mass layoffs of federal employees in a bid to save money, the targeting of political opponents, and placing reciprocal tariffs on exports to the United States, including from the UK.
It is President Trump's latest decision, however, that has been slammed by Rogan, who has previously voiced his support for the former.
The US President has increased the usage of the military against civilians and mobilised the National Guard in several states in light of the No Kings protests in cities across the country which are opposing Trump's policies, such as his aggressive anti-immigration tactics.
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And speaking on a recent edition of his podcast released last Wednesday, Rogan vowed that the use of the military was a 'dangerous precedent'.
He said: "The military in the street, I think, is a dangerous precedent."
The UFC colour commentator believes there is a 'balance' to supporting the US President, as he disagreed with the aggressive usage of federal law enforcement like deploying the National Guard, but also backed his stronger border policies.
It is also not the first time that Rogan has been critical of President Trump's policies, after he commented earlier this month that the administration was 'ripping parents out of their communities' following the use of aggressive force against immigrants as Rogan admitted his surprise and said he 'really thought they were just going to go after the criminals'.