Joe Rogan has said that both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton took a tougher stance on illegal immigration than Donald Trump. Speaking on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, the commentator recalled Clinton's 2007 comments on the issue, describing them as 'hardcore'.
Rogan played a clip of Clinton saying: 'If you’ve been convicted of a crime, get out. If you stay here, pay a stiff penalty, and you have to get in line, and you have to learn English.' He noted that the audience cheered, calling it 'a hardcore right-wing 2026 perspective'.
During the same episode, Rogan agreed with former US Army Chief Warrant Officer Bill Thompson that Obama deported more people than Trump. Official figures show that in Obama's first year of his second term, 409,849 people were deported, compared to fewer than 260,000 in Trump's first year of his first term.
The Department of Homeland Security has claimed that nearly three million illegal aliens have left the US under Trump's second administration, with over 675,000 deported. However, a Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos poll found that 58 per cent of respondents believe Trump has gone too far in his deportation efforts.
Rogan has also criticised Trump over other issues, including the decision to launch military action against Iran, which he described as 'insane' given Trump's campaign promise to end wars.
