As President Donald Trump settles deeper into his second term, a familiar and unsettling narrative is resurfacing online.
Joe Rogan, the podcast host with one of the largest audiences in America, is once again facing scrutiny over comments suggesting that multiple assassination attempts against Trump may not have been random — but part of something darker.
The remarks, first made in mid-2024, are circulating again after the sentencing of Ryan Routh, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump at a Florida golf course.
Routh was sentenced to life in prison last week.
The Case That Reignited the Debate
Federal prosecutors said Routh lay in wait with a rifle on a West Palm Beach golf course on September 15, 2024, anticipating Trump’s arrival at the sixth hole.
He was spotted before he could fire.
The incident marked the second assassination attempt against Trump in less than three months.
In July 2024, Trump was shot in the ear while speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, fired eight rounds before being killed by a Secret Service sniper.
Trump survived both attacks.
The Secret Service did not escape criticism.
Security failures at the Pennsylvania rally were widely described by experts as the most serious since the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
Rogan’s “Inside Job” Theory
Appearing on the Joe Rogan Experience shortly after the Butler shooting, Joe Rogan questioned how the gunman went undetected for so long.
“The more you read about it, the more you’re like, ‘What is going on?’” Rogan told listeners.
He claimed authorities were aware of a suspicious individual minutes before Trump took the stage.
“They saw him on the roof with a rifle,” Rogan said. “And they didn’t engage.”
Rogan stopped short of making a direct accusation — but not by much.
“I’m not accusing anybody of anything,” he said. “But they have organized assassinations before.”
Rogan then suggested that historical intelligence operations often follow a similar pattern.
“When they organize assassinations, it looks just like that,” he added.
A Familiar Playbook?
Rogan went further.
He described a scenario in which intelligence agencies allegedly recruit unstable or anonymous individuals to carry out political violence — then eliminate them to close off investigative leads.
“One of the things they like to do is have some loser kill the president,” Rogan said. “Then they kill the loser, and that’s a wrap.”
“If I was some shadowy intelligence agency,” he continued, “I’d find kids like that. That’s how you do it.”
The comments drew renewed criticism this year as Trump, now president again, has escalated attacks on federal law enforcement agencies and intelligence officials.
Skepticism of Federal Agencies Grows
Rogan is not alone in questioning the government’s handling of the 2024 attacks.
Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson released a lengthy video last year pointing out how little information has been made public about Crooks.
Crooks came within a fraction of an inch of killing Trump.
Nearly two years later, his motive remains officially “unknown.”
“That’s because, for some reason, the FBI doesn’t want us to know,” Carlson claimed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation formally closed its investigation in late 2025.
Officials acknowledged they could not determine a motive.
“We’ve reviewed this case over and over,” an FBI spokesperson said at the time. “There is no reason that explains it.”
Political Fallout in 2026
The resurfacing of Rogan’s remarks comes at a volatile moment.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused federal agencies of corruption, bias, and disloyalty — claims that have deepened distrust among his supporters and alarmed Democrats.
Critics argue that Rogan’s rhetoric feeds paranoia and undermines public faith in institutions already under strain.
Supporters counter that unanswered questions demand transparency.
What remains clear is this: two assassination attempts, unresolved failures, and lingering silence from authorities continue to fuel speculation — even as Trump governs once again from the Oval Office.
And voices like Rogan’s ensure the debate isn’t going away anytime soon.
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