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Joe Rogan slams Bernie Sanders for kowtowing to Dem establishment

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Herzlich, T. (2026, September 17). Joe Rogan slams Bernie Sanders for kowtowing to Dem establishment. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/media/joe-rogan-slams-bernie-sanders-for-kowtowing-to-dem-establishment/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-17 · by Taylor Herzlich

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Joe Rogan criticized Bernie Sanders on his podcast, accusing him of yielding to the Democratic establishment, particularly regarding the 2016 primary where Clinton secured more votes than Sanders. Rogan pointed out Sanders's endorsement of Hillary Clinton despite earlier criticisms of how primaries were run by the establishment. While Rogan previously praised Sanders for his policies supporting the working class, he now questions the rise of democratic socialism and its proposed tax increases.
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Podcaster Joe Rogan criticized Bernie Sanders for endorsing Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Democratic primaries, claiming that Sanders had given into "the Democratic establishment." Rogan expressed disappointment in Sanders's decision to support Clinton despite what he saw as rigged primary elections and a lack of fair competition. In contrast, Rogan praised Sanders earlier for genuinely looking out for the working class and wanting to help people, but later condemned him for endorsing policies that Rogan considered unrealistic, such as raising taxes significantly.

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Rogan PERSON · 6× Sanders PERSON · 6× Democratic NORP · 4× Vermont GPE · 2× Bernie Sanders PERSON · 1× Dems NORP · 1× Hillary PERSON · 1× Hillary Clinton PERSON · 1× Joe Rogan PERSON · 1× Kamala [Harris PERSON · 1×

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Rogan heaped praise on Sanders, saying he “genuinely looks out for the working class and genuinely wants to help people.” But this year’s rise of democratic socialists who walk, talk and squawk like Sanders has confounded Rogan, who called their plans to raise taxes “f–king nuts.”
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Joe Rogan slams Bernie Sanders for kowtowing to Dem establishment · assertive framing

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During a rant against mainstream Dems, podcaster Joe Rogan slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders for kowtowing to “the Democratic establishment.” asserted
Rogan → slam → establishment
The conservative podcaster pointed to the Vermont socialist’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 as evidence of the alleged sell-out. asserted
podcaster → point → out
“He kinda gave in to the Democratic establishment. asserted
He → give → establishment
He let them run him over during that whole thing with Hillary where they rigged the primary. asserted
they → let → primary
He let them get away with stuff where I think he should have put his foot down and said, ‘This is f–ked up,’” Rogan said on the Wednesday installment of his popular show. asserted
Rogan → let → show
“They haven’t had a legit primary in like, what, more than a decade? asserted
They → have → decade
That’s not good,” he continued. asserted
he → ’ → ?
“That’s not good if you wanna be the party that’s the solution, the change. asserted
that → ’ → ?
Where’s your primaries? asserted
primaries → ’ → ?
What are you doing? asserted
you → do → What
Like when they installed Kamala [Harris], they just shoved her in there.” asserted
they → instal → her
Clinton won the biggest states and nearly 3.7 million more votes than Sanders in 2016’s Democratic primaries. asserted
Clinton → win → primaries
She snagged an endorsement from her onetime rival Sanders at a joint rally in New Hampshire, where the socialist vowed to do “everything I can to make certain” she’d win the contest against President Trump. asserted
she → snag → Trump
“The Democratic establishment did not want that guy,” Rogan said of Sanders. asserted
Rogan → want → Sanders
“That was the first time I ever got attacked … asserted
I → attack → ?
I said if I was gonna vote for anybody, I’d probably vote for Bernie. asserted
I → say → Bernie
He’s the one who makes the most sense. asserted
who → ’ → sense
“Like, he’s the only guy who’s anti-war, he wants to take a small amount of money from stock market speculation and use that to fund a bunch of these social programs. asserted
he → ’ → programs
I’m like, let’s see! asserted
’s → ’m → ?
I don’t necessarily think that I feel the same way anymore about him.” asserted
I → think → him
Rogan didn’t actually endorse Sanders until January 2020, while interviewing then-New York Times columnist Bari Weiss on a podcast. asserted
Rogan → endorse → podcast
The Vermont senator has appeared on Rogan’s podcast twice, first in August 2019 and again in June 2025. asserted
senator → appear → June
Rogan heaped praise on Sanders, saying he “genuinely looks out for the working class and genuinely wants to help people.” But this year’s rise of democratic socialists who walk, talk and squawk like Sanders has confounded Rogan, who called their plans to raise taxes “f–king nuts.” asserted
who → heap → taxes
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