Why ‘manosphere’ hosts who pushed Trump in 2024 aren’t now

If 2024 was a “podcast election,” what’s 2026 shaping up to be?

This time around, Republicans are not campaigning on “The Joe Rogan Experience” or “This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von.” And the podcasters are not really cheering them on, either.

CNN’s Michael Smerconish and his NewsNight panel dig into Trump’s diminished support among men under 30 as podcasters like Rogan knock the president for getting into a “giant quagmire” in Iran after promising no wars during the 2024 campaign. Also, CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter looks at the impact MAGA malaise is having on Fox News viewership.

0:00 Joe Rogan’s 2026 criticisms of Trump’s second term performance
1:43 Have Trump and the GOP gotten away from the 2024 playbook of courting podcasters?
4:49 What’s behind podcasters no longer being in line with Trump?
8:40 Fox News loses viewership as MAGA viewers tune out

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