Hollywood Actor SLAMS Joe Rogan for Trump ICE Raids Comments

Joe Rogan was slammed by actor, Mark Ruffalo, for expressing disbelief that Donald Trump actually carried out his campaign promise of mass deportations. 

Over the weekend, the actor, who hit the campaign trail for Kamala Harris last year, condemned the podcaster for playing dumb about the president’s immigration crackdown. 

‘Dear Joe Rogan, it’s a little late now to pretend like Project 2025 didn’t exist and wasn’t the playbook all along,’ the Marvel star, 57, wrote on Threads. ‘You are either not that smart or not that dumb. It’s hard to tell at this point.’

Ruffalo was responding to a post from The Tennessee Holler, which denounced  Rogan for helping Trump get elected, despite warnings of how his time in office would threaten the rights of women, the LGBTQIA+ community and immigrants.

‘You were warned repeatedly, yet you helped get him elected and helped let this happen. It’s good that you’re speaking up, but please be honest with yourself about the role you played here,’ the progressive news site wrote. 

On Wednesday’s episode of his podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience, the host called Trump’s ICE raids ‘insane’ and ‘horrific.’

Joe Rogan was slammed by actor, Mark Ruffalo, for expressing disbelief that Donald Trump actually carried out his campaign promise of mass deportations

‘The targeting of migrant workers—not cartel members, not gang members, not drug dealers. Just construction workers. Showing up at construction sites, raiding them. Gardeners,’ Rogan said. ‘Like, really?’

He went on to say: ‘I don’t think anybody would have signed up for that.’ 

Trump came into the office pledging to enforce the largest mass deportation in U.S history. 

According to NBC News, he promised to target ‘more than 10 million unauthorized migrants living in the United States.’

Since beginning his presidency, the outlet reported that ‘border crossings have plummeted, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests have doubled, and the number of people in detention is at an all-time high.’

As of June 20, 2025, 55,764 migrants are being held in detention facility locations. 

In February 11,000 migrants were deported, then another 12,300 the following month and approximately 17,200 in April. 

Rogan’s criticisms of Trump come after he had the president on his show in the run-up to the election.

Over the weekend, the actor, who hit the campaign trail for Kamala Harris last year, condemned the podcaster for playing dumb about the president’s immigration crackdown

‘Dear Joe Rogan, it’s a little late now to pretend like Project 2025 didn’t exist and wasn’t the playbook all along,’ the Marvel star, 57, wrote on Threads

Ruffalo, who is known for his political activism, plead with voters to cast their ballots for Harris in the 2024 presidential election (seen in June at a protest against Trump’s administration)

He later endorsed the president, and political pundits widely credited his show for the surge in young male voters that supported Trump in his re-election race. 

The Joe Rogan Experience has consistently taken the top spot on the podcast charts and has a strong influence over young men, with a recent survey by Media Monitors estimating his viewership is 71 percent male.

Young men swung to the right in 2024, and many political pundits and strategists looked to figures like Rogan as an explanation for the shift.

Even though Rogan endorsed the president, he’s strayed from unwavering support in recent months and has consistently criticized Trump’s immigration policies.

Rogan’s criticisms of Trump come after he had the president on his show in the run-up to the election; seen over the weekend

Meanwhile, Ruffalo, who is known for his political activism, plead with voters to cast their ballots for Harris in the 2024 presidential election. 

The Hulk actor previously endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.   

Throughout Harris’ campaign, she received an outpour of support from Oscar winners, Grammys superstars and musical icons, including from Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin, Charli XCX, Bruce Springsteen, George Clooney and Eminem.

Meanwhile, public figures, like Kanye West, Dennis Quaid, Elon Musk, Kansas City Chief kicker, Harrison Butker, Russell Brand, Savannah Chrisley, Kelsey Grammar, Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock, said they were voting for Trump.