Joe Rogan is confused about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump (Image: JRE / Getty)
After previously joking about living "in the Matrix" following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, podcast host Joe Rogan has reminded his listeners that "conspiracies are real" when discussing the incident in more detail. UFC broadcaster Rogan was stunned at the incompetence shown by the U.S. Secret Service that led to Trump being shot in the ear and entertained the idea that there could be more to the story.
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Trump was shot during a rally on Saturday, July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania, with the shooter being identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
The shooter was killed by the Secret Service following his failed assassination attempt after firing a rifle from a nearby rooftop, but it's since been revealed that several people attending the rally notified the authorities of Crooks' whereabouts after seeing he was armed. The FBI is currently investigating Crooks and the events of July 13, while internally the Secret Service says it's conducting a review.
The incident has led to several conspiracy theories, and Rogan admitted on his "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast that not everything adds up. "The more you read about it, the more you're, like, 'What is going on?'" Rogan said to comedian Sam Morril, who was a guest on the show.
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Moments before Trump was shot at his rally on July 13 (Image: Getty)
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"They knew that there was a suspicious person 10 minutes before Trump went on stage; they still let him go on stage. They saw him on the ------- roof and they didn't engage. They saw him on the roof with a rifle. They wouldn't put Secret Service agents on the roof because they said there was a slope to the roof, and it would be dangerous."
Morril then claimed: "It's more dangerous if the ex-president gets shot, which he did."
In response, Rogan added: "Dude, it's so crazy, and the fact that they had such poor security guarding him. Like, they did such a terrible job."
Rogan then offered a disclaimer by confirming he wasn't speculating an alternative narrative but reminded his fans that he doesn't always believe the story offered to the public by the government. "I'm not accusing anybody of anything - just want to be real clear - but they have organized assassinations before," Rogan added. "And when they organize assassinations, it looks just like that.
The Secret Service then took out the shooter following the attack (Image: Getty)
"And when they organize assassinations, one of the things they like to do is have some ------- loser kill the president and then they kill the ------- loser, and that's a wrap. This kid kind of, like, stops all the leads."
Rogan couldn't help but question why Crooks wasn't intercepted by the authorities and even explored the likelihood of him being recruited. "If you're Secret Service, you see someone with a range finder walking 150 yards from where the president is, you tackle that ------- guy. You don't let that guy get on a ladder," Rogan said.
"If I was some shadowy intelligence agency that did these, you know, undercover operations that are a little sketchy, I'd find kids like [the shooter]. That's your moneymaker. That's how you do it. If you've got a plan and you want to do something, you get some guy that's basically got nothing going on in life and then you know you mentor him, become friends with him."
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Rogan added: "Maybe his life is terrible, and you can provide mentorship and you can provide, you know, just camaraderie. Something [to make the potential shooter say], 'Wow, I wish I was a secret agent.' And then you tell this guy, you tell this kid, 'Hey, you could help America. We can work you into the program. You could be one of us.'"
Rogan's conversation with Morril then turned to the other famous presidential assassination, after John F. Kennedy was shot and killed back in 1963. The Kennedy story is one of the most infamous conspiracy subjects in U.S. history, and Rogan made his feelings clear on the topic.
"Listen, conspiracies are real," Rogan said. "I mean, whatever the ---- happened in Dallas, Texas, in 1963, it's not what they tell you. That's one thing; 100 percent you're going to be sure. There is no objective journalism with no slant."
