Joe Rogan on Deep State: Believes

The claim: A hidden network of unelected officials secretly controls US government policy.

2021-11-26: “look Trump’s not a perfect guy, but this thing he was saying about the deep state is 100% real!” source
2021-11-26: “Do you know how fucked we would be if we didn’t have career politicians and career intelligence agencies.” source
2022-03-19: “What if we didn't have a deep state?” source
2025-02-07: “Well, you have to realize that, basically, we had a shadow apparatus functioning, and it involves all kinds of things,” source
2026-03-11: “Those are just people and all of them unelected bureaucrats. You you think that's okay for those people to have access to everything you've ever said?” source