JD Vance and Joe Rogan pushed back on a religious claim tied to Donald Trump’s decision to authorize strikes on Iran. Both publicly warned against treating military action as a divine command.
J.D. Vance and Joe Rogan dismissed the idea that Jesus selected Donald Trump to authorize bombing Iran
During the July 15 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan read an allegation involving a U.S. military commander. The claim alleged that the commander told troops Trump had been “anointed by Jesus” to attack Iran and help bring about Armageddon.
Rogan immediately objected. “Hit the brakes! Hit the brakes!” he said. Vance briefly joked about psychedelics before turning serious and rejecting the religious message. Vance said he did not endorse the claim and argued that people needed to rein in that kind of rhetoric. He drew a distinction between hoping that a country acts in line with God’s will and assuming that God automatically supports its leaders.
The allegation did not originate with Rogan. The Guardian reported in March that the Military Religious Freedom Foundation had received more than 200 complaints from service members. They accused commanders of using apocalyptic Christian language to justify the Iran war.
One noncommissioned officer alleged that a commander said Trump had been “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran.” According to the report, the officer filed the complaint on behalf of 15 service members. They came from several religious backgrounds.
At the time, the Pentagon did not answer The Guardian’s questions about the complaints. Instead, it shared material about the Iran operation. The commander’s alleged remarks remain unverified.
The exchange fits Rogan’s increasingly critical approach to Trump’s Iran policy. The longtime UFC commentator recently warned that Trump may have “f***ed it up” by entering another Middle East conflict, despite campaigning against new wars.
Vance and Rogan have also clashed over MAGA before. Vance previously pushed back after Rogan called some movement supporters “dorks,” though the vice president answered with humor rather than outrage.
This time, however, the pair found common ground. Both dismissed the idea that Jesus personally selected Donald Trump to authorize bombing Iran. They also warned against turning military decisions into claims of divine certainty.
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