Gavin Newsom blasts Joe Rogan after resurfaced 2023 clip
gavin newsom’s press office account attacked Joe Rogan after a resurfaced clip brought back Rogan’s 2023 remarks calling the California governor a “f---ing con man.” The post mirrored the kind of personal attack Newsom has used before, extending a feud that has now spilled across X and Rogan’s podcast.
Rogan’s 2023 remarks
Rogan made the comments during a 2023 discussion with Patrick Bet-David about the 2024 election. He said, “Nobody wants President Newsom either” and added, “That guy’s a f---ing con man.” Rogan also said Newsom had tried to mandate vaccines for kids when it was totally unnecessary and that he had been caught outside without a mask while lying that he was outdoors.
Newsom’s October post
Newsom posted from his own X account in October and accused Rogan of being too chicken to have him on. His press office later escalated that line with a longer post that said, “JOE 'LITTLE GUY' ROGAN IS TOO CHICKEN TO HAVE ME ON HIS FAILING PODCAST BECAUSE HE KNOW I'D CRUSH HIM, SO HE TAKES CHEAP SHOTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY AS HE GETS RELEGATED TO IRRELEVANCY. ALL TALK, NO ACTION. I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE, 'LITTLE GUY.' OR KEEP HIDING!!!! — Governor GCN”
The exchange keeps the dispute public because it gives each side a new clip to cite. Rogan answered in a March episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, asking, “Did you see what the governor posted, what Newsom’s press office posted?” He then described the account’s earlier post about Nick Shirley, saying, “They posted a photo of Nick Shirley, like a fake Nick Shirley, like a meme — like Nick Shirley peeking into windows.”
Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan also returned to Newsom in an October 2025 clip, saying, “You can’t ruin a city and then go on to ruin a state and say, ‘Guys, that was just practice. Once I get in as president, I’m gonna fix it all,'” He said California had the highest unemployment and the highest homelessness, and added that money was missing and Hollywood was killed.
The public back-and-forth now rests on those repeated clips rather than any new policy move from either side. For readers tracking the feud, the practical point is that both men are still using the same material to keep the argument alive, with Newsom’s office and Rogan each feeding the next round of remarks.
