
The Donald Trump, Joe Rogan relationship was thrust back into view in Washington on Saturday, 18 April, when the US president appeared with the podcaster during an Oval Office signing that Axios said was part of a wider White House effort to repair their fraying alliance.
According to Axios, officials have been 'working aggressively to build bridges' with Rogan for months, and the administration viewed the psychedelics executive order as a way of keeping a channel open to a media figure whose endorsement mattered in Trump's 2024 comeback.