The Trump administration just dropped a massive batch of UFO files, and Joe Rogan is calling it a distraction from a war that’s “not going very well.” According to The Hill, the Pentagon released hundreds of declassified documents on May 8, 2026, including reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena dating back to 1950. But Rogan, during a recent episode of his podcast, didn’t buy the timing.
He pressed Republican Rep. Tim Burchett about whether the file dump was a way to shift attention away from the Iran war, which has faced growing public backlash. His skepticism isn’t totally off-base. The release comes at a time when the administration is under fire for its handling of the conflict, and the UFO files are undeniably attention-grabbing.
