Podcaster Joe Rogan, A Long time critic California Gov. Gavin Newsom attacked the Democrat while speaking with director Mel Gibson on Thursday.
Many celebrities have lost their homes in the Palisades Forest fires continue It burned there and elsewhere in Los Angeles County, burning more than 27,000 acres, destroying more than 10,000 structures and killing at least seven people as of Thursday, according to local officials.
At Rogan's studio in Texas, Gibson noted that he “would be surprised if my house was still there” in Southern California, saying that his son, a volunteer firefighter, “sent me a video of my neighborhood, on fire. It looks like this : Hell.” Gibson later confirmed that his house had indeed been destroyed.
“Do you think this will finally get you out of California?” Rogan, The former California himselfHe asked.
Filmmaker Mel Gibson and podcaster Joe Rogan have both criticized California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom's administration of the state. (Wireimage/Getty Images)
“Yes, maybe,” Gibson replied, suggesting they go to his home in Costa Rica.
Then the conversation turned to how the country is run by its government with a democratic majority.
“They spent $24 billion last year on the homelessWhat was spent on preventing these massive fires? Rogan asked. “Zip.”
“Zip,” Gibson agreed. “And in 2019, Newsom said, you know, he was going to take care of the forest, preserve it, do all these things. And he didn't do anything.”
“On top of that, they cut off the water,” Rogan said.
Gibson then joked, “All our tax money probably went to buying Gavin's hair gel.”
A Super SCooper aircraft drops water on the Palisades Fire on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Brian Van Der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“The entire country is very poorly managed.” Podcast host Argue. “It's so frustrating and confusing. And then he goes on TV and pretends everything's fine, 'California is the best, we have the best state, we have the most amazing economy,' like… you're out of steam. —Your brain, dude.”
“She destroyed this state, she destroyed her personally,” Rogan said of Newsom.
“Well, it's the same team that was in San Francisco, and they come to L.A. and they're doing what they did in San Francisco,” Gibson said.
Broadcaster Joe Rogan spoke with Hollywood actor and director Mel Gibson, expressing their frustration with her predominantly liberal rule, which they say has mismanaged tax dollars. (Joe Rogan Experience)
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“San Francisco kind of looks like the apocalyptic now. “I went there and it was like, you know, people are homeless, it's just chaos,” he added.
“It's unbelievable that society could collapse so quickly,” Rogan said.
