Trump is savaging allies who criticize the Iran war. But he’s treating Joe Rogan very differently | CNN Politics

The way Joe Rogan tells it, about all President Donald Trump needed before he fast-tracked research into therapeutic uses for certain psychedelic treatments like Ibogaine was a text from the podcaster. “The text message came back, ‘Sounds great! Do you want FDA approval? Let’s do it!’” Rogan said while standing directly behind Trump at an Oval Office signing ceremony on Saturday. “It was literally that quick.” The anecdote was seemingly meant to show how anxious Trump is to help people. But it also reflected an increasingly fascinating power dynamic between Trump and Rogan. Rogan’s surprise visit happened to come after he has made a number of high-profile comments critical of Trump’s handling of the Iran war to Rogan’s massive podcast audience. And while Trump has savaged other allies who offered similar criticisms – people like Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones – he’s taking a very different tack with Rogan. It’s a much more solicitous one. While others get the vinegar, Rogan is for some reason getting the sugar. Rogan’s commentary on the Iran war has been routinely brutal for Trump. Last month, he called the war “insane base