Donald Trump is reportedly apoplectic following a jaw-dropping episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, where a guest allegedly left host Joe Rogan speechless by exposing what’s been billed as “Obama’s dirty secrets.”
The episode, circulating in viral clips across platforms like X and YouTube as of March 16, 2025, has fueled a firestorm of speculation—and Trump, never one to miss a rival’s stumble, is said to be reveling in the chaos. But what exactly went down, and why has it sparked such a reaction?
The guest in question appears to be Ian Carroll, a name popping up in X posts from early March 2025, who reportedly dove into conspiracy-laden territory on Rogan’s show. According to social media buzz, Carroll unpacked the infamous “Pizzagate” theory, tying it to leaked emails from John Podesta’s 2016 hack, and zeroed in on a bizarre claim: an email suggesting Barack Obama ordered $65,000 worth of hot dogs flown into the White House late at night. The implication—echoed in posts like @ShadowofEzra’s on March 5—is that “hot dogs” was code for something sinister, a notion rooted in fringe circles but lacking mainstream substantiation. Rogan, known for letting guests run wild, reportedly sat stunned as Carroll laid out this and other “red pills.”
Trump’s reaction, while not officially documented, fits his pattern of seizing on Obama scandals, real or imagined. X chatter suggests he’s “furious” in a gleeful way—perhaps seeing vindication in any dirt flung at his predecessor—though no Truth Social post confirms this yet. His long-standing Obama obsession, from birtherism to drone strike critiques, makes it plausible he’d latch onto this, especially if it paints the ex-president as corrupt or depraved. Posts on X from users like @WtsDaScoop on March 9 call Obama a “scumbag,” amplifying the narrative Trump might cheer.
The “dirty secrets” hinge on interpretation. The $65,000 hot dog tale stems from a real 2010 email in the Podesta leaks, mentioning a Chicago hot dog party costing that much, but Snopes and others debunked it as a mundane expense—no evidence of late-night flights or coded debauchery. Carroll’s spin, though, aligns with Rogan’s platform: unfiltered, provocative, and skeptical of official narratives. Whether Rogan was truly “speechless” or just playing the rapt host, the clip’s traction has Trump’s base buzzing and Obama defenders rolling their eyes.