The online personalities that once helped young male voters behind Donald Trump are now starting away from the president they once suggested. Maga influences now distance nine months from Trump to the new term of his administration, prominent figures in the Manosphere-a loose network of male-centric podcasters, comedians and streamers spoken and frustration over the government’s hard agenda and the use of their platforms for political profits. Among them is Adin Ross, the controversial Streamer who previously hurled about Trump during an interview in Mar-a-Lago in August 2024 over Trump. The two men exchanged compliments, mocked the mainstream press, and Ross even offered Trump out of lavish gifts-including a custom Tesla Cybertruck and a Rolex watch. Today, however, Ross says he had enough politics. “I really wish I never ended up in politics,” Ross recently told his viewers. “I just don’t think I’ll ever care enough about another politician again.” He is not alone. Podcasters such as Theo von, Joe Rogan and Andrew Schultz – who provided Trump during the campaign of friendly, uncritical platforms – now distance themselves from his leadership and rhetoric. Von, who once attended Trump’s inauguration, expressed anger after the Department of Home Security used a cut of its podcast in a government video promoting deportations. “My father emigrated from Nicaragua here. One of my esteemed possessions is his immigration papers … It was just fucked,” Von said. In a post that was later deleted, he said DHS to remove the video and send a check. ” The turning point for many came as the administration’s immigration housing became more aggressive. Joe Rogan publicly criticized the mass portation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison, where many people are detained without the right process. “The cause is that we take out the gang members, everyone agrees,” Rogan said. “But let’s not allow innocent gay hairdressers to be pitched with the gangs.” While the White House doubles its oppression, the many influencers who once strengthened Trump’s voice questioned their role in shaping his return to the power – and whether the movement that helped them to build went too far.
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