- Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California expressed concern during a recent interview about his son’s interest in right-leaning figures like Joe Rogan, Andrew Tate, and Jordan Peterson.
- “I really worry about these micro-cults that my kids are in,” the governor told Bloomberg. “I say micro-cults because I don’t know if there’s a better way to describe it. My son is asking me about Andrew Tate, Jordan Petersen [sic]. And then immediately, he’s talking about Joe Rogan. And I’m like, here it is, the pathway.”
- All three have been widely accused of radicalizing young men by turning them away from progressive values.