Military Spending on the Joe Rogan Experience
3 fact-checked claims across 3 episodes · Aug 2019 to Feb 2025 · updated Jul 16, 2026
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- Tulsi Gabbard (1)
- Elon Musk (1)
- Bernie Sanders (1)
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“And that's what I often remind people is that right now, today, we spend $4 billion every month in Afghanistan. $4 billion. Every month. Every single month.”
Gabbard asserts the U.S. currently spends $4 billion every month on the war in Afghanistan.
“So like, there's a case where, like I think Senator Collins was telling you about how she gave the Navy $12 billion for more submarines, got no extra submarine…”
Musk claims Senator Susan Collins gave the Navy $12 billion for additional submarines, received no extra submarines, and then held a hearing asking where the money went.
“And we got one guy who's worth $155 billion. How great? Oh, by the way, we're building more nuclear weapons. And we're spending $750 billion a year on the mili…”
Sanders claims one billionaire is worth $155 billion and that the U.S. spends $750 billion a year on the military.