Podcast host Joe Rogan said Tuesday that the public reaction to the death of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk shows how politically divided the United States has become, warning that the country may be approaching a civil conflict.

Rogan discussed the growing polarization between America’s political left and right during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience featuring guest Brian Redban.

He pointed to the September shooting of Kirk during a campus event as an example of how extreme partisanship has escalated into moral and social instability.

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“Charlie Kirk gets shot and people are celebrating like, ‘whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You want people to die that you disagree with?’ Like, where are we right now on the scale of one-to-civil war? Where are we? Are we at seven? Because I thought we were at a five. I thought we were like four. Four or five,” Rogan said.

“But after the Charlie Kirk thing, I’m like, ‘Oh, we might be like seven.’ This might be like step seven on the way to a bona fide civil war.”

Rogan said the celebration of Kirk’s assassination, which occurred in front of witnesses and was captured on video, revealed a serious moral decline in the country.

He said that the willingness to cheer the death of a political opponent—particularly one whose chief offense was expressing unpopular opinions—shows how far the nation has fallen in its ability to disagree peacefully.

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“When people start rejoicing over someone’s death—especially a public killing witnessed by the world and their family—it reflects a disturbing moral decline,” Rogan said.

“If the person’s biggest offense was merely saying things others disagreed with, then celebrating their violent death is deeply troubling.”

Rogan noted that the disturbing reaction did not come solely from internet fringe groups but also from individuals with verified professional backgrounds who publicly celebrated the shooting on social media.

“This is nuts,” Rogan said.

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“Like what are you guys on? What’s happening here?”

The podcast host has repeatedly spoken out against political violence, warning that the normalization of such behavior threatens to destabilize the country. Following Kirk’s death, he said it shocked him to see ordinary people openly celebrating the assassination online.

“It’s just bizarre, like, normal people that, I think, think they’re good people, and they think, they genuinely think, that guy was a bad guy,” Rogan said.

“And I don’t think they’re right. And I think they were indoctrinated. And I don’t agree with everything that Charlie Kirk said or did.”

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Rogan’s comments come amid continuing unrest surrounding Turning Point USA events across the country.

Months after Kirk’s death, TPUSA gatherings have faced escalating protests and violent confrontations.

At a Monday event at the University of California, Berkeley, police arrested a man accused of assaulting a TPUSA supporter outside the venue.

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According to local authorities, the suspect faces multiple violent crime charges. Four women were also arrested for felony vandalism linked to the same incident.

“Right now at our Turning Point USA campus tour stop at UC Berkeley… Antifa is breaking through police barricades and threatening our event attendees,” TPUSA chief of staff Mikey McCoy said on X.

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Federal and local law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the September assassination of Charlie Kirk.

His killing has drawn condemnation from political leaders and public figures across the spectrum, while his supporters have called for stronger measures to protect free speech advocates on college campuses.

Rogan said the aftermath of Kirk’s death should serve as a warning to Americans that open hostility between political factions is spiraling into something far more dangerous.

“We’re not just arguing anymore,” he said.

“We’re cheering death. And that’s when civilizations start to come apart.”

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