JD Vance Likens Los Angeles to Third-World Country on Joe Rogan's 1 Podcast

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 16

JD Vance said on Joe Rogan’s podcast that parts of Los Angeles felt like a “third-world country,” citing a drive through a rough neighborhood en route to an elite Christmas party.
Port-au-Prince was his point of comparison: Vance said the contrast between heavy security and wealth inside, and “squalor and misery” outside, reminded him of the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.
Los Angeles still gives him “heartbreak,” Vance said, arguing the city’s beauty and status make conditions around skid row harder to accept and blaming California’s decline on Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Joe Rogan, who left California, echoed the criticism, saying some residents want out but cannot sell their homes and claiming skid row has expanded by 5 blocks.