"Von previously complained about the DHS using a video of him to tout their mass deportations. In the social media video, Von said, Heard you got deported, dude, bye. Von asked for the video to be taken down after DHS posted it to social media. Von also recalled in October that a Trump official called him and offered him security to deal with the wave of harassment he received following the clip's release."
"Bro, that was crazy. They didn't even ask you, Rogan told Von. It was really scary for me, Von said. And you were just joking around because you were talking to a guy who was talking to his friend, Rogan responded. And this was quite a while ago too, right? When was that video? Von said the video in question was maybe a year and a half ago."
Department of Homeland Security used a comedian Theo Von's short social media clip without permission to publicize deportations. Von objected and requested removal; DHS later took the clip down. Von described feeling really scared and said the clip was joking and possibly not real; a Trump official contacted him in October and offered security after he faced harassment. Theo Von retained an attorney to have the video removed. Joe Rogan criticized DHS for using the clip and said that, if a private company had used it, legal action would be possible. Von tied his concern to the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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