Joe Rogan says he is ‘genuinely concerned’ about drone sightings

Podcast king Joe Rogan said the mysterious drones that have been buzzing around the tristate area have left him “genuinely concerned” Sunday after watching a video that floated an unconfirmed theory about the unmanned devices sniffing out harmful substances .

John Ferguson, the CEO of a remote aerial systems company in Kansas, claimed in an excerpted TikTok video Saturday that the drones are trying to “smell” either a gas leak, “radioactive material” or something else on the ground.

“The only reason you would ever fly a drone at night is if you’re looking for something,” Ferguson said in the clip, noting that he doesn’t think the drones are bad.

“So my belief is they’re trying to smell something on the ground — gas leaks, radioactive material, whatever,” the CEO said.

Ferguson added that the theory was his best guess based on his expertise and just his opinion on the drone mystery that has gripped the East Coast, admitting that “I haven’t dismissed this from anyone.”

“So if you think it’s bulls–t, whatever, that’s cool. I don’t want to spread misinformation, because we know there’s a lot of that going around,” he said in the TikTok the video.

But his theory resonated with many online, including Rogan, who offered his two cents on the drones that have troubled New Jersey and New York residents for weeks.

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“This is the first video about these drones that has made me genuinely concerned,” he wrote on X Sunday.

The popular podcast host called earlier claims by the US government “sus” after White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the drones were not a public safety concern and that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft.

Homeland Security Minister Alejandro Mayorkas also downplayed concerns about the drones on Sunday, arguing that some of the drone sightings are based on relaxed rules that allow the devices to fly at night.

“Some of these drone sightings are actually drones,” he said. “Some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones. And we’re seeing duplicative reporting.”

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Mayorkas also emphasized that the department has deployed personnel and technology “and if there is any cause for concern, if we identify any foreign involvement or criminal activity, we will communicate with the American people accordingly” during a interview with ABC News on Sunday.

“Right now we don’t know of anyone. If we become aware of anything, we will communicate accordingly and take appropriate action,” he added.

The Post has sought comment from DHS on the latest theory.

A host of pols – both Republican and Democrat – have made noise about the seemingly endless drone sightings in the tri-state area. New York Senator Chuck Schumer called on US authorities to deploy radar technology to identify swarms of drones.

Schumer along with New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim sent a letter to the FBI, Homeland Security and the Federal Aviation Administration last week demanding an explanation of what they are doing to “identify and address the source of these intrusions.”