Mr. Rogan added that New York City under Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in a similar metaphorical boat. “You get the sense like it’s an abandoned ship,” he said. “Like it’s a sinking ship. … [Citizens] start looking at other states where things are open, ‘maybe we should just move.’” He then noted the flood of Americans heading for the Lone Star State and Florida. The “Joe Rogan Experience” host’s commentary also comes against a political backdrop in which Mr. Newsom finds himself facing a recall election, which his supporters frame a manufactured Republican effort. Similarly, Mr. Cuomo has been excoriated by critics over his administration’s efforts to withhold data on thousands of nursing home deaths during the pandemic.