Mike Rowe spent part of Tuesday answering critics after a political post drew more than 7,600 comments. Watching the latest from @billmaher, I was reminded of how we struggle to reconcile our support… — The Real Mike Rowe (@mikeroweworks) August 2, 2026Rather than hide behind a publicist, Rowe directly answered people and explained what he meant. His mikeroweWORKS Foundation, created in 2008, promotes skilled labor and helps people train for jobs that keep homes, factories, roads, power systems, and communities functioning. We keep lending money we don’t have to people who can’t pay it back for jobs that don’t exist. Mike Rowe has disenfranchised himself from fashionable opinion in nearly every possible way.