Antony Blinken

6 statements across 6 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Aug 28, 2021 by David Sacks · said 63 times in 27 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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brought up most by David Sacks (32), Jason Calacanis (11), Chamath Palihapitiya (9), Brad Gerstner (7), David Friedberg (2), Rand Paul (1), Jeffrey Sachs (1)

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Everything said about Antony Blinken, oldest first

Aug 28, 2021 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Sacks: Bipartisan May 2021 letter warned State Department about Afghan allies
“There was a bipartisan working group of both Democrats And Republicans who wrote a letter to Blinken at the State Department back in May saying, we are afraid of the, about the safety of our Afghan allies. You need to get them out.”
David Sacks Aug 28, 2021 ▶ 33:49 E44: USA's Afghanistan embarrassment, China's new algo laws, future of robots + Italy recap!
Feb 25, 2022 negative
Opinion
Sacks: Blinken stating NATO's door remains open was highly provocative
“Blinken came out with this statement, NATO's door is open and will remain open. It was perhaps the most provocative thing he could have said in that situation.”
David Sacks Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 9:47 E70: EMERGENCY POD! Russia invades Ukraine: Reactions, Putin's ambition, Biden's response and more
Mar 26, 2022
Assertion Partly supported
Sacks: Zelensky revealed Blinken privately ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine
“Just this week, Zelensky in an interview with Fried Zakaria admitted he was told by Blinken You will not be part of NATO, but we don't want to admit that publicly.”
David Sacks Mar 26, 2022 ▶ 1:03:32 E73: Late-stage VC markdowns and mistakes, market strategy, Ukraine/Russia update with Brad Gerstner
Jun 24, 2023 bearish
Assertion Supported
Gerstner: Chinese stock market fell 10% following Blinken's visit
“Now, the market reaction post visit was down 10%”
Brad Gerstner Jun 24, 2023 ▶ 36:48 E134: Ukraine counteroffensive, China tensions, COVID Patient Zero, RFK Jr reaction & more
Apr 5, 2024
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Friedberg: White House will confirm Blinken's Ukraine-NATO remarks as official policy
“At the next White House press conference, you will hear the question asked by reporters, is this the White House position? And they will say, yes, it is.”
David Friedberg Apr 5, 2024 ▶ 1:21:50 E173: Google buying HubSpot? FTX depositors not made whole, AI job fears, Ukraine joining NATO
Jun 20, 2024 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Sacks: Blinken told Russia US wanted Ukraine in NATO with nuclear weapons
“And you know, it turns out that the month before the Russians invaded, Blinken told Lavrov that the administration was not only going to bring Ukraine into NATO, but that they thought it was okay for the United States to put nuclear weapons in Ukraine.”
David Sacks Jun 20, 2024 ▶ 24:01 In conversation with President Trump
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