Bernie Sanders

15 statements across 15 episodes · 3 bullish · 9 bearish · 12 people on the record · first statement Nov 4, 2020 by Brad Gerstner · said 236 times in 82 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

On the record as a speaker too: Bernie Sanders's record, appearances and statements → this page counts the times other people say the name.

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (95), David Sacks (57), David Friedberg (15), Chamath Palihapitiya (13), Joe Manchin (11), Senator Ted Cruz (4), Ro Khanna (4), Glenn Greenwald (4)

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2026 70 mentions in 19 episodes 4 per episode
2025 65 mentions in 19 episodes 3 per episode
2024 11 mentions in 7 episodes 2 per episode
2023 12 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode
2022 19 mentions in 12 episodes 2 per episode
2021 33 mentions in 11 episodes 3 per episode
2020 26 mentions in 9 episodes 3 per episode

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Everything said about Bernie Sanders, oldest first

Nov 4, 2020 neutral
What-if
Gerstner: Institutional checks would have slowed Bernie Sanders' economic agenda
“I would have bet that the system that we have would have been slow enough in moving that, that Bernie would not have been”
Brad Gerstner Nov 4, 2020 ▶ 2:33:39 E11: Election Night Special featuring Phil Hellmuth, Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner & more!
Nov 20, 2021 positive
Opinion
Calacanis: Jeff Bezos has done more for Bernie Sanders than anybody
“Bezos has done more for Bernie's platform than anybody.”
Jason Calacanis Nov 20, 2021 ▶ 1:00:39 E56: Constitution DAO, Rittenhouse trial coverage, private sector efficiency vs the government
May 28, 2022
Assertion Partly supported
Greenwald: Rogan named Bernie Sanders his favorite candidate 18 months ago
“Joe Rogan, who just 18 months ago said to millions of people that his favorite candidate running for president was Bernie Sanders, the socialist left-wing candidate.”
Glenn Greenwald May 28, 2022 ▶ 2:56 #AIS: Glenn Greenwald & Matt Taibbi discuss the new political divide, moderated by David Sacks
May 30, 2022
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Silver: Polling affects voter behavior in multi-candidate races, not two-way elections
“In two-way races, it's not clear if there's any impact either way, where canon effect is when you're having a multiple candidate race, right? In twenty-twenty, when Elizabeth Warren started to fall behind Bernie Sanders in the polls, right, if you're a left-wi…”
Nate Silver May 30, 2022 ▶ 25:17 #AIS: FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver on how gamblers think
Nov 17, 2023 positive
Opinion
Phillips agrees with Bernie Sanders that the Democratic primary system is rigged
“Bernie Sanders was absolutely right about a rigged system that is keeping people out of the process, keeping candidates out of the process, and keeping debate out of the process.”
Dean Phillips Nov 17, 2023 ▶ 1:18:28 In conversation with Dean Phillips
Dec 1, 2023 bearish
Prediction Held up
Tucker Carlson predicts Joe Biden will not be the 2024 Democratic nominee
“I don't think Biden can be the nominee. His only point was to You know, stop Bernie Sanders, basically, and he's outlifted his usefulness, so I think he'll be, I'm pretty sure he'll be replaced”
Tucker Carlson Dec 1, 2023 ▶ 1:00:09 Tucker Carlson: State of America, leaving Fox News, Media Control, Politics, and more
Aug 23, 2024 negative
Opinion
Sacks: Warren and Sanders lead a left-wing populist Democratic Party
“Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders are now the thought leaders and really the beating heart of the Democrat party. I think what's happened is the Republican party has moved to right-wing populism and the Democrats in response to that have concluded that they …”
David Sacks Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 1:04:30 Massive jobs revision, Kamala wealth tax, polls vs prediction markets, end of race-based admissions
Sep 5, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Paul: I introduced a bill with Bernie Sanders to end Fed interest
“I've got a bill to eliminate that right now and that bill's co-sponsored by Bernie Sanders.”
Rand Paul Sep 5, 2025 ▶ 32:32 Senator Rand Paul: Tariffs, Debt, China, and a Warning for America
Oct 23, 2025 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Manchin claims Democrats lost 100,000 registered voters to progressive crusades
“They lost registration of over a hundred thousand people who've left the Democratic Party since they've started that crusade.”
Joe Manchin Oct 23, 2025 ▶ 1:06:06 Joe Manchin Exposes The Chaos Inside Biden’s White House
Dec 19, 2025 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Anti-AI political rhetoric will escalate if tech doesn't act
“Otherwise, this thing is going to build and you'll see crazier and crazier versions of this Bernie Sanders video.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Dec 19, 2025 ▶ 12:26 Bernie Sanders Says Stop All AI, China's Breakthrough, Inflation Down, Golden Age in 2026?
Mar 18, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Fetterman notes Bernie Sanders has never won a competitive state election
“Senator Sanders has never represented more than a very small, you know, state, you know, like, win, win a competitive state”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 40:01 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
May 8, 2026 negative
What-if
Gerstner: Data center moratorium would trigger negative GDP and 15-20% market drop
“Bernie Sanders calling for a moratorium, shutting out all data centers. We'd have negative GDP growth this year. The stock market would be down 15 to 20%. Unemployment would be on the rise.”
Brad Gerstner May 8, 2026 ▶ 57:29 Elon’s Anthropic Deal, The Next AI Monopoly?, “FDA for AI” Panic, Trading the AI Boom
Jun 19, 2026 negative
Opinion
Friedberg: Warren, Sanders, and Khanna are the true oligarchs
“They are the true oligarchs, and this is Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Ro Khanna, This is the group that is trying to coalesce power and create for themselves a system whereby they have greater influence, greater control over aspects of the economy.”
David Friedberg Jun 19, 2026 ▶ 3:37 World's First Trillionaire, Anthropic Fable Banned, The New Oligarchs, Iran Peace Deal
Sep 4, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Bernie Sanders is demanding a total pause on AI development
“Bernie Sanders is now picking up on this, and he's demanding a total pause on AI development.”
David Sacks Sep 4, 2026 ▶ 29:44 GPT-6 Hits AGI? Tech Euphoria 2.0, SF Mansion Shortage, NYC Bans AI in Schools & Venezuela Oil Deal
Sep 12, 2026 negative
Opinion
Sacks: Anthropic embraces AI doomer warnings to advance regulatory capture strategy
“Fundamentally, They agree with him, and their employees are saying they agree with him, and he's amplifying their message, and frankly, whether they plan this or not, they are happy that he's doing this. Why? Because they like the political outcome that he is …”
David Sacks Sep 12, 2026 ▶ 51:58 AI Kills Everybody or Doomer Psyop? OpenAI’s Math Breakthrough, Nike’s $200B Collapse
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