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Bill Clinton

8 statements across 8 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Mar 27, 2021 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 266 times in 96 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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

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brought up most by David Sacks (95), Jason Calacanis (59), Chamath Palihapitiya (34), Michael Tracey (9), David Friedberg (8), Patrick Collison (6), Joe Manchin (6), Brad Gerstner (6)

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2026 30 mentions in 11 episodes 3 per episode
2025 80 mentions in 26 episodes 3 per episode
2024 34 mentions in 15 episodes 2 per episode
2023 36 mentions in 15 episodes 2 per episode
2022 22 mentions in 13 episodes 2 per episode
2021 49 mentions in 11 episodes 4 per episode
2020 15 mentions in 5 episodes 3 per episode

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Everything said about Bill Clinton, oldest first

Mar 27, 2021 positive
Opinion
Chamath Palihapitiya: Bill Clinton succeeded by ending the welfare state
“Bill Clinton did a great job. He ended the welfare state.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Mar 27, 2021 ▶ 1:31 E27: The Great Inflation Debate, Amazon gets spicy on Twitter, rethinking supply chains & more
Dec 29, 2021
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks: Democratic Party will embrace Bill Clinton's centrist formula by end of 2022
“I predict that there will be a strange new respect for Bill Clinton in the Democratic Party by the end of next year. Why? Because after the red wave, there'll be a recognition that they need to move towards the center, they need to triangulate, and Clinton was…”
David Sacks Dec 29, 2021 ▶ 36:08 E61: 2022 Predictions! Business, politics, science, tech, crypto, & more
Oct 13, 2023 positive
Opinion
Chamath: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Vivek Ramaswamy are intellectual outliers
“Clinton as well. Clinton was incredibly steeped in policy. He was excellent. He was intellectually... A massive outlier. Obama is an intellectual outlier. Vivek is an intellectual outlier.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Oct 13, 2023 ▶ 54:58 E149: Hamas terror attacks in Israel: fallout, reaction, next steps
Feb 17, 2024 positive
Opinion
Chamath: Bill Clinton is too thoughtful to casually suggest Russia join NATO
“And also Clinton, who is so steeped in history, And policy is not somebody that would say something like that in an uncalculated way only to pull back. That does not seem, and I know Bill Clinton, that is not who he is. So just in that context, he is a very th…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Feb 17, 2024 ▶ 1:37:48 E166: Mind-blowing AI Video: OpenAI launches Sora + Is Biden too old? Tucker/Putin interview & more
Aug 9, 2025 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Baker: Tariffs are traditionally a Democratic position that Clinton and Obama ran on
“Tariffs are traditionally a democratic policy position. You know, Clinton ran on them. Obama ran on them to be a slightly lesser degree.”
Gavin Baker Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 1:25:15 OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis
Oct 23, 2025 positive
Opinion
Joe Manchin: Bill Clinton and Donald Trump were the most engaging presidents
“If you tell me people that are engaging with you and talk, Bill and President Trump.”
Joe Manchin Oct 23, 2025 ▶ 24:03 Joe Manchin Exposes The Chaos Inside Biden’s White House
Feb 20, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Tracey: No evidence Bill Clinton ever visited Jeffrey Epstein's island
“No evidence that Bill Clinton was ever on the island. He did fly around in Epstein's private jet in 2002 and 2003, but no evidence he ever went to the island.”
Michael Tracey Feb 20, 2026 ▶ 52:02 Epstein Deep Dive: Prince Andrew Arrested, Global Network, Mythology, Reid Hoffman Files
Aug 12, 2026 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Emanuel: Net positive government trust last occurred after Clinton's welfare reform
“And the last time you've had a net positive was under Bill Clinton. And it actually wasn't for the balanced budget obviously helped, but actually it's, it shifts when he signs welfare reform, and you can go back and look at the data.”
Rahm Emanuel Aug 12, 2026 ▶ 2:16 Rahm Emanuel: Trump's Foreign Policy, China, Europe's Decline, Immigration & DSA vs Democrats
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