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9 statements across 9 episodes · 0 bullish · 7 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 1, 2021 by David Sacks · across every show →

Everything said about national debt, oldest first

Apr 1, 2021 negative
Assertion Partly supported
David Sachs states US national debt has reached 130% of GDP
“We now have. 130% of our GDP. We are now in debt.”
David Sacks Apr 1, 2021 ▶ 32:38 E28: Current state of public & private markets, Archegos debacle, US debt issues, wealth tax & more
Oct 7, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
U.S. national debt increased by $275 billion in a single day
“National debt reported by the Treasury Department increased by two hundred and seventy five billion dollars in a one day report yesterday.”
David Friedberg Oct 7, 2023 ▶ 13:01 E148: McCarthy ousted, border chaos, Cruise's robotaxi "accident" & more
Jan 6, 2024 bearish
Assertion Supported
Sachs: US added $2 trillion to debt, reaching $34 trillion total
“We added like two trillion to the debt. The debt's now 34 trillion.”
David Sacks Jan 6, 2024 ▶ 1:06:27 E160: 2024 Predictions! Markets, tech, politics, and more
Sep 24, 2024 negative
Opinion
Sinema: Neither major U.S. political party cares about national debt
“Neither party cares about debt. Neither party cares about debt.”
Kyrsten Sinema Sep 24, 2024 ▶ 10:57 Senator Kyrsten Sinema | All-In Summit 2024
Nov 1, 2024 bearish
Assertion Partly supported
Friedberg: Nearly $10 trillion of US debt must roll over within a year
“Nearly 10 trillion dollars. I think of our debt has to be reissued in the next year.”
David Friedberg Nov 1, 2024 ▶ 22:07 Inflated GDP?, Google earnings, How the media lost trust, Rogan/Trump search controversy, Election!
Apr 4, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Shapiro: DOGE is avoiding means-tested welfare, the main national debt driver
“The systemic drivers of our national debt are not actually being touched at this point by Doge. I mean, it's the means-tested welfare programs that are really the systemic long-term drivers of our national debt.”
Ben Shapiro Apr 4, 2025 ▶ 1:00:25 DOGE updates + Liberation Day Tariff Reactions with Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias
Jul 4, 2025 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Friedberg: The US will inflate or print away its national debt
“What's going to happen is we're going to end up inflating away or printing away all of the debt that we've taken on”
David Friedberg Jul 4, 2025 ▶ 37:32 Big Beautiful Bill, Elon/Trump, Dollar Down Big, Harvard's Money Problems, Figma IPO
Jul 19, 2025
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: U.S. total debt is $36 trillion at 3.3% average interest
“We have 36 trillion dollars of debt. The average interest rate we're paying on that debt today is 3.3%.”
David Friedberg Jul 19, 2025 ▶ 9:48 Trump vs Powell, Solving the Debt Crisis, The $10T AGI Prize, GENIUS Act Becomes Law
Sep 7, 2025 negative
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: US will add $2 trillion in federal debt this fiscal year
“Right now, we are going to vaporize and create debt of two trillion dollars this fiscal year.”
David Friedberg Sep 7, 2025 ▶ 40:32 Inside the White House Tech Dinner, Weak Jobs Report, Tariffs Court Challenge, Google Wins Antitrust
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