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Washington, D.C.

also referred to as: washington d.c. · washington dc

12 statements across 8 episodes · 8 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Sep 16, 2023 by Bill Gurley · said 613 times in 223 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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brought up most by David Sacks (231), Jason Calacanis (112), David Friedberg (66), Chamath Palihapitiya (40), Brad Gerstner (21), Bill Gurley (17), Pete Buttigieg (7), Tucker Carlson (6)

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2026 71 mentions in 27 episodes 3 per episode
2025 248 mentions in 71 episodes 3 per episode
2024 62 mentions in 32 episodes 2 per episode
2023 81 mentions in 33 episodes 2 per episode
2022 82 mentions in 34 episodes 2 per episode
2021 48 mentions in 19 episodes 3 per episode
2020 21 mentions in 7 episodes 3 per episode

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Everything said about Washington, D.C., oldest first

Sep 16, 2023 positive
Insight
Gurley: Silicon Valley succeeded because it is far from Washington
“The reason Silicon Valley's been so successful is because it's so fucking far away from Washington, D.C.”
Bill Gurley Sep 16, 2023 ▶ 23:57 All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles
Apr 9, 2024 positive
Insight
Gurley: Silicon Valley succeeded because of its distance from Washington, D.C.
“The reason Silicon Valley has been so successful is because it's so fucking far away from Washington, D.C.”
Bill Gurley Apr 9, 2024 ▶ 7:56 All-In Summit 2023 Recap
Mar 19, 2025
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bessent: 25% of US GDP flows within 10 miles of Washington, DC
“Within a 10 mile radius of here, 25% of the GDP of the U.S. Pulsates through here.”
Scott Bessent Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 43:33 The Shocking Truth About DC Spending & Corruption - Scott Bessent
May 3, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Sacks says $500K fee for D.C. club applies only to founding members
“That's true for founding members who have additional benefits, but there's also a lower level. That's the more reasonable membership level.”
David Sacks May 3, 2025 ▶ 6:03 Trump's First 100 Days, Tariffs Impact Trade, AI Agents, Amazon Backs Down
Aug 15, 2025 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks: Democrats opposing D.C. police takeover are falling into Trump's trap
“And I think that just politically speaking, that if Democrats keep opposing this, I think they're falling into a trap that Trump has laid for them.”
David Sacks Aug 15, 2025 ▶ 1:03:33 AI Psychosis, America's Broken Social Fabric, Trump Takes Over DC Police, Is VC Broken?
Aug 15, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks: Federal police takeover will reduce D.C. crime quickly
“If you want to reverse this law system, DC, and I think it's going to have an impact very, very quickly. I think it's going to work very quickly.”
David Sacks Aug 15, 2025 ▶ 54:43 AI Psychosis, America's Broken Social Fabric, Trump Takes Over DC Police, Is VC Broken?
Sep 7, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Trump reached a record 55% approval rating due to reduced crime
“He got the highest approval rating he's ever had just in the last week, and a big part of it is because of the reduction in crime in D.C. I think he got to a 55% approval on poll rating.”
David Sacks Sep 7, 2025 ▶ 44:52 Inside the White House Tech Dinner, Weak Jobs Report, Tariffs Court Challenge, Google Wins Antitrust
Sep 7, 2025 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Sacks: Washington, D.C. saw first two murder-free weeks in a long time
“Crime is down. I think we had the first two weeks where there was no murders in the Capitol in a long time. The residents are very happy, so this is definitely working.”
David Sacks Sep 7, 2025 ▶ 45:22 Inside the White House Tech Dinner, Weak Jobs Report, Tariffs Court Challenge, Google Wins Antitrust
Oct 10, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sacks: D.C. residents welcomed Trump's National Guard deployment as crime dropped
“We saw this with DC, that the locals, the residents, including among the Black population, were very happy with the fact that Trump sent in the National Guard and crime has been massively reduced.”
David Sacks Oct 10, 2025 ▶ 20:22 Trump Brokers Gaza Peace Deal, National Guard in Chicago, OpenAI/AMD, AI Roundtripping, Gold Rally
Oct 10, 2025 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: Washington Post poll shows 79% of D.C. residents oppose National Guard
“61% of people said in DC, according to the Washington Post's survey, that The people in Washington D.C. Said the military police present has made them feel less safe. 79% of people polled in D.C. In the same survey said they don't want the National Guard in th…”
Jason Calacanis Oct 10, 2025 ▶ 19:09 Trump Brokers Gaza Peace Deal, National Guard in Chicago, OpenAI/AMD, AI Roundtripping, Gold Rally
Oct 10, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Homicides and carjackings fell dramatically in D.C. after federal intervention
“No one denied the feds had a right to go in, and they did, and there have been immediate positive results. Homicides and carjackings and so forth have fallen dramatically.”
David Sacks Oct 10, 2025 ▶ 16:38 Trump Brokers Gaza Peace Deal, National Guard in Chicago, OpenAI/AMD, AI Roundtripping, Gold Rally
Oct 30, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Washington, D.C. is currently the safest it has ever been
“If you go to Washington DC, it is the safest it's ever been.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Oct 30, 2025 ▶ 46:54 Pete Buttigieg: The Left's Identity Crisis, Wealth Tax, 2024 Mistakes, Plans for 2028
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