Trump administration

9 statements across 7 episodes · 3 bullish · 4 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Feb 3, 2022 by Ambassador Kelly Craft · across every show →

Everything said about Trump administration, oldest first

Feb 3, 2022 negative
What-if
Craft: Russian aggression would never have gone this far under Trump
“I think that, that Biden has not shown strength as the president that I served. We would have never been gone this far.”
Ambassador Kelly Craft Feb 3, 2022 ▶ 2:17 Peng Shuai, Beijing Olympics & Holding China Accountable with Former UN Ambassador Kelly Craft · Joe Lonsdale
Feb 22, 2023 negative
Opinion
Pompeo: John Bolton published classified details on ongoing Trump administration diplomacy
“Fair enough to tell stories after the president's gone, but I was still dealing with these leaders, and he's, John Bolton's out telling stories that I believe had classified information about ongoing decision making.”
Mike Pompeo Feb 22, 2023 ▶ 22:50 Mike Pompeo: Negotiating with Tyrants, Spy Balloons (or UFOs?) & Why Trump Didn't Ban TikTok · Joe Lonsdale
Aug 30, 2024 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Ross: Trump administration cut eight regulations for every new one enacted
“Trump put in a rule for every new regulation any cabinet member wanted to enact. You had to cancel two of at least equal magnitude. Well, we actually overall canceled eight for every new one that we put in”
Wilbur Ross Aug 30, 2024 ▶ 19:36 A Conversation with Wall Street Legend & U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross · Joe Lonsdale
Aug 30, 2024 positive
What-if
Ross: Trump administration would have achieved more by moving faster initially
“If we had acted a little more rashly, a little faster, not made sure that we truly understood how it worked and just To go a little more adventurous, we would have accomplished a lot more, because that would be another year of reforms, another year of tax roll…”
Wilbur Ross Aug 30, 2024 ▶ 24:49 A Conversation with Wall Street Legend & U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross · Joe Lonsdale
Jun 19, 2025 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Hilton: California Failed to Apply for Trump-Era Federal Mental Health Waiver
“The first Trump administration created a waiver from the IMD rule that states could apply for. Guess what? California hasn't applied for the rule.”
Steve Hilton Jun 19, 2025 ▶ 33:44 Why California is Collapsing From Within · Joe Lonsdale
Jul 22, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Vought: Trump Administration Is Using Reductions in Force Extensively
“The extent to which we've never really used reductions in force in the first term. That's something that is certainly something we've used extensively.”
Russ Vaught Jul 22, 2025 ▶ 4:11 New Face of DOGE Agenda Explains the Big Beautiful Bill · Joe Lonsdale
Dec 11, 2025
Disclosure
Howard: Common Good Preparing Constitutional Lawsuit Against Public Union Power
“We're at the beginning of doing this white paper, which we hope to do in the next two or three months on unmanageability, and then we have, we already have a draft complaint that we're working on, that we've developed, and so then we're going to go to the Trum…”
Philip Howard Dec 11, 2025 ▶ 15:43 Why It's Legally Impossible To Build In America · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 20, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Gebbia: Tech workers privately backed my administration work but feared speaking up
“Certain people reached out and said, you know, I'm excited that you're doing this, and I could never really speak up in my company. You know, I kind of always stayed a little bit quiet. Because I couldn't promote my support for this administration. And so a lo…”
Joe Gebbia Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 16:53 The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 20, 2026 negative
Disclosure
Gebbia: Former peers sent hate mail and cut ties over administration role
“I call them, like, hate mail. It's probably the right way to put it. And so, I don't know, like, hey guys, I'm fixing retirement in the government. Yeah. To make it better for federal employees. Do you really have an issue with that? Like, come on, like, if yo…”
Joe Gebbia Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 17:39 The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
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