DOGE updates + Liberation Day Tariff Reactions with Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias
04/05/25 • 114 min
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(0:00) The Besties welcome Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias
(1:54) Why Antonio is helping out and what it's like working with DOGE
(4:56) DOGE's latest findings: illegal immigration, social security, and more
(27:59) Was Biden's open border policy a Dem strategy to expand their voter base?
(39:55) Tariffs: Liberation Day chaos, reactions, strategy
(55:26) Impact, consequences, and risks for the Trump Administration
(1:13:50) How the US can thrive in a high-tariff world
(1:31:33) Future US political landscape if the tariff strategy fails
(1:42:27) Chamath recaps his best-performing asset of 2025 + wrap
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Referenced in the show:
https://x.com/AntonioGracias/status/1906877800511893670
https://polymarket.com/event/magnificent-7-shrinks-below-30-of-sp-500-in-2025?tid=1743434648860
https://x.com/Geiger_Capital/status/1907553323387072774
https://x.com/enriqueabeyta/status/1907796286763409439
https://x.com/Geiger_Capital/status/1907622848149037509
https://x.com/litcapital/status/1907813630227173534
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/asml-euv-machine-lithography-chips-967954d0
https://www.hoover.org/publications/goodfellows
https://www.ft.com/content/bcb1d331-5d8e-4cac-811e-eac7d9448486
(0:00) The Besties welcome Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias
(1:54) Why Antonio is helping out and what it's like working with DOGE
(4:56) DOGE's latest findings: illegal immigration, social security, and more
(27:59) Was Biden's open border policy a Dem strategy to expand their voter base?
(39:55) Tariffs: Liberation Day chaos, reactions, strategy
(55:26) Impact, consequences, and risks for the Trump Administration
(1:13:50) How the US can thrive in a high-tariff world
(1:31:33) Future US political landscape if the tariff strategy fails
(1:42:27) Chamath recaps his best-performing asset of 2025 + wrap
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Referenced in the show:
https://x.com/AntonioGracias/status/1906877800511893670
https://polymarket.com/event/magnificent-7-shrinks-below-30-of-sp-500-in-2025?tid=1743434648860
https://x.com/Geiger_Capital/status/1907553323387072774
https://x.com/enriqueabeyta/status/1907796286763409439
https://x.com/Geiger_Capital/status/1907622848149037509
https://x.com/litcapital/status/1907813630227173534
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/asml-euv-machine-lithography-chips-967954d0
https://www.hoover.org/publications/goodfellows
https://www.ft.com/content/bcb1d331-5d8e-4cac-811e-eac7d9448486
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The Great Tariff Debate with David Sacks, Larry Summers, and Ezra Klein
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(0:58) Reacting to Trump targeting China and postponing all other reciprocal tariffs
(21:21) Measures for success of tariffs, debating the impact of letting China into the WTO
(46:14) Is the US being exploited on trade? Was free trade a mistake?
(1:02:01) Recession chances, How the Trump administration gathers information
(1:19:39) Future of the Democratic Party, Abundance agenda, DOGE
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Referenced in the show:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114309144289505174
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1910058352278708638
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/why-trump-blinked-on-tariffs-b588aea8
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