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DOGE updates + Liberation Day Tariff Reactions with Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias

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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 ...

Highlights

In this episode, the hosts welcome Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias to discuss pressing issues ranging from immigration policies and social security to tariffs and their impact on the US economy. The conversation delves into data-driven insights and potential future scenarios for both economic and political landscapes.
00:00
Joking about White House recording and archives
04:05
The mandate was to save money and find fraud in the DOGE system
19:19
Antonio Gracias uses data and logic to address immigration issues.
35:48
Roy Teixeira predicted a permanent Democratic shift in 2004.
47:04
Israel removed tariffs on US goods despite US-imposed tariffs.
1:04:02
Tariffs lead to revenue loss for US farmers during trade tensions.
1:18:46
US faces semiconductor manufacturing and mining challenges as China accelerates in power growth.
1:40:51
The only promise in the country is adventure
1:47:40
CDS graph shows risk and returns related to the financial crisis.

Chapters

The Besties welcome Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias
00:00
Why Antonio is helping out and what it's like working with DOGE
01:54
DOGE's latest findings: illegal immigration, social security, and more
04:56
Was Biden's open border policy a Dem strategy to expand their voter base?
27:59
Tariffs: Liberation Day chaos, reactions, strategy
39:55
Impact, consequences, and risks for the Trump Administration
55:26
How the US can thrive in a high-tariff world
1:13:50
Future US political landscape if the tariff strategy fails
1:31:33
Chamath recaps his best-performing asset of 2025 + wrap
1:42:27

Transcript

David Sacks: Just so, you know, everything is archived by the White House right now. So everything we say is recorded. David Friedberg: David Friedberg is a. David Sacks: Chamuff, stop. You're being recorded. David Friedberg: Good. I will hope this is d...