What podcasts say about Matt Rogers
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What Matt Rogers has said on podcasts
14 statements · 4 positive · 9 negative · 1 mixed
Howard Lutnick lacks Department of Commerce knowledge and concern.
“Howard Lutnick really knows nothing about the Department of Commerce, and he doesn't care.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 24:53
Removing Alex’s credit card effectively halts his laboratory work.
“Alex's credit card is taken away. He, he can't buy supplies for his, his— for his lab. It's just— it basically grinds him to a halt.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 25:26
Markets perform poorly at providing public-safety functions.
“The market, especially with public safety stuff, the market is terrible.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 27:26
Government performs valuable public-safety work.
“the government does all this great stuff.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 27:31
Close oversight keeps government fraud relatively low.
“There's not a lot of fraud because they get watched so closely.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 30:56
Government employees probably do not steal large amounts of public money.
“the idea that people in the government are like stealing a lot of money from the government, that's probably unlikely.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 31:02
The best government employees are among society’s best people.
“the best of them are the best among us.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 32:09
Cynical treatment drives valuable public servants out of government.
“if you treat them with this kind of cynicism, you're driving out something that's just essential to the society.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 32:12
Sahil Lavingia built an IRS app after returning to government.
“He wanted to build an app and he's done it. He's come back and he's done it.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 1:01:29
Trump and DOGE reflect underlying government problems.
“Trump is a symptom of a lot of big problems that if everything was working just beautifully, Doge would never have been allowed to come in and trash it.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 1:02:45
Politics lacks a compelling government-reform narrative and leadership.
“it does feel to me like there is a vacuum vacuum in our politics and that there's a hole there waiting for someone to walk into it”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 1:03:03
Trump has a political narrative while his opponents lack one.
“we're in this narrative war, that he has a story and the other side doesn't have a story.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 1:05:17
A constructive political narrative is essential to preserving democracy.
“it is actually absolutely essential to the preservation of the democracy that you need to have the narrative.”
Open the episode · Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Listen at 1:05:41
Israel has killed many journalists in Gaza.
“Israel has literally killed so many of the journalists there.”
Open the episode · 8/12/26: Hunter Biden On Tucker Show, USS Lincoln Morale Collapse, Israel Attacks In GazaListen at 42:23
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