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#53 David McCormick - Fmr CEO Bridgewater Associates - A Battle Plan for America

Shawn Ryan Show

Shawn Ryan Show

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.938.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 114 minutes

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David McCormick is the former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, a premiere asset management firm and author of Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America. McCormick also served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Policy and was a personal representative and negotiator to the G8 under the Bush Administration. McCormick and Shawn discuss the issues at the core of the United States rapid decline in industry, education, innovation, and foreign policy. In his latest book, McCormick describes a plan to renew America. In a world full of uncertainty, McCormick tells a realistic but hopeful message on how we can get on the right path. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: LearShawn.com - Information contained within Lear Capital’s website is for general educational purposes and is not investment, tax, or legal advice. Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Consult with your tax attorney or financial professional before making an investment decision. HVMN.com - USE CODE "SHAWN" ZipRecruiter.com/SRS Blackbuffalo.com - USE CODE "SRS" David McCormick Links: Website - https://www.davemccormickpa.com/ Book - https://www.amazon.com/Superpower-Peril-Battle-Renew-America/dp/1546001956 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davemccormickpa/ Please leave us a review on Apple & Spotify Podcasts. Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website | Patreon | TikTok | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

There's a lot of people out there including myself that think this country is being destroyed

0:07.0

by a small group of people. All of our values, everything we stand for, everything you've

0:17.0

been raised to believe in, is currently being destroyed by a very small group of people.

0:26.0

A lot of people just sit back, bury their head in the sand, try to pretend nothing's

0:32.0

happening. There's another group of people that just sit back and complain about everything

0:37.5

that's happening, but they don't want to do anything about it. My next guest actually

0:43.0

has some real solutions on how to get this place back on the right track. I suggest you pay attention.

0:51.0

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome David McCormick to the Sean Ryan show.

0:57.0

Last episode, we were number nine out of over 8 million podcasts on Spotify.

1:04.0

Please head over there, give us a five star review, share this episode with everyone you know.

1:11.0

Let's get this show to the number one slot. I love you all.

1:15.0

Thank you for tuning in. Thank you for being here. A lot of truth coming with this one.

1:20.0

And a lot of truth coming with the upcoming ones. Love you all. Cheers. One last thing.

1:27.0

Keep the faith. Keep the hope. God bless America.

1:34.0

David McCormick, welcome to the show. Thanks, Sean. Thanks for having me.

1:43.0

It's an honor to have you here. I can't, I cannot wait to dive in on your new book

1:48.0

and I really want to get what you're thinking about China. But brief introduction,

1:53.0

real quick, West Point grad, Ranger School Honor grad, 82nd Airborne, exo of a combat engineering unit in the Iraq invasion 1991.

2:05.0

You're on the first wave clearing minefields in Iraq during desert storm at 37 years old.

2:13.0

You're the president CEO of free markets, the company sold in 2004 for $500 million.

2:18.0

You're on the Bush administration, the personal Bush rep and negotiator to the GA then to the Treasury Department.

2:26.0

You served as Henry Paulson's point man on the international response to the 2008 crisis during the Trump years.

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