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# Michael Chertoff

**Type:** Person

**As of November 2026, Michael Chertoff has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Pod Save America (Nov 2026).** Mentioned alongside other former officials as voices on overhaul of DHS.

Michael Chertoff is an American attorney who was the second United States secretary of homeland security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. Chertoff previously was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a federal prosecutor, and Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He succeeded Tom Ridge as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
| --- | --- |
| First heard | [Nov 2026 on Pod Save America](https://reclip.me/podcast/pod-save-america) |
| Role | Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security |
| Affiliation | Former DHS |

## Who talks about Michael Chertoff on podcasts?

Michael Chertoff came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2026 on Pod Save America.

- [Top Political Strategists Debate How Democrats Can Ride The Blue Wave Through 2028](https://reclip.me/podcast/pod-save-america/top-political-strategists-debate-how-democrats-can-ride-the-blue-wave-through-2028?t=5452) on [Pod Save America](https://reclip.me/podcast/pod-save-america) (Nov 2026)

## What is Michael Chertoff mentioned alongside?

Michael Chertoff is most often mentioned alongside Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge and Jeh Johnson.

**Affiliated with:** [Department of Homeland Security](https://reclip.me/company/department-of-homeland-security)

**Mentioned together:** [Department of Homeland Security](https://reclip.me/company/department-of-homeland-security), [Tom Ridge](https://reclip.me/person/tom-ridge), [Jeh Johnson](https://reclip.me/person/jeh-johnson), [ICE](https://reclip.me/company/ice-6), [Pennsylvania](https://reclip.me/location/pennsylvania)

### Themes

Groups of names that keep coming up together in the conversations that mention Michael Chertoff.

- Congress and Democratic Party: [Congress](https://reclip.me/company/congress), [Democratic Party](https://reclip.me/concept/democratic-party), [2026 United States midterm elections](https://reclip.me/event/2026-united-states-midterm-elections), [Josh Shapiro](https://reclip.me/person/josh-shapiro), [Republican Party](https://reclip.me/concept/republican-party), [Israel](https://reclip.me/location/israel-3)
- Immigration and Artificial Intelligence: [Immigration](https://reclip.me/concept/immigration), [Artificial Intelligence](https://reclip.me/concept/artificial-intelligence), [Twitter](https://reclip.me/company/twitter), [Tariffs](https://reclip.me/concept/tariffs), [John Favreau](https://reclip.me/person/john-favreau), [Iran war (2026)](https://reclip.me/event/iran-war-2026)
- South Carolina and Mississippi: [South Carolina](https://reclip.me/entity/111700), [Mississippi](https://reclip.me/entity/111715), [Georgia](https://reclip.me/location/georgia), [Michigan](https://reclip.me/location/michigan), [Annie Andrews](https://reclip.me/person/annie-andrews), [J.D. Vance](https://reclip.me/person/j-d-vance)
- Trump administration and Pod Save America: [Trump administration](https://reclip.me/concept/trump-administration), [Pod Save America](https://reclip.me/media/pod-save-america), [Dan Pfeiffer](https://reclip.me/person/dan-pfeiffer), [Texas Senate Race 2026](https://reclip.me/event/texas-senate-race-2026), [Sarah Longwell](https://reclip.me/person/sarah-longwell)
- Texas and Crooked Media: [Texas](https://reclip.me/location/texas), [Crooked Media](https://reclip.me/company/crooked-media), [Bernie Sanders](https://reclip.me/person/bernie-sanders), [Elon Musk](https://reclip.me/person/elon-musk)
- Donald Trump and Pennsylvania: [Donald Trump](https://reclip.me/person/donald-trump-8), [Pennsylvania](https://reclip.me/location/pennsylvania), [White House](https://reclip.me/location/white-house)

### Most often together

- Donald Trump and Pennsylvania: together in one episode that mention Michael Chertoff
- Donald Trump and White House: part of
- Donald Trump and Washington: together in one episode that mention Michael Chertoff
- J.D. Vance and Georgia: together in one episode that mention Michael Chertoff
- Texas and Bernie Sanders: together in one episode that mention Michael Chertoff
- South Carolina and Georgia: together in one episode that mention Michael Chertoff

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About the data: Reclip.Me counts a mention once per episode by analyzing podcast transcripts across 6,062 analyzed episodes from 433 podcasts. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.

Last changed Nov 8, 2026. The newest episode mentioning Michael Chertoff aired Nov 8, 2026.