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Buck Sexton
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Buck Sexton
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Public Investing Representative
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Preborn Representative
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Buck Sexton
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On screen and I mean that sonogram changed my life.
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Buck Sexton
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Public Investing Representative
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Buck Sexton
What was the most important story of 2025? This is our wrap up show here on the Buck Sexton show or the Buck Brief. Same thing. And it's my last time that I get to talk to you all before we're in 2026, which is pretty amazing. Pretty crazy how fast the time flies. Next time I speak to you, I will be 44 years old and that is definitely middle aged. So I am a middle aged guy now and 44 feels like I'm deep into my 40s. So here we go. Now I will say that I want to, I want to give a little bit of reflection on the news of this past year and then I want to just reflect as me, Buck Sexton on the last year. You know my name, but on the last year I'll start with the news. I think the biggest single story of this year has been variations on immigration, illegal immigration. For example. The biggest win of 2025 for Trump 2.0. The second Trump term was securing the border so quickly and so effectively such that we don't really have illegal entry going on anymore. No one's coming across the border, southern border, illegally. Now, this is a huge deal because of all of the downstream effects of illegal immigration, but also because it shows that we were lied to for so long about this. And that's what I don't want anyone to forget. I don't want anyone to get over this. They acted like. And the Biden administration and this was somewhat bipartisan. They pretended that there was no way, oh, the border's too big. You can't build a wall. It's not going to work, all this stuff. No, it actually is very possible to have a secure border because we have one. So what were all those people saying? Now? I will tell you the ones who are saying that they feel no shame at being so wrong on this whatsoever, because even if they had to, and I think some of them knew that they were lying. Even if they had to lie, they believe that the lie was a righteous one. It was a good thing to do to lie because they believe this propaganda that America is a nation of immigrants and no, we're a nation of Americans. There are some immigrants and then they have children who are Americans if they're coming legally to this country, I might add, I do not agree that illegals who have a child here, I do not believe in birthright citizenship for illegals. I think that that's a crazy idea. Actually. If any other nation state had this, you would say, well, that makes no sense. This is not the case in a whole range of other civilized, developed rule of law countries. So why should it be the case here? There's a tremendous amount of lying and dare I say, disinformation around the immigration issue. And I'll say this, I also disagree, and this has come up more recently. I disagree with this presentation of America as just a creed that you can ascribe to or you can subscribe to rather. And that this is like the Vivek piece that was written recently, like, oh, you just, you say you're American. You know, you come here and you say, oh, I like the Constitution and apple pie and you're American. It doesn't really work that way either. America is what it is because it was a country built overwhelmingly by Western European Christians, particularly Anglo Saxon Protestants, in the earliest phase. And then black Americans. Obviously, this is a very challenging and sensitive and tragic part of our history insofar as the slave trade is what began it. But black Americans played a important role in the formation of this nation. But no people that have arrived here in the last few years from Yemen did not play an important role in the creation of this country. Ok? They did not forge it with their own two hands as pioneers in the woods. They had no role in any of this. And it's interesting. America is really about Americans. And this is a different thing than what is being presented, which is just anybody who says, I will check the box that I, I believe in your American ideals, which we fight about constantly in this country, I might add, but I believe in your American ideals is somehow American. No, that's not true.
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Preborn Representative
That's not true.
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Buck Sexton
Somebody who arrived five minutes ago from Somalia, even, even if they're, let's say, pending asylum hearing or even if they get a green card, they are not as American as I am.
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Preborn Representative
Just a fact.
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Buck Sexton
It's very obvious, right? And yet we're told that it's just the, it's just belief. It's almost like your gender. It's just if you believe, then it is. Well, that's not really true either. And maybe we could have a conversation about there's different levels of American ness. That's clearly the case, right? Because you can be kind of pre American if you're waiting for your green card, and then you can be a green card holder, but not a citizen. So there, this whole thing is structured in a way that there are different levels of, you know, were you born here and were your parents born here and are you historically aligned with and from this country? These things all matter. If I were to move to Japan next year, in a couple of years, maybe I would be lawfully in Japan, but I would not be as Japanese as the rest of the Japanese people. I would be maybe in process of adopting their Japaneseness. But we can see this in every other country but our own. And it's increasingly clear that there is an effort to convince Americans that it's not that we are unique and distinct as a people in this world, on this planet, but that we're just kind of an economic zone. You know, we're like a free trade economic zone and welfare ward for the rest of the world and just show up and be like, yeah, sure, I like the Constitution in whatever language you want to speak, by the way, not even English, and know nothing about the Constitution, but just show up, say, yeah, sure, I want a piece of your America and you're American. No, sorry, it's not how it works. And this is an ongoing conversation. I understand there are nuances and I understand that there are sensitivities of course, at play, but we have to speak honestly about these things. And I think that's very, very important. So immigration and with it the legal aspects. But also what is it to be an American? It is not just a person who says, I believe in free speech and the Constitution and I like apple pie too. No, there's more than that and there's also levels within that. And that is a reflection of the reality that we all live in and people should be able to speak honestly about it. Our sponsor here is Hillsdale College. I was just talking about the founding. Our country's birth came about by the sacrifices of many and divine intervention by our Creator. Our founding fathers are the first ones to recognize that the stories of hard work, willing to risk it all triumphing over England's powerful military. It's such a great story. Hillsdale College has a brand new free mini series on colonial America. This part of our nation's history is fascinating for so many reasons. Starting with the sacrifices made by our founding fathers. In a brand new six part documentary series, Hillsdale College professors will teach you the religious, political, cultural and economic ideas that shaped a uniquely American culture during the colonial period. It's one of many courses, over 40 free online courses including on CS Lewis, the book of Genesis, the rise and fall of the Roman Republic and of course the US Constitution, available for free. When you go to Hillsdale Edu buck to enroll, that's Hillsdale Edu Buck no cost. Easy to get started. Check out this material miniseries Hillsdale Edu Buck to get going today and I really think you should so that was a big story, the immigration story and now on the on the personal side of things, I honestly now it's not a surprise, I think but I've had a couple of life events in recent years that have been incredibly important and powerful and amazing and I got married three years ago and so I'll be coming up on my three year anniversary in February. So that was amazing. I have a wonderful wife whom I love very much and I'm very proud of and feel very blessed to have had her say yes and to marry me. In this past year though, I had a baby, baby boy, James Speed Sexton. And being a dad is just the best. I love being a dad. Spending time with my son, it's as incredible and perspective changing and it gives you all of the meaning all these things that people have been saying who have been parents for a long time. So this is my way of saying 2025 was honestly one of the best years of my life. And that's it was a great year with the Trump administration overall. Yeah, there's complaints and everything else. I don't view my life as coinciding with, you know, things are going well for the Republican Party. It's going well in my life. No, I live separately or I have a life separate from politics. But I just. In general, this has been a really good year. I've had overall very good health. My little baby, he's been amazing. My wife has been great. Spent a lot of time with friends, friends and loved ones. And I just, you know, the country's not at war. We're not going through some pandemic or some horrific ordeal. We're actually doing quite well. And I'm always a big proponent of. For those of you who had a really good year, take stock, you know, and whatever that means for you, take stock of that. Take a moment, whether it's just go take a walk outside, go walk in nature and think, this has been a really good year for me and celebrate that, enjoy those moments. Because I think it's so important for your brain, so important for your soul to count your blessings and to revel in the goodness that is in your life and all around you. I would say it's also something that helps you when you're in dark times, which we all go through. I've certainly gone through when you're in dark periods that you can remind yourself, well, I've had a really. I've had really good times too. I'll get back there or I'll have them again. And you will figure out a way. I think that can be very useful when you're going through challenging period. And I will also say this, if you are having. If you had a challenge in 2025, and I'm sure that's true for some of you. Just always remember the great thing about coming to the end of the year is that a new year begins and you get a start. Yes, I know it doesn't just reset the clock on everything in your life, but you get a start of a new narrative. Because we really do think in stories we remember our lives in stories. We think about. Look at the Bible. The Bible is stories. Our understanding of the world around us is formed in stories. And you get to start a new one in 2026. So I think that's. If you had a tough year, you know, I had a. I think 2023 was a. Just a. For a bunch of reasons, a tough year for me. 24 got better, a bunch better. And then 25 got. Was. Was great, you know, so things are trending in the right direction. Maybe they are for you, or maybe you had the opposite. But we're all gonna have these ups and downs. I think overall, though, if you're asking me for the country, I mean, to look at this at a 30,000 foot view of America, I think this has been a very good year. I think that America did very well overall. I think the Trump administration is doing very well. It feels like there has been a restoration of sanity, not just in politics, but in our discourse. It feels like the madness of COVID has receded finally and we're no longer. We have really no major elements of that still lingering. So that's really important. So, yeah, our sponsor here is Preborn. Preborn does amazing work saving the lives of babies that could be at risk of abortion. And what they do is they have these clinics across the country, I've been to one, and they invite moms to be who have a baby, who have a baby, or rather are pregnant and have a baby in the womb. And they say, look, I know you're getting pressure maybe to get an abortion. You're scared. Let's have you meet your baby on an ultrasound. Let's talk about your options and talk about how we can help you. And just by doing that, by introducing mom to the tiny baby in her womb, they save so many lives. Preborn needs your help, though they get no government money. $28 provides a free ultrasound to women like Victoria who went into one of their clinics and was saved from the decision that was being pushed on her, which was take the abortion pill in some other clinic in a Planned Parenthood. She said no. Preborn said, we're here for you. Preborn is saving lives like this, day in and day out. Dial £250 from your phone. That's £250. Or donate securely@preborn.com Buck preborn.com Buck sponsored by Preborn. So, yeah, and now as for next year, what am I looking at? I think 26 is going to be a great year. I think we're going to get really geared up for the midterms politically. And starting really in the summertime, things are going to get interesting there. Really, the future of Trump's agenda hangs in the balance at some level of that because if the Democrats win, they're going to impeach Trump again. They're going to do everything that they can to just bring the gears of government to a grinding halt to try to stop Trump from enacting his agenda. So I think there's a lot to be focused in on there. I also think the economy is going to get to a even better place than it is right now. I know some people are saying, oh, there's going to be a recession. They've predicted 50 of the last two recessions. So I'm not too worried about that. And I could be wrong, but probably I'm not. And I think that it's going to be a year where we really see a lot of fascinating things happen. And I mean this. Even beyond politics, the world is changing so quickly all around us with artificial intelligence and the technological leaps that are just, just galloping, just wanted it's. Everything is going to be so different. I got little robots delivering cheeseburgers outside my house right now. It's a real thing. If I told you that 10 years ago, you'd be like, come on, we're not. No, they're right now little robots driving around, no person controlling it. Well, they control them remotely, but no, no person actually with eyes on. And they are driving around delivering food. You're going to have this for Amazon packages soon. You're going to have people who are getting packages, they're brought to them by drone. Think about how that's going to improve. You could live off grid somewhere. And the Amazon drone comes probably within 24 hours to drop off whatever you need. Also in transport and Miami to, to Palm beach, they're already talking about these air taxis that are kind of like almost like a hovercraft looking thing. And they're going to be able to take people on this specific route because there's so much traffic to get between. I never really go to Palm beach because it's such a nightmare with the traffic. And then just with artificial intelligence, I use AI now every day. I ask IT questions. I say, how do I fix this light bulb that's broken? Or, you know, whatever. I guess you don't fix the bulb, but you know what I mean? How do you do all these different things? So we certainly live in interesting times. As the old what the old fortune cookie saying, may you live in interesting times. We certainly live in interesting times and I think it's going to be even more so. So I'm expecting big things for next year. I want to say to all of you who listen to the podcast, I know I do three hours of radio a day, but I like to speak to you just doing this informally, just me have a chance to chat with you directly. And I'm planning to do more of this and I want to try to build things out next year. So thank you for listening. Thank you for continuing to support this additional show of mine and I want you to have a fantastic Christmas, have a great Hanukkah, have a great beautiful New Year and love and hugs to you all from me, Carrie Speed and Ginger Spice which is Ginger's full name and shield tie. Oh before I go Shield Ty Value of Gold and Silver is up this year Birch Gold Group hey can't forget Birch Gold Group. Birch Gold wants you to own silver as much as you might own gold. They know the long term value of precious metals only going to grow in the future. That's why for every $5,000 you purchase between now and December 22nd, Birch Gold will send you an ounce of silver.
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Public Investing Representative
Max support for the show comes from Public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously. On Public, you can build a multi asset portfolio of stocks, bonds, options, crypto and now generated assets which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index. With AI, it all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year, you can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one of a kind index and lets you back test it against the S&P 500. Then you can invest in a few clicks. Generated assets are like EFTs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable and based on your thesis, not someone else's. Go to public.com podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you train transfer your portfolio. That's public.com podcast paid for by Public Investing Brokerage Services by Open to the Public Investing Inc. Member FINRA SIPC Advisory Services by Public Advisors, LLC SEC Registered Advisor Generated Assets is an interactive analysis tool. Output is for informational purposes only and is not investment recommendation or advice. Complete Disclosures available at public.comDisclosures 10 athletes.
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Trainer Games Announcer
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Buck Sexton
This is when mindset comes in.
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Trainer Games Announcer
Someone will be eliminated. Pressure is coming down.
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Public Investing Representative
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Buck Sexton
This is an Iheart podcast. Guaranteed human.