The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Episode: Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Dec 15, 2025
Date: December 15, 2025
Host: Clay Travis & Buck Sexton · iHeartPodcasts

Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into the weekend's major tragic events: the Bondi Beach terrorist attack in Australia and the Brown University campus shooting, tying them to broader discussions on Western civilization, security, immigration, antisemitism, and gun laws. Clay and Buck scrutinize policy reactions, cultural trends, and failures in maintaining safety, while weaving in their characteristic blend of candid conversation and political analysis.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Bondi Beach Terror Attack: Implications for Western Civilization

[02:35 – 10:40]

• Event Recap: The show opens with the shocking terror attack in Bondi Beach, Australia. Both hosts stress that such events, even far from the U.S., have direct relevance due to the cultural and historical ties within the Anglosphere.
• Statist Solutions: Buck criticizes the Australian government’s immediate push for tighter gun control, arguing it’s a reflexive statist response that “only disarms the law abiding and sets us up for tyranny.”
  • “Limiting the number of guns is moronic…This pretense that, oh, if only we did reviews… they don’t have the stones to do it.” (Buck Sexton, 05:24)
• Second Amendment Parallel: The American context is contrasted—arguing that private gun ownership is central to personal and societal security.
  • “This idea that you will make people safer…by saying you can only have three guns and not five. If you’re a bad guy…one gun is enough.” (Clay Travis, 05:24)
• Cultural Breakdown: Both hosts argue that “radical Islamic fundamental terrorism”—even among second-generation immigrants—is evidence that Western societies have failed to inculcate shared values.
  • “Being afraid to condemn radical Islamic fundamental terrorism…is just a further example of toxic empathy.” (Clay Travis, 08:50)
• Diversity as a Weakness? The idea that “diversity is our strength” is called “one of the biggest lies we’ve all been told.” Both assert that an expectation of assimilation is essential.

2. The State of Jihadism, Islamist Ideology, and Antisemitism

[10:40 – 13:45]

• On Gaza and Hamas: Clay rebukes voices on the right sympathizing with Gaza, calling it “an extreme ignorance of the reality.”
  • “They teach little kids in school to want to go out and kill The Jews…a top down societal hatred that is inculcated in the Muslims of Gaza against the Jews.” (Clay Travis, 11:10)
• Compatibility Argument: Buck argues, “Are people who are jihadists compatible with Western civilization? That ideology? No, they are not.”
• Warning for the U.S.: Buck predicts, with “absolute certainty,” a similar attack “in the relatively near future” in the United States.

3. Police Response and Security: U.S. vs Abroad

[14:30 – 16:18]

• Police Response Standards: Cop response in the U.S. (quick, forceful) is contrasted with Australia and the UK, where officers “are trained to not shoot.”
  • “Miami Beach police showed up, eliminated the threat, took him out with a headshot. That is different. The UK Australia, they are trained to not shoot.” (Clay Travis, 15:40)
• Gender Discussion in Law Enforcement: The hosts briefly mention that female officers present at Bondi “did nothing,” opening a discussion about differences in police preparedness.

4. Antisemitism and the Global Threat

[16:18 – 18:46; 54:53 – 59:27]

• Australia’s “October 7”: Bondi terror attack is described as “Australia’s October 7.” The IFCJ (International Fellowship of Christians and Jews) is highlighted as a way to support victims and stand against antisemitism.
• Interview – Yell Eckstein (IFCJ): Yell discusses how Australia’s political environment fosters antisemitism, calls for Christians and Jews to “stand together,” and recounts the bravery of an Arab man who stopped the Bondi attacker.
  • “It is a global threat of darkness that hates light. …Jews and Christians today need to stand together... We have to stop relying on the government and do whatever we can.” (Yell Eckstein, 54:53–57:46)

5. Brown University Shooting: Gun Laws and Campus Security

[21:33 – 49:08]

• Details & Outrage: Discussion of the Brown University shooting, highlighting failed security, the inefficacy of “gun free zone” policies, and that the perpetrator escaped.
  • “Brown prohibits not only any firearm carrying by any person…the number one thing you should be providing on Brown is…security…to stop a guy from going shooting up a building and walking off and getting away…” (Buck Sexton, 31:09; Clay Travis, 31:35)
• Caller Frank (Law Enforcement Background):
  • Explains understaffed campus police and disincentives for proactive policing on campuses. “Universities are not near as safe as they lead people to believe because they see the police as an unwanted necessity.” (Frank, 41:03)
  • “If you had told me, hey, you can walk into an Ivy League campus with a gun…shoot up a building and the guy can walk off campus, I would have never believed that was possible.” (Clay Travis, 43:05)
• Link to Policy: Buck argues for the utility of concealed carry and critiques campuses for preventing lawful self-defense.

6. Economy & Public Debt

[21:33 – 24:33]

• Positive Update: National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett reports a “$600 billion lower” deficit than prior year.
  • “We’ve got the deficit going way, way down…should continue to move us towards the Fed target of 2%.” (Buck Sexton, 22:43)
• Trump’s Victory Lap: Trump claims tariffs brought $18 trillion into the U.S. (hosts note the figure likely includes commitments as well as tariff revenue).
  • “Without the November 5th election, you would have had a president that didn’t have the courage to use tariffs the way they should be used. ...We took in more than $18 trillion in 10 months.” (Trump, 23:03)
• Lingering Worries: Despite economic improvements, Clay warns that runaway debt and lack of political will to tackle deficits remain “generational” threats.

7. Gun Control Debates: Efficacy and Principle

[29:39 – 36:28]

• Gun Free Zones Critique: Buck and Clay argue that such policies disarm only the law-abiding and offer no defense in active shooter scenarios.
  • “All a gun free zone on a college campus does is make sure there is no chance of trained and armed civilian being able to defend himself or herself…” (Buck Sexton, 32:50)
• Personal Anecdotes: Buck discusses carrying concealed, and the difference that widespread civilian preparedness makes in places like Florida.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Gun Laws:
  “You can only have three guns and not five… as if one gun is not enough. If you’re a bad guy who wants to hurt a lot of people.”
  — Clay Travis (05:24)

• On Australia’s Political Response:
  “This is the problem with statism: the only response can always be… more state control, even when their state controls have failed.”
  — Buck Sexton (02:35)

• On Assimilation and Immigration:
  “Being afraid to condemn radical Islamic fundamental terrorism…is just a further example of toxic empathy.”
  — Clay Travis (08:50)

  “Diversity is very much not our strength when you have people…who think that Islamic faith should be something that is used to govern.”
  — Buck Sexton (12:50)

• On University Security:
  “Campus gun-free zones just make sure there is no chance of a trained and armed civilian being able to defend himself…from a determined murderer.”
  — Buck Sexton (32:50)

  “Universities are not near as safe as people are led to believe… because they see the police as an unwanted necessity.”
  — Frank, caller from Kentucky (41:03)

• On Antisemitism’s Global Rise:
  “It is a global threat of darkness that hates light… We have to stop relying on the government and do whatever we can.”
  — Yell Eckstein (IFCJ) (56:27)

Segment Timestamps

• Opening & Bondi Beach Terror Attack – 02:35
• Australian Govt. Gun Control Response – 04:56
• America’s 2nd Amendment Context – 05:24
• Immigration and Assimilation – 07:20, 10:40
• Jihadism, Gaza, and Antisemitism – 10:40–13:45
• U.S. vs Aussie Police Response – 14:30–16:18
• Economic Segment (Deficit, Tariffs) – 21:33–24:33
• Brown University Shooting & Campus Security – 29:39–49:08
• Caller Frank (Law Enforcement) – 40:13
• Security Failure & Surveillance Limitations at Brown – 53:04
• Yell Eckstein Interview (Antisemitism, IFCJ) – 54:53–59:27

Tone & Style

Throughout the episode, Buck and Clay mix urgency, personal anecdotes, moral clarity, and humor (often self-deprecating or pointed at each other). They do not mince words about controversial topics, and audience engagement is encouraged through calls and direct address.

Summary for Non-Listeners

This episode tackles the unsettling theme of Western vulnerability—from terror attacks abroad to tragic violence at home—arguing that misguided gun control, immigration without assimilation, and weak institutional responses all undermine security and cohesion. Not shying from controversy, the hosts challenge conventional wisdom about diversity, gun-free zones, and the ability of universities and governments to keep citizens safe. Throughout, there’s an urgent call for private vigilance, societal unity (particularly among Jews and Christians against rising antisemitism), and a reminder that real solutions require more than political gestures.

For listeners who missed it, this episode delivers a passionate, sometimes provocative overview of the threats facing open societies—and a fierce defense of the values (and policies) that Clay and Buck believe are necessary to preserve Western civilization.