Hour 1 - Clay Parties with the Men's Hocky Team

Summary

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Episode: Hour 1 – Clay Parties with the Men’s Hockey Team

Date: February 24, 2026
Podcast Host: iHeartPodcasts
Link/Show Notes: [Not Provided]

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Episode Overview

In this lively and humor-filled episode, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton dive into the national conversation sparked by the U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team’s gold medal celebration. Clay shares his firsthand experience partying with the team at Miami's Eleven nightclub, sparking reflections on patriotism, American culture, and the left’s reaction to both the celebration and subsequent political overtones. The hosts discuss how this moment is being politicized, the generational and cultural shifts it represents, the reaction to President Trump’s interactions with the team, and how contrasting attitudes toward fun, patriotism, and outrage define today's political and cultural divides.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Clay’s Night with the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

• Clay recounts partying at Miami’s Eleven nightclub: Clay was serendipitously present when the victorious U.S. Men’s team arrived.
  • Viral Moment: The team and the entire club sang the national anthem and several patriotic songs, with "Lee Greenwood" highlights (04:10).
  • Optimism about America: Clay describes the event as "one of the most optimistic moments" he’s ever experienced about America’s youth and culture.
    • "I'm not sure ... I have ever been more optimistic about America. First of all, everybody there is under the age of 30 ... The US Men's hockey team showed up and began their night in the nightclub by singing the national anthem." – Clay Travis (04:10)

2. Political Backlash and Culture Wars

• Outrage from the Left: The celebration is receiving criticism—particularly over Cash Patel’s attendance and Trump’s congratulatory call.

  • Clay and Buck argue previous Democratic presidents (Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale) did the same, and it was considered normal (05:50).
  • "The fact that Cash Patel, as the highest ranking member of the administration was in the locker room celebrating and called President Trump ... is actually 1 billion percent normal." – Clay Travis (05:50)
  • "Democrats can't be normal." – Clay Travis (05:57)

• Trump’s “Impeachment” Joke & Feminist Criticism: Trump jested about being impeached if the women’s team wasn’t invited to the White House. Some labeled the joke misogynistic.

  • Both hosts dismiss the outrage, comparing it to much larger issues facing women’s sports today (11:00).
  • "If you’re going to be outraged about a joke, isn’t the biggest joke of all that you’re letting men ... win women’s championships?" – Clay Travis (11:19)
  • "It was like a dad joke in terms of gentleness." – Clay Travis (11:54)

3. Culture, Patriotism, and Generational Shifts

• Millennial and Gen Z Patriotism: Clay frames the hockey team and their revelry as evidence younger generations are “over the woke BS” and proud to be American (07:15).
  • "The hockey team perfectly embodies ... the spirit that is taking over the country when it comes to young men." – Clay Travis (07:27)
• Culture Loss on the Left: Buck argues the left’s offense-taking is symptomatic of a wider loss of cultural influence.
  • "This is what happens when you lose the culture. You start flailing and looking ridiculous and lose even more of the culture." – Clay Travis (06:37)

4. The Unifying Power of Sports

• Trivia correction: Listener remarks that the U.S. beat the Soviet Union in the semifinals of the 1980 Olympics, not the finals; the gold medal came from defeating Finland (21:25).
  • "The point is, the big upset was beating the Soviet Union. Now you gotta then show up the next game and also perform at a high level." – Buck Sexton (21:49)
• On Celebrating American Achievements: Hosts lament the inability of prominent Democrats and left-leaning media to see past politics and celebrate a truly American moment (33:33).

5. The Miami Renaissance & Cultural Shifts

• Miami’s New Role: Clay argues Miami has replaced New York and LA as the country’s cultural center, especially as seen in events like the hockey team celebration.
  • "I think there is a very strong argument that Miami has replaced New York and LA as the cultural capital of the United States." – Clay Travis (26:20)
  • Buck agrees, noting South Florida’s booming cultural and business scene (27:22).

6. The Media Outrage Machine

• Clips & Commentary from Critics: The hosts play and mock commentary from Don Lemon, The View, and others who were perturbed by the team’s White House invitation, Trump’s involvement, and Cash Patel’s locker room presence.

  • "I don't understand why anyone would want to be anywhere near President Trump." – Don Lemon, quoted (30:21)
  • "They are losers. They should be mocked. And we will have a lot of fun doing so on the program today." – Buck Sexton (15:02, referencing left-leaning critics)

• Chiding Cancel Culture: Buck expresses that only a "party that likes jokes" can win culture and criticizes apologies for laughing, which he finds "the lamest thing you could ever do" (14:25).

7. Listener Engagement

• Call-ins and talkbacks include:
  • Listener correcting 1980 Olympic trivia.
  • Allison from LA questions whether Clay really happened to end up at the nightclub with the team by coincidence (24:29).
    • "Do you really expect us to believe it was a coincidence that you were in Miami for advertising and you just happened to end up at the same nightclub as US Men's hockey team?" – Allison (24:29)
    • Clay reiterates it was true serendipity (25:08-26:01).
  • Kathy from Milwaukee calls in to bemoan the negativity of critics, saying “they can’t even be happy that the USA won a gold medal” (42:49).

8. Spirit of Winning & American Exceptionalism

• Reflection on American Identity: Buck contends the Olympics matter because they celebrate national exceptionalism, not just individual or team achievements.
  • "It is a celebration of exceptionalism and the fact that we set an all-time record for Winter Olympic gold medals..." – Buck Sexton (35:17)
  • Clay: “Normal dudes look at this and say ... I would want people to celebrate American exceptionalism.” (32:15)

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Nightclub Patriotism:

  • "The US Men's hockey team showed up and began their night in the nightclub by singing the national anthem. The entire nightclub sang the national anthem. They sang Lee Greenwood." – Clay Travis (04:10)

• On Left-wing Outrage:

  • "Democrats can't be normal." – Clay Travis (05:57)
  • "If you’re going to be outraged about a joke, isn’t the biggest joke of all that you’re letting men ... win women’s championships?" – Clay Travis (11:19)
  • "The fact that Cash Patel…called President Trump…is actually 1 billion percent normal." – Clay Travis (05:50)

• On Miami as Cultural Center:

  • "Miami has replaced New York and LA as the cultural capital of the United States." – Clay Travis (26:20)

• On Winning the Culture War:

  • "This is how you win culture: Be the party that likes jokes, even if sometimes the jokes are offensive." – Buck Sexton (15:02)

• Listener’s Correction:

  • "The U.S. hockey team did not beat the Soviet Union in 1980 to win the gold medal. They beat Finland." – Listener via Buck Sexton (21:25-21:36)

• Celebration and Unity:

  • "These are Americans that are on these teams. ... I think he [the President] should call whether he’s a Democrat, Republican. Because American exceptionalism and our success on the global stage is...an important symbol of America's success around the world." – Buck Sexton (43:33)

• On the Value of Fun and Joy:

  • "You can be a warrior and have lots of joy in your life at the same time. In fact, that’s the proper way to be a warrior." – Clay Travis (42:32)

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Important Segments (Timestamps)

• 00:00–02:34: (Advertisements – skipped)
• 02:34–07:40: Clay recounts the Miami celebration; implications for patriotism and optimism in America.
• 07:40–09:10: Hosts discuss office hockey super-fans; Buck pokes fun at Clay’s lack of hockey expertise.
• 09:10–10:48: Discussion about toughness of hockey players, culture around the sport, impact on nation’s spirit.
• 10:48–12:47: Gender issues in coverage; Trump’s joke; media and feminist reactions.
• 13:41–15:02: Twitter outrage, apology culture, winning culture through humor.
• 21:08–22:41: Listener correction about 1980 Miracle on Ice.
• 24:29–26:01: Listener Allison’s skepticism about Clay’s nightclub story; breakdown of the true sequence of events.
• 26:01–29:08: Miami’s place in American culture; specifics on the nightclub and scene.
• 30:21–33:33: Don Lemon & The View criticize the celebration; hosts comment on loss of fun and normalization.
• 33:33–35:17: hosts denounce partisan politicization of proud American moments.
• 41:47–44:07: Final thoughts on joyless outrage; importance of bipartisan celebration of American victories.

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Conclusion

This episode artfully blends storytelling, humor, and political critique, using the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team’s gold medal win and subsequent celebration as a springboard for wider commentary on patriotism, cultural trends, and the divides in American society. The hosts champion joy, unity, and national pride while lampooning what they see as the left’s rampant negativity, demonstrating why, in their view, cultural wins arise from positivity and communal celebration rather than perpetual outrage.

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Transcript

[Clay Travis]

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[Buck Sexton]

welcome in Tuesday edition. Clay Travis, Buck Sexton show State of the Union Tonight, we have got a lot of stories to discuss surrounding the State of the Union. Our friend Bill O'Reilly will join us at the top of hour two to break that down. We are also scheduled to be joined by Small Business Administration. Ted Kelly Loeffler from Jimmy's Famous Seafood, which may well become many of your favorite seafood restaurants in America based on the way that they have responded to crazy left wingers. Buck, I heard your open yesterday and it brought a great deal of pride to my American soul last night. Yesterday, I was working with advertisers. We got a lot of positive things going on with the program and I flew into South Florida to meet with them. And I ended up at Eleven nightclub because they had a table there. And the U.S. men's Olympic team came in to celebrate their gold medal, the hockey team. And I'm not sure, Buck, I have ever been more optimistic about America. First of all, everybody there is under the age of 30. If you haven't seen the viral videos that came out of that party last night, the US Men's hockey team showed up and began their night in the nightclub by singing the national anthem. The entire nightclub sang the national anthem. They sang Lee Greenwood. They sang so many incredibly patriotic songs. They are all going viral and I just loved everything about it. Now, these guys are reportedly going to be at the State of the Union tonight, Buck, and I would suggest to you that I don't think they can go full Joe Biden and break out the aviator, break out the huge, oversized aviator glasses. I am certain that there are going to be a lot of hungover American hockey heroes at the State of the Union. But this is now the lead story everywhere because left wingers are angry about Cash Patel being in the locker room. They are angry about the US Men going to the State of the Union address. They are angry that President Trump made what I thought was a pretty funny kind of joke in his celebration with the US Men's hockey team. And this is now leading the news on cnn. It is leading the news on msnbc. And to me, it is just part and parcel of a big story here, which is Democrats can't be normal. And I got a history lesson for you, Buck, that I think you'll appreciate. I believe before you were born, I was 10 months old. Back in 1980, 46 years ago, we won the gold medal by beating the Soviet Union in one of the greatest Olympic upsets of all time. Do you know what happened in the immediate aftermath of that victory? Walter Mondale, vice President of the United States, went into the US Men's locker room to celebrate with them and he had Jimmy Carter, then President of the United States, call to congratulate the US Men on their gold medal win over the Soviet Union. Everyone in America thought that was great. If you are out there listening to us right now, the fact that Jimmy Carter was a Democrat and Walter Mondale was a Democrat and they were in the locker room was in no way a triggering moment for you. The fact that Cash Patel, as the highest ranking member of the administration was in the locker room celebrating and called President Trump and had him talk to the team and invite them to the White house is actually 1 billion percent normal. And the fact that anyone is upset by it to any degree at all is illustrative to me of how Democrats have lost normalcy and, and men, white, black, Asian and Hispanic in particular in America. They are angry over something that's been happening for generations that I frankly don't think a single person would be angry about here. If we had a Democrat in office and they had been congratulating the United States, in fact, it would be the most normal thing a Democrat politician had done in a decade or more. But this is what happens when you lose the culture. You start flailing and looking ridiculous and lose even more of the culture. Do you sense this? I just, I got to tell you, I am super optimistic about the overall trend lines of the country in so many different directions. But most importantly in the terms of this story, the degree to which young, particularly male athletes are over the woke BS and want to be proud of America again. The hockey team perfectly embodies, I believe, the spirit that is taking over the country when it comes to young men.

[Clay Travis]

We had a couple of our team Clay, as you know, our team on radio. Yeah, I heard Walking around on Cloud nine, Producer Mark, Producer Greg, you know, a little bit of chin wagging around the office after their beloved New York. I mean not New York. United States national hockey team came up with the big gold medal. So we have some. Because we have some. They're die hard hockey guys, just so you know. So I want you to know that there is representation in Clay and Buck world for the diehard hockey fans. I have not watched a hockey game.

[Buck Sexton]

I don't know. Do you even know that? I think you said yesterday, because I heard the open before I hopped a flight. I think you said that you did not even know the gold medal hockey game was taking place on Sunday morning. Is that accurate?

[Clay Travis]

I was unaware. Yeah. So. But see, I'm upfront about this. This is why I had them weigh in. I didn't want, I didn't want our hockey fans listening to feel like their love of hockey was so we, we have hockey super fans. I think they show up wearing hockey jerseys half the time to work. They love hockey.

[Buck Sexton]

I love. They were able to speak out your lack of hockey knowledge yesterday. It was funny listening. You said that your helmet didn't fit in first grade and so you therefore abandoned a career in hockey.

[Clay Travis]

It was too, well, it was too small. My head was too. They needed to get me adult size helmets when I was like 8 or something. My head is huge. I, and you know, the doctor pulled me in recently for my son, who's the cutest little baby. We love him so much and he's like, you know, your son has a head in the 99.6 percentile of size for his age.

[Buck Sexton]

Right.

[Clay Travis]

And I said, doc, this is not a surprise.

[Buck Sexton]

That's actually a tough blow for Carrie more so than for you. But here is the other thing that I thought I was listening to you and I saw him last night. Jack Hughes doesn't got his teeth fixed, Buck. If you told me that I was going to lose a front tooth and it was going to part of my teeth were going to get knocked out, I would be curled up in the fetal position for a week. The idea that you get your teeth knocked out and then score the winning goal. These dudes are a different breed. And then you're still out two days later. You probably haven't slept since you won the hockey game. You flew all the way back from Italy. You're out in Miami. You're going to be at the state of the union here. Still haven't got the teeth fixed. Doesn't that hurt? Wouldn't you think, like even drinking a beer or any, anything at all, I, the whole teeth thing, I don't think I could play hockey because as soon as you told me, hey, you, you have a good chance to lose a tooth doing this, I'm like, I'm out. I'm sorry, that is not the sport for me. That is, that is too tough. Like, and to continue playing after you lose a tooth is, is next level. I, I, these guys are just tough. And I think a lot of Americans are, even if they're like me. And they're not necessarily die hard, you know, hockey fans. I don't pay a ton of attention to hockey on a regular basis. I think these teams, the men in particular, but also the women, have won the hearts and minds of America. And I do think it's culturally significant just how much of an impact they're having right now.

[Clay Travis]

Now, why aren't the women going to the White House? You're, you know, you know, I'm. So here's the thing. I think they. So we got a couple things going on here.

[Buck Sexton]

You got.

[Clay Travis]

Trump made a little joke. A little joke.

[Buck Sexton]

It is actually a funny joke. Ok, whatever. You. The fact that he said, if the women don't come to, I'll get impeached is a funny joke about the fact that they're going to come visit to. It's very. Trump. There are people who are claiming that they are outraged as feminists. And my question for those feminists would be, if you're going to be outraged about a joke, isn't the biggest joke of all that you're letting men, that is men with penises, win women's championships? If you had to be outraged by a joke, wouldn't you be outraged by the joke that men are pretending to be women as opposed to President Trump making a very slight joke about the fact that he has to treat everyone equally or else they'll be mad at him? And the joke about treating everyone equally or else they would be mad at him has actually gotten all the people who are perpetually offended, offended by him.

[Clay Travis]

It was like a dad joke in terms of gentleness. It was a very. There was nothing. People were like, it was misogynistic. Like, this is the least. I don't know. I said this is the least misogynistic joke Trump's ever made. Maybe, but there was nothing about it that should have been upsetting to anybody. But it does raise the issue of, like, you know, I will tell you, when I was in college, I discovered women's hockey. And I discovered women's hockey because there was one rather attractive lady on the women's hockey team who asked me to come watch her game once. And I said I would do so. And then I went and I just was watching. It was like watching people skate around on ice. And then when they would go close to each other and I was waiting for the kapow and the whole thing, they just sort of swerve away from each other very gently, very nicely. Not exactly the same sport, Clay. It's a.

[Buck Sexton]

It's a different.

[Clay Travis]

A different vibe on the women's hockey rink.

[Buck Sexton]

And by the way, the speed is different. And since we are, incredibly, foremost defenders of women's sports as well, here, you have actually pointed out sometimes that can lead to a more esthetically pleasing version of the game. For instance, tennis is. Because men is all power. So much of the men's game is huge serve very short points, whereas women in general tend to have longer rallies.

[Clay Travis]

If you can try to pattern your tennis game as, like, a recreational male player against the number, like, 100 woman in the world, who, by the way, is obviously way, way better than you, but you can at least try to pretend that you're not watching Andy Roddick or. Or Marat, Safin or Federer play. Tennis is a different sport than what normal people play like. It's a different level of speed and pace and everything else.

[Buck Sexton]

But this is indicative of what left wingers are saying. This is someone named Sarah something, but she has, let's see, an audience of around 100,000 people on Twitter. If anyone regrets laughing along to a stupid joke, just know there's still time to speak up. The world is watching. Your daughters are watching. It would mean a lot to be the person who spoke up. Have you ever thought to yourself, I like someone who apologized for laughing at a joke. Have you ever liked someone more because they said that? This whole. This is so ridiculous, this whole idea. I could even say,

[Clay Travis]

any action? Go ahead.

[Buck Sexton]

No, I was just gonna say I've. I've never heard anyone apologize for an honest reaction and thought better of them. I'm sorry I laughed at a joke is the lamest thing you could ever do on the planet.

[Clay Travis]

Oh, yeah. Well, I was gonna say I've never been angry at anything that has ever been said that I found truly funny. Like, it's never actually made me mad if it was legitimately funny, to the point where even when people have really ripped on me, randos on the Internet and stuff, if it's funny, it doesn't really bother me, even if it's very mean.

[Buck Sexton]

I just. Look, I've said this for a long time. I've written it in books, and I would encourage all of you out there. This is how you win culture. Be the party that likes jokes, even if sometimes the jokes are offensive, even if sometimes the word choice of a joke is not the one that you would have picked. No one wins culture by being perpetually offended by jokes. And I think Republicans have, and I think in general have done a good job of sometimes accepting that they are the butt of the joke and moving on, because much of popular culture is just people on late night talk shows who should be telling jokes, deciding to react histrionically to things that are not actually that serious. Like let's play that well, we'll play some of these cuts. Because if you're out there and you're saying, okay, Clay, I don't believe you, I don't think left wingers are losing their mind over a hockey team and jokes from President Trump. We've got Don Lemon, we've got the former director of the FBI, we've got one of the senators out there in Oregon, we've got the entire View, and we've got Jon Stewart and Jake Tapper all claiming to be upset by things relating to the U.S. men's hockey team for their substantial left wing audiences. So this is real. They are losers. They should be mocked. And we will have a lot of fun doing so on the program today, among other things, as it is State of the Union day and I am excited to see will Democrats stay seated when the gold medal winning US Men's hockey team shows up at the State of the Union because they are so desperately offended over the fact that there were jokes made and that the women have elected not to show up. Which by the way, I think is a poor choice by them, frankly, because I do think that if they were to show up, they would be well received. And this is one of those things that I don't think is very complicated. It's hey, if you get the opportunity to meet the president, if you get the opportunity to go State of the Union, I think you should go, period, no matter who the president is. But if you've been dealing with the bomb, Cyclone Buck, have you seen how much snow fell? The Providence, Rhode island got 3ft of snow in this blizzard that hit, I think New York city got nearly 2ft. Different parts of the metro area definitely got over two feet. Maybe you're thinking, I just want to be warm. And if you just want to be warm, that's what Cozy Earth is all about. Pure cozy comfort. We were first introduced to the sheets. They're incredibly soft and smooth, but they also have all kinds of bedding, blankets, comforters, Cozy Earth comforters. Luxurious, light, naturally temperature regulating. You stay cool, calm, comfortable all night long. No heaviness, no overheating, just deeper rest. And outside of the bedroom, Cozy Earth, fast growing line of men and women's clothing. Same degree of softness. You will love them. Every Cozy Earth purchase you make, completely risk free with a 100 night sleep trial 10 year warranty. Go online to cozyearth.com use my name Clay that's C L A Y as your promo code for up to 20% off. That is code clay for up to 20% off. Cozyearth.com c o z y e a r t h cozyearth.com Code clay saving America One Thought at a time Clay Travis and Buck Sexton. Find them on the free iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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[Clay Travis]

Welcome back in here to Clay and Buck. We have a talk back. We got the sports accuracy police coming after our own Clay Travis. That's what it sounds like when they pull them over. Unidentified Listener WO Radio, this is Talk Back. D. Hit it.

[Buck Sexton]

Gosh, Clay, you need to get this right. As the sports guy, I'm pretty sure

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[Buck Sexton]

that the U.S. hockey team did not

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beat the Soviet Union in 1980 to

[Buck Sexton]

win the gold medal.

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They beat Finland.

[Buck Sexton]

I don't. I. We beat. First of all, I definitely.

[Clay Travis]

I still don't know the answer to this, so I definitely wouldn't have gotten this right. What's he saying? So was it like that?

[Buck Sexton]

I think the semifinal game may well have been the Soviet Union win, and then we had to come back and beat Finland in the title game. So I apologize to everybody out there for getting that wrong. The point is, the big upset was beating the. The Soviet Union. Now you gotta then show up the next game and also perform at a high level. My point on that story was Mondale was in the locker room congratulating everybody, and he was a Democrat, and it was totally normal. The fact that Cash Patel, representing the administration called President Trump is actually what has been going on for generations now. Kamala probably wouldn't have even known the game was going on, which is why she and Buck made a great tandem when he was reading 107 Days, the tremendous story of Kamala's illustrious 2024.

[Clay Travis]

When she. When she probably does run for president. My. My role as commodist is going to be. I'm going to have to give up that tit because I will have missed the.

[Buck Sexton]

She might write a new book, and you might have to read that one, too.

[Clay Travis]

Well, that should be my penance, actually, instead of. But you don't need me to buy you a steak. I'll just write a. I'll just have to read another. Read another comma. Book. It's so brutal. It's so wrong. All right. Call it a cash savings, call it a windfall in your favor, whatever you want. Just know that you can pay less for your cell phone service and still have the same quality. Switch to Pure Talk, save as much as $70 or more a month. Your savings can add up to $800

[Buck Sexton]

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[Clay Travis]

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[Buck Sexton]

Okay, let's have some fun. The U.S. men's team hockey has officially taken off to travel to President Trump State of the Union from Miami. And the left wing media is. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Can we.

[Clay Travis]

Before we. I'm going to jump in. You're going to do the left wing media thing. Clay, we have a mission critical talk back here from Allison who listens in Los Angeles on Keib the Patriot. Mission critical. We have.

[Buck Sexton]

I haven't seen it.

[Clay Travis]

Okay, this is. This is E. From Allison in Los Angeles. Hit it.

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[Buck Sexton]

I'm very jealous that Clay got to be at the nightclub with the hockey team, but do you really expect us to believe it was a coincidence that you were in Miami for advertising and you just happened to end up at the same nightclub as US Men's hockey team?

[Clay Travis]

Is that what you're trying to tell us, Clay? I said you're on a special mission yesterday. And your special mission for business ends up with you in a nightclub surrounded by Go Go dancers and the US Men's Gold Champion hockey team. This is a big coincidence. I'm just saying it's a big coincidence.

[Buck Sexton]

I understand that some may not believe this to be true. I agreed a week ago that I was going to be in meetings in South Florida with a potential advertiser joining our team. And then I didn't even know that we were scheduled that they had Gotten a table at the nightclub with the US Men until it was already into the meetings. I knew we were going to dinner, went out to dinner, and they said, and oh, by the way, we've got a table next to the US Men's hockey team tonight, and they are celebrating their gold medal. And we figured you probably would want to go to that. And to which I said, yes, you know, sold. You know me well. But this was because the US Men didn't win until Sunday, so. And then, Buck, this is true.

[Clay Travis]

Do you know this?

[Buck Sexton]

The only reason they landed in Miami was because the New York City storm was so bad that they decided to reroute them from New York City to Miami. Now, that's one of the greatest reroutings of all time. We're going to go to Miami to celebrate our gold medal. I also think, Buck, as I was watching all these, you know, kids, I mean, a lot younger than me, singing along to all the patriotic songs. You live in Miami now. I think there is a very strong argument that Miami has replaced New York and LA as the cultural capital of the United States. Now, Nashville is up there pretty high, too. But when we were kids, New York and LA was where everything happened. It was the proverbial straw that stirred the drink for American culture. I think it's now Miami. You live there, so you're so close to it. But we were talking off air about the fact that Miami has more billionaires, there are more businesses relocating to Miami, all these different things. And then I would argue the nightclub that these guys went to, 11, is probably outside of Las Vegas, the biggest nightclub in America. Miami, to me, feels like the cultural center of America now in a way that in the 90s and early 2000s, New York and LA were crazy. Take or you buy in.

[Clay Travis]

It's increasingly true. It's. I think it's in process of being, and I would really say more South Florida, the whole corridor from. From Palm Beach. I mean, look, Palm beach is the home of the Southern White House. So start with that. And that's a huge gathering point now for cultural and political events and the biggest names and, you know, all that. And then you go all the way down to. Into Miami. And really, Miami. A lot of people think of Miami. They really. What they mean is Miami Beach. Although in the case of the nightclub, for example, that's Miami proper. And it is transforming. It's changing very rapidly. Before any of you start asking, no, Clay did not even ask me if I wanted to go to the nightclub, and that's okay. Because Clay would have known that I was in my pajamas at 8:45pm with the lights out by now.

[Buck Sexton]

I actually, there was no chance about it. I was going to text you, hey, do you want to come to 11? By the time I knew we were going to 11, it was after 10. And I legitimately thought Buck has been asleep for an hour already.

[Clay Travis]

That is, that would have been, that was an accurate. You know me well, Sir. We spend 15 hours a week talking. I assure you I will also. I was kind of recovering yesterday. I was drinking Pedialyte. So I mean it was a rough day for me. But yeah, I was in, I was in bed by as 8:45pm yesterday.

[Buck Sexton]

As soon as I got, I was telling you this off air. As soon as I got to the club from the dinner, which is Joe's Crab Shack, by the way. Great place, iconic hundred year old restaurant down in Miami Beach. They took care of us. We got a lot of listeners in that, in that audience and in the wait staff. It was awesome. As soon as I got to outside the club, the number of girls first, it was what, like 50 degrees, 45 degrees in Miami last night. People were just panicked over how cold it was.

[Clay Travis]

It was shockingly cold for Miami. For the rest of you, it would have been a balmy T shirt day. But yes, in Miami it was cold.

[Buck Sexton]

Places swarmed. I mean, It's Monday night 11. Everybody knew evidently that the US men's team was there. It had gotten out publicly. There are probably 500 girls wearing no clothes at all trying to get into the nightclub effectively so that they can get close to the US Men. They're also simultaneously so lots of pretty girls trying to get in. Tons of dudes in their hockey jerseys, which I guarantee you that's probably the number one hockey jersey night of all time. Tons of guys because they want to go celebrate with the US Team. And again, everybody sings the national anthem. Everybody sings Toby Keith, everybody sings Lee Greenwood. It was. If you haven't seen those videos and you want to have a smile on your face, trust me, go check these out on social media. But that doesn't mean left wing media hasn't lost their mind over this. Here's our good friend Don Lemon, currently I think out on parole or whatever the heck it is saying. I don't understand why anyone would want to be anywhere near President Trump. Cut four.

[Clay Travis]

I don't understand why anyone would be, want to be in the vicinity of this president at all. Just being honest. If they call him the phone call, I would say no, thanks. Do you want to take the call?

[Buck Sexton]

No.

[Clay Travis]

Tell him to call someone else. I'm not interested in being part of this. I'm not interested in being part of this. When he doesn't. He is not a patriot and he doesn't care about this country. He doesn't care about the people of this country. He certainly doesn't. If you look at the citizens who are being rounded up, if you look at what he's doing to the economy, what he's done to health care, he doesn't care about this country. So why should I be smiling and kicking? No, not interested. I'll go party and celebrate somewhere else. I'll wait till I get home to go and party and celebrate with my family and maybe like a real president, maybe we'll. Maybe one day Barack Obama will come to our games.

[Buck Sexton]

I mean, that's perfect ending a real president. Maybe Barack Obama will want to go to a game. Here's the view, not to be outdone, super upset that Cash Patel, who again was the highest ranking member of the administration at the game and went into the locker room to call the president of the United States so he could congratulate the team. The View, man, they are super upset about Cash Patel cut seven.

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[Buck Sexton]

I would point out, Buck, that we just hit 125 year low for violent crime murders in the United States. Kind of an important thing. And the idea that you can't. This is the lead story on MSNBC right now. Cash Patel celebrating in the, in the locker room. The fact that you know this, everyone out there who has a job such as this, knows Cash Patel is working everywhere he is. This is not 1964 when if you're in Italy, you can't be reached and nobody has any idea what's going on and you're on a vacation. I mean he is able to work anywhere he is in the world. So the fact that he took a break and watched a two hour hockey game and then went and celebrated with the US men, I think this is just indicative of how they've lost normal people. Right? Normal dudes look at this and say, yeah, that's, that's kind of the way that I think, you know, the, the, the, I would want people to celebrate American exceptionalism. And so right now our buddy Jim Jordan's being grilled on CNN about Cash Patel being in the locker room after the game. I, I can't believe this is the Hill Democrats have decided to plant their flag on right after we won a gold medal.

[Clay Travis]

They're just malcontents, man. Honestly, they're just so upset about everything that Trump is doing that they can't even be happy for something that really. Look, the US Gold team win by the men and the women. It has nothing to do with Trump. It really is about an American achievement. These are Americans that are on these teams. And so you would think that an emotionally healthy person, no matter what they think of our current political situation in this country, look, we don't have people at out, we don't have like the end of the world going on here, ok? I mean it's like the country's actually doing great. And you would think they could separate this and just look at this as a moment of Americanness. And I will say this, you know the, the moment when a very different kind of win, but when Seal Team 6 took out Osama bin Laden and it was on Barack Hussein Obama's watch, people were cheering, people were chanting usa. And there was just a general feeling of this was justice done for America and it wasn't. Oh, but Obama did it. So I'm going to sort of downplay this. I know that's very different. That's a national security thing. And post 911 it was. But I'm just saying there are some things that should be able to go beyond in the moment, go beyond that partisan impulse. Not for Democrats, not anymore, not under Trump, unfortunately. I think that they're so broken over this stuff that everything is. And I also think it's funny too that they can't be happy for the gold medal team, but they also want to Tell us that the bad bunny is not political during the Super Bowl. Right. It's like they pick and choose. What, what do we have to have political conversations about that's not political? And what do we. They're just mad about everything all the time.

[Buck Sexton]

Yeah. And also the Olympics matter because it is a celebration of exceptionalism and the fact that we set an all time record for Winter Olympic gold medals this Olympic cycle, 12 breaking the 2002 record. I do think it's significant. And for those of you out there who remember the 1980s, 90s, early 2000s, people sat around cheering, USA, USA. Now this kind of ties in. Remember when the New York Times had the editorial from one of their editorial board members about how uncomfortable Long island made her because there were too many American flags when she went outside of New York City? That when she drove around in communities, people were too prideful to be American? You should be prideful to be a citizen of the greatest country that's ever existed in the history of the world. And I think one reason why the vast majority of Americans are reacting well to the US men is because of the answers to questions. When people say, yeah, I'm super proud to represent the country because this is the greatest country that's ever existed. And they put every ounce of their toughness and ability on the line and triumph. And that is, to me, the essence of American DNA is a steadfast toughness that leads to victory, even in the face of improbable and often overwhelming opposition. And so in that way, the Olympic victory is a metaphor for the larger success of this country. And I think that upsets a lot of people on the left who want this country's story to be one of meek fragility as opposed to strong, steadfast, iron willed exceptionalism. And that's why they're so outraged by this victory, which I love. And still, every time I see a replay of that goal, I can't help but just think, what a badass win. What an awesome signifying stand in for the country. We made American hockey great again. Maybe we can make the country.

[Clay Travis]

Did you ever even try to play hockey? Have you ever been on the ice with a stick and tried to do hockey?

[Buck Sexton]

Well, we only had one ice rink in Nashville when I was a kid growing up. Now my kids did a hockey training for like young kids because they were interested. We now have an NHL team here. Laura, my wife, knows all about hockey because she grew up in the Detroit area and hockey is the sport of, of Michigan.

[Clay Travis]

But.

[Buck Sexton]

But no, I and Prior to marrying her, I rarely paid attention to hockey and obviously we didn't grow up with it here. I like to watch sometimes the playoffs, but I it's one of the few sports where I legitimately have no experience whatsoever with watching.

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[Clay Travis]

Welcome back into Clay and Buck. We love celebrating big wins for America. That's for sure. We love celebrating big wins for America. And so that was one for this week. Look, you got, you got to allow yourself to have. You got to allow yourself to have fun too. One thing that I hear from honest libs about their interactions with people, whether it's clay, me, people that do what we do at this level is they'll say things. And Bill Maher actually said this to me very directly once. He said, you and a lot of those like you, you guys are happy warriors. You know, you're in this fight, but you also will take the time. Leftists, honestly, they're just a miserable bunch and nothing can be fun. And I think you see that even with like Kash Patel partying in the locker room or the gold medal or nothing is fun, eh? There's misogyny.

[Buck Sexton]

Eh, there's just.

[Clay Travis]

It's a mindset. It's a mindset. They don't laugh, they don't have joy. You know you can be, you know, you can be a warrior and have lots of joy in your life at the same time. In fact, that's the proper way to be a warrior. Kathy in Milwaukee wants to weigh in on this. Thank you. Kathy. What's up?

[Buck Sexton]

Wow. Hey. Thank you. Okay. You know, I love hockey. I love hockey. I've been seeing hockey games since the 70s. They can't be happy that the USA won a gold medal and they have to rip on Cash Patel because he's enjoying and having a happy great moment in the history of the United States they make.

[Clay Travis]

Yeah, it's crazy.

[Buck Sexton]

Thank you for the call. They're telling on themselves. To Buck's point. They're very unhappy people. And if you don't like the President of the United States calling to congratulate our men who just pulled off a phenomenal victory for the first time in 46 years while representing our country. I mean, look, look, I think most of you out there, you may not like Barack Obama, you may not like Bill Clinton. I don't know that Joe Biden would have been awake and able to make the call. But the president, in my opinion, when an Olympic victory like this happens, I think he should call whether he's a Democrat, Republican. Because American exceptionalism and our success on the global stage is again, an important symbol of America's success around the world. It's crazy.

[Clay Travis]

You remember that line from Band of Brothers where the main character is dealing with the punk guy and he goes, you salute the office, not the men. Or salute the rank, rather not the man. Same thing with the president with the office.

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[Clay Travis]

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[Buck Sexton]

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