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Clay Travis (19:34)

Welcome back in Clay Travis Buck Sexton Show I want to give credit to this response that I saw last night as I was getting ready for bed. For those of you out there that are NFL fans, I know Rush was a big NFL fan. Almost bought an NFL team if I remember correctly. Back in the day. John Harbaugh is the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. His brother Jim is the head coach of the LA Chargers. They recently went to visit President Trump in the Oval Office. I shared a photo of that visit. They were also there with the head of Nvidia. It was a heck of a heck of a crew. And the NFL training camps have just opened back up. It's probably not a surprise at all that one of the very first questions that got asked of John Harbaugh was not about, hey, how do you think Lamar Jackson's going to Do. How do you get past Patrick Mahomes in the afc? Instead, it was how can you justify going to visit President Trump? This is a sports media member asking John Harbaugh immediately after the first day of practice. There's tons of sports questions out there to ask him. No, no, no. How can you justify going to visit President Trump? John Harbaugh hit a home run with his answer. Here's cut 20 past.

Buck Sexton (20:59)

Donald Trump has said denigrating things more.

Clay Travis (21:02)

Including no one there. You know, as a prominent representative of a call. Well, how you frame that question? I would frame the question like you got a chance to go visit with the president. Man, what was that experience like? It was amazing. It was awesome. And I promise you, I root for our president. You know, I want our president to be successful just like I want, I want my quarterback to be successful and I want my team to be successful. And it was, it was an amazing experience. You know, it's, it's not often you get invited and you get a chance to do something like that as a family. You know, we were there. My daughter was there. Jim's daughters were there. My mom and dad were there. My mom and President Trump, you know, just seeing that, you know, how he treated her was really meaningful. Okay. And he continued, what an absolute home run of an answer. But this is what I've talked about. This is where I saw them try to use sports and take it over. You've got that loser sports media member. The season just started. There's a billion questions you could have for a football coach. Lead question, how in the world, how can you justify going to see President Trump? And what a home run answer from John Horn. I don't particularly like the Ravens, although I do love Derek Henry and I like Lamar Jackson. But I'm a Titans fan, sadly, and been a big rival for a long time. But man, I love that answer. And I do think it's emblematic of the shifting culture that we're seeing where people aren't afraid of being criticized anymore. I like the bravery that I'm seeing. Cross sports, pop culture, coaches and players. Look, it's important to have a will or trust. We never know. Sadly, been talking about Hulk Hogan dying at the age of 71. We never know when that moment is going to come. Malcolm, Jamal Warner, Theo on Cosby show died in a awful drowning accident down in Costa Rica. Ozzy Osbourne just passed. Three icons of entertainment. I hope they had wills and trust. I know I have one because I don't know when my time's gonna come. None of us know. But I've got three boys. I've got a wife. I want them to be taken care of after I'm gone. It's why I have a will and a trust. You probably want to make sure that your family is taken care of after you are gone, too. Do you have a will or trust? It doesn't take very long. All you have to do is go to trustandwill.com Clay save your family from the difficulty of not knowing what you want when that day comes. Trustinwill.com clay 20% off trust and will.com/clay welcome back in Clay. Travis BUCK SEXTON SHOW Appreciate all of you hanging out with us. We'll go some more of your talkbacks and some of your calls and emails to close out the show, but we are going now to be joined by Representative Brian Jack from 3rd congressional district in Georgia. Prior to joining this edition of Congress, you worked with President Trump. And we're going to get into a bunch of different things. But when you see all of the stories coming out about the Russiagate hoax and everything that surrounds that, how impactful were those hoaxes when Trump 1.0 was underway? What did you see in those days?

Hannah Jewell (24:15)

Well, first and foremost, as someone who listens to the show, it's an honor to be a guest for the first time on it. And I hope this is the first of many conversations to come. But to your point, I joined President Trump's campaign in some of the earliest days of his 2016 campaign. And when he went to the White House, I served in the White House on the very first and very last day of his administration. And while that administration set records across his agenda, this administration is setting even more records. And I think what we as a team learned throughout these last 10 years is to focus on the policies that matter to Americans, especially at election time, which are the economy, which are immigration, safety at home, and try to avoid, as best you can, distractions that don't allow us to make our case to the American people and likewise don't allow us to deliver wins to the American people. So I think we've all endured quite a bit of those hoaxes, as you've mentioned, and I myself am no exception to it. And ultimately, I think we're all excited this August to be talking about the president's one big beautiful bill and what we're going to accomplish the rest of this Congress, especially around boxing, which is what I'm very excited about.

Clay Travis (25:30)

I'm going to get to that in a Moment. But you have seen certainly the news about Hulk Hogan. A lot of our audience has been reacting. Just an unbelievable cultural icon from the 80s, the 90s, the 2000s. I bet that you have some Hulk Hogan memories. And obviously last year on the stage at the rnc. What do you remember about the cultural icon of Hulk Hogan?

Hannah Jewell (25:57)

Sure. Well, I'm myself a big WWE fan and was an even bigger WCW fan back in the day. Admittedly, I was a big Goldberg fan. I actually went just a few weeks ago to see his retirement match in Atlanta. And it was very special for me because 27 years before he retired, I also was at Hulk vs Goldberg at the Georgia Dome. I don't know that's super Monday night show, but I was at that show. So 27 years later, to have an opportunity to watch Goldberg retire was an incredible opportunity, incredible experience. And that hadn't been said as it relates to the Hulk. I mean, he, to your point, is an American icon and frankly, and I know we're going to get into boxing, but that's what inspires me about trying to revive boxing, this once great American sport. But the heroes, boxing yesterday is something that inspires me to try to get this legislation passed so we can have heroes and cultural icons like Muhammad Ali in the sport going forward.

Clay Travis (26:53)

Yeah, no doubt. I mean, I think if you're around my age, you grew up in the Mike Tyson era of boxing. Mike Tyson was the must watch guy when I was a kid growing up. A lot of people out there, older, have different boxers that they watched. MMA has taken off. In fact, President Trump has said next year he's going to have a UFC event on the South Lawn of the White House, which I'm hoping I get to go to, because that's going to be one of the most badass sporting events of all time. Boxing has struggled sometimes in this culturally relevant space. WWE has monster audiences still. We know that the UFC has unbelievable audience as well. Huge percentages of our audience would be paying attention to those events on a regular basis. But boxing has struggled to keep pace. Why do you think that is and what are you trying to do to help bring boxing back in the United States?

Hannah Jewell (27:46)

Well, what I find most interesting is that boxing, professional boxing, is the only sport regulated by Congress. And I think that perhaps some of your listeners may not have been aware of that. Nor too have some of my colleagues been aware of that. So part of this is informing and letting people know that Congress actually has a legitimate role in operating in the space, because we have history here in 1996, Congress tried to address some of the health and safety issues in boxing, and they passed the Professional Boxing safety act of 96. In 2000, Congress came back and passed the Muhammad Ali act, which helped address some of the corruptive nature of the sport. I think one of the challenges in the last 25 years, again, it's been 25 years, a quarter of a century since Congress touched and enacted any legislation around boxing. You've seen this precipitous decline in the sport. Viewership's down, pay per view buys are down. And I think one of the challenges is we haven't seen innovation in this sport for 25 years. The reason why we have not seen innovation and the reason why I yesterday introduced the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival act is because we need to clarify existing law where it's ambiguous so that we can usher in new types of organizations, new types of a business model, so to speak, to come into this sport and function alongside the sanctioning organizations that will continue to function in this sport. We want to have more choice and more opportunities for boxers. We need legislation that defines who can operate in this space and how they can operate in this space. And we've got to clarify what's there, because, no, innovation will not yield the next generation of heroes. What we're trying to deliver, and I.

Clay Travis (29:28)

Would imagine we would also like to have more of the biggest fights in the United States. Right. To the extent that we could help make that happen. I know boxing is a global brand business now, and people pay for them to go all over the world. But I would imagine part of that goal is to make it possible for us to have great fights again here in the United States.

Hannah Jewell (29:49)

Well, to your point, I mean, people on the show, you know where you were when Holyfield, Tyson, you were may remember where you were in 85, Hagler, Hearn. So I think that when you think about what we're trying to accomplish here, it's to build consensus around the country that we need Congress to move on this legislation. We've got to have an update after 25 years, and we need to deliver innovation opportunities for those that are interested in operating in the sport. And innovation is going to generate, in my mind, it's going to generate a lot of American interest in the sport. You're going to see folks coming up, and some of the safety protections and some of the compensation enhancements that we're adding to this bill are going to, again, motivate and excite people about wanting to get involved in the Sport. It's been 37 years since American has won a gold medal. I hope the next gold medalist is inspired by this legislation and gets back into the ring and fights their way to a champion.

Clay Travis (30:46)

I would love to have an American gold medal boxer. I'd also just like to have men actually win men's boxing and women win women's boxing. How crazy is it that the president had to put a rule in place so the United States Olympic Committee would say, hey, women's sports can only be for the Olympics competed in by women?

Hannah Jewell (31:05)

Well, and again, I think that ultimately there may be people that try to inject some of those culture wars into this, but this is a really sound piece of legislation. And ultimately we have protections for male boxers and we have protections for female boxers within this legislation. The key of it is ensuring that we provide more opportunities for boxers to engage in the sport, earn better compensation in the sport, have greater health and safety protection. And I think anybody listening, it's been 25 years, a quarter of a century since we've updated boxing laws. It's long overdue. And if we're able to pass this, you're going to usher in a whole new era of innovation that's going to revitalize and revive the sport. And let me just also say we're calling to the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival, American Boxing Revival act because we have the endorsement of Loni Ali, the wife of Muhammad Ali that was very special to us and she has a very special statement in support of it. And we also have the endorsement of the association of Boxing Commissions. The ABC is considered the gold standard in the sport. So having their input, helping learn from them how best to shape this legislation, I think yielded an incredible product.

Clay Travis (32:11)

Congressman, we appreciate you listening to the show. Thanks for all the work you've done for President Trump. This sounds like a bill that makes a lot of sense. You're listening to Brian Jack, representative representing the third Congressional District of Georgia. Hope we can keep you entertained on this and good luck with the bill.

Hannah Jewell (32:28)

It was an honor speaking with you. I'm a big fan of yours, big fan of the show and as a fellow listener, like I said, I would love to come back on and share. We expect September, October, we'll start to see some movement in the committee process. But as we move toward our 250th anniversary next year, let's revive this once great American sport. Thank you.

Clay Travis (32:46)

No doubt. Thank you. That's Congressman Brian Jack, third Congressional District in Georgia. We come back, more reactions to Hulk Hogan's untimely passing 71 years old. Also Russiagate. An update on what's going on with Epstein. All that and more to close out the program. But I want to tell you about my buddy Ben and his wife Corley and the incredible business that they have built with Good Ranchers. Look, if you got kids and I got three, you probably are thinking all the time hey, what can I feed them that's healthy? What can I make sure I'm giving them that is not laid loaded with preservatives and that is actually organic and American raised. That's the entire basis for Good Ranchers. This is a company based in the United States that uses actual product from the United States. Whether you're interested in salmon, chicken, beef, we had steaks three nights ago. I think my wife cooked amazing steaks for me and the boys direct from Good Ranchers. They ship it right to your house. You can save a bundle. You get incredible high quality. 85% of the grass fed beef sold in the US is imported. These are American Ranchers. American product coming to you straight from the United States. You're going to love it. No antibiotics or added hormones. Hamburgers, chicken nuggets, whatever your kids are into. You can go on. Heck hot dogs, bacon chicken wings. You can go on and select exactly what you want. I'm telling you you're gonna love it. Get shipped right to the house and right now you get $40 off. Go check it out. You don't have to take my word for it. Go look at it. Check it out for yourself. Goodranchers.com Great American brand. Use my name Clay. You get free meat for life. Burgers, hot dogs, bacon chicken wings you can pick plus $40 off good ranchers.com my name Clay do it for $40 off and free meat for life. Good ranchers.com my name clay. I feed it to my family. Ben and Corley feed it to their four kids. You're going to love them. Good ranchers.com code clay want to be in the Know when you're on The Go the Team 47 podcast Shop Highl from the week Sundays at noon Eastern in the Clay and Buck podcast feed. Find it on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Clay Travis (37:18)

Welcome back in Clay Travis Buck Sexton Show. Appreciate all of you hanging out with us. Encourage you to go subscribe to the podcast. You can search out my name Clay Travis. You can search out Buck's Sexton Also go to crockett coffee.com Sign Up Use code book and you get the best, most delectable coffee anywhere in America from people who actually love American history and will tell you that you will love when you drink Crockett Coffee named after Davy Crockett. So you can go to crockettcoffee.com use code book. You get an autographed copy of my most recent book. I got some funny clips to play for you. Maybe not all hugely hysterical, but remember earlier in the week when Hunter Biden went crazy on his interview, the one year anniversary of his dad dropping out. And I came on and Buck was like, man, this is a crazy prediction by you. And I said, I think Hunter Biden wants to run for president. And I don't think anybody had said it at that point yet. Now everybody is suddenly saying it. Here is Joe Rogan saying, Hunter Biden's a lot smarter than people give him credit for. He could be president. This is real cut 23.

Hannah Jewell (38:34)

He's a lot smarter than people give him credit for, I'll tell you that. Like, he's talking, and one of the things he was talking about was why smoking things are so addictive, why smoking cigarettes are so addictive. And like the psychology behind it. He's not dumb, but he's just a guy who, you know, became an addict.

Clay Travis (38:49)

And that your whole life up, you.

Hannah Jewell (38:52)

You become a subhuman when you're junkied out all the time and you're, you're that dude who's like, what he was doing, like making films and driving with a gun. Ah, he was gone. He was out there, dude. And he could be president. Yeah, how about that? He could. Like, no bull Hunter Biden, after all he'd been through. Look, we all. His dirty laundry is all out there. We all see it. He, he was a freak. He's smart. Smarter than his dad when his dad was young and he was a crackhead.

Clay Travis (39:19)

Smarter than his dad when his dad was young and he's a crackhead. Which is a pretty good indictment of Joe Biden. You see, Joe Biden news came out yesterday. $10 million for his memoirs advance. Who is going to buy Joe Biden's memoirs? Jill? I mean, in all seriousness, I understood when Barack Obama got a lot of money for his memoirs. I was saying. Okay, I can see that a lot of people would buy that if Trump ever writes memoirs. I think that the number of people that would buy it would be off the charts. Joe Biden's memoirs put me down early. No one is buying this book. The company that is giving him $10 million, they are going to be giving away Joe Biden's memoirs. First of all, I'm not even sure, sadly, that Joe Biden will be alive when his memoirs come out. But I just, I don't even think there is a Joe Biden Memoir. Audience. 81.3 million votes. Can't even sell a book. Can't even fill up an arena. 81.3 million. Yeah. This is funny. This is an email. Let me make sure that I get this right, Patrick VIP emailer. Clay, you're full of great news today. First you tell us Hulk Hogan is gone. I mean, that hit me right before I was about to come on the show. That news broke from tmz. I'm sorry if you just got in your car and you're just hearing it right now. 71 years old, Hulk Hogan is now gone. And yes, I started off the show, I said, hey, I think I got to tell you guys, great feedback, talk backs from you guys. We played some during the course of the show. And then you tell me that my great Notre Dame Fighting Irish gave Sunny Hostin a degree. My world is gone. And not only did they give Sunny Hostin a degree, they should claw back her JD I have legitimate questions about how Sunny Hostin ever passed a bar exam based on her legal analysis of why Stephen Colbert getting fired is actually dangerous for America and our Constitution. I just don't even understand how that's remotely possible. Okay, Speaking of morons. Michigan, Michigan, you're not off the hook here. You had a super close Senate election. The Democrat won. Alyssa Slotkin, 1. Uh, she is trying to make a sports analogy. Yesterday on the Senate floor, and she said the Detroit Lions are gonna win the national championship and the Super Bowl. Only someone who has no earthly idea about sports would ever say it. Cut 21. You wanna wonder why Democrats are having trouble with men? It's because they're so patently inauthentic and they can't even speak basic male culture conversational norms. Cut 21. By charting a strategy from beginning to end on how we get through this moment. And we will. For God's sakes, people, the Detroit Lions are going to win the national championship and the Super Bowl. And they were in the toilet for years. All right, big problem here. The national championship is actually for college football. It is impossible for the Detroit Lions to win that and the Super Bowl. I would, however, love for the Detroit Lions, on behalf of my wife, Detroit area native Laura, and her family and friends, for them to win the Super Bowl. But why stop there, Senator Slotkin? Why not also call for the Lions to win the World Series, the Stanley cup, maybe even the Preakness Kentucky Derby? Why stop at only one title, the Detroit Lions? Well, they could win them all. Maybe even kick the Detroit Pistons to the curb in Michigan and win the NBA title, too. We'll win all the titles with you on the Friday edition of the program. Thanks, as always, for hanging with us, RIP Hulk Hogan Football is back.

Hannah Jewell (43:31)

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Clay Travis (43:32)

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Clay Travis (45:00)

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