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Hour 3 - Mamdani is Everyone's Worst Nightmare

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Tue Aug 12 2025

Summary

Summary of "Hour 3 - Mamdani is Everyone's Worst Nightmare"
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
Release Date: August 12, 2025

1. High-Stakes Meeting: Trump and Putin in Anchorage

Clay Travis opens the discussion with significant geopolitical news, highlighting a forthcoming meeting between former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. This pivotal encounter is anticipated to shape international relations and global politics.

Clay Travis [00:34]: "The big meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will occur in Anchorage, Alaska, coming up on Friday. This will be a huge story for what exactly we will hope to be a successful meeting."

2. Economic Indicators: Low Inflation and Market Surges

The hosts delve into the recent economic landscape, emphasizing positive developments such as low inflation rates and robust stock market performance. They attribute these trends to President Trump's economic policies, particularly his tariffs, which, contrary to predictions, have not adversely impacted inflation.

Clay Travis [01:20]: "The inflation report that came out this morning continues to be low inflation at 2.7%. The stock market has surged as a result of that report."

3. Cultural Shifts: Disney Rehiring Gina Carano and Ad Controversies

Transitioning to cultural news, Travis and Sexton discuss Disney's decision to rehire Gina Carano after previously terminating her for controversial social media opinions. They also address the backlash against Sydney Sweeney's ad, citing a poll where only 12% found it offensive, challenging the left-wing's approach to such controversies.

Clay Travis [04:04]: "Disney apologized to her and basically said hey, we're going to rehire you. We talk about these things because I do think the cultural significance of them is becoming more and more Paramount."

Clay Travis [05:53]: "There's no crying in the Big Three and the no holds barred action starts Saturday at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific."

4. Twitter Transformation: Decline of Left-Wing Suppression Post-Elon

Buck Sexton comments on the changes in Twitter's environment following Elon Musk's acquisition, noting a decrease in left-wing suppression and bullying. This shift has altered the platform's dynamics, making it less of a battleground for cancel culture.

Buck Sexton [06:17]: "Ever since the social justice communists were kicked out of there by Elon, I never get dragged. They used to call it piled on publicly by, you know, some random writers from Vox or something."

5. DC Police Leadership Crisis: Misunderstanding of Chain of Command

A clipped segment is played where DC's Chief of Police appears confused about the chain of command, leading Mayor Muriel Bowser to clarify the role of the President in federal leadership over D.C. This incident underscores leadership challenges within the city's police force.

Clay Travis [07:37]: "The chief of police did not seem to understand the concept of chain of command... So she had to step back. And then the mayor came in and kind of explained how this was laying out."

6. New York City Mayoral Race: Mamdani's Communist Threat

The conversation shifts to the New York City mayoral race, where Mamdani is leading amidst concerns of his communist-leaning policies. Travis critiques conservative columnist George Will's suggestion to let Democrats face the repercussions of their policies, arguing that it lacks effectiveness.

Buck Sexton [09:51]: "I think that Mamdani is going to win because the alternatives to him, none of them are good."

Buck Sexton [10:27]: "I disagree with George Will... it's about dealing with children, when you have to tell them, you know what, you can't actually just have like ice cream and pizza every night for dinner."

7. Upcoming Events: July 4th UFC Fight at the White House

Travis and Sexton highlight an exciting upcoming event: a UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate America's 250th anniversary. They discuss the logistics and the potential impact of hosting such a high-profile event in the nation's capital.

Clay Travis [24:43]: "July 4th next year, which is the 250th anniversary of America's independence, is going to include a UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House."

Buck Sexton [25:02]: "I talked to him last night, him. And I'm going to sit down and walk him through, you know, all the plans and the renderings, and we're going to start deciding what he wants and doesn't want."

8. Listener Interactions: Debating First Date Gift Certificates

In a lively exchange, Travis and Sexton engage in a humorous debate about the appropriateness of using gift certificates on first dates. The discussion includes light-hearted banter and listener remarks, showcasing the hosts' chemistry and ability to entertain while addressing relatable topics.

Clay Travis [34:10]: "I'm trying to save you. I'm trying to get you married, have kids. Live happily ever after. Don't use the gift certificate on the very first date because the girl's gonna be like, he didn't even think I was worthy of actual credit card, actual cash."

Buck Sexton [35:02]: "If I use a gift certificate, you know what she may think? She may think that I need some... She's like, this guy, get it together, needs a little bit of chalk in his life."

Conclusion

Throughout the episode, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton navigate a range of topics from high-stakes political meetings and economic trends to cultural controversies and local politics. Their insightful analysis, combined with engaging dialogue and humor, provides listeners with a comprehensive understanding of current events and their broader implications.

Notable Quotes:

Clay Travis [01:20]: "Growth in wages is outpacing growth in cost, which is the most important measurement economically because it means you have more money in your pocket."
Buck Sexton [05:53]: "The left wing... their ability to bully and try to force people not to be able to say... thinking about what's popular on Twitter and often your business will thrive because Twitter is not real life."
Clay Travis [10:27]: "Defeat is not a good teacher. Unfortunately, my only argument in this case is that it makes it more likely that we win the House if people like Mamdani and AOC are the face of the Democrat Party by 2026."

Timestamps:

00:34 - Introduction of Trump-Putin meeting
01:20 - Economic indicators discussion
04:04 - Disney and Gina Carano topic
06:17 - Twitter dynamics post-Elon
07:37 - DC Police chain of command clip
09:51 - NYC Mayoral race analysis
24:43 - July 4th UFC Fight announcement
34:10 - First date gift certificate debate

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Transcript

Buck Sexton (0:00)

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Clay Travis (0:34)

Welcome in our number three Clay Travis Buck Sexton show. Appreciate all of you rolling through the program with me. I so many people wake in, we're going to have some fun. On my contention that you cannot take a first date out and pay for it on a gift certificate, which I would continue to to hammer home Some news that is out there on the Caroline Levitt has been having a press availability, a White House press conference, and she has confirmed that the big meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will occur in Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska coming up on Friday will be a huge story for what exactly we will hope to be a successful meeting. And as we told you yesterday, President Trump will know relatively quickly whether he says there is a deal to be made here or he is still kind of getting yanked around for lack of a better phrase, to explain why this ongoing negotiation continues. Some positive news. The inflation report that came out this morning continues to be low inflation at 2.7%. The stock market has surged as a result of that report as inflation came in lower than expected for I think the fifth month in the last six. There has not been a major inflation impact at all from so far, President Trump's tariffs. And we have new stock market records all over the NASDAQ, all over the S P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial. And if you have a 401K, your stocks are setting record highs. So your retirement is doing very, very well. And I'll continue to echo if you were just not a panicker, if you did not panic in April when everybody tried to tell you, oh my goodness, these tariffs are going to destroy the economy. There's no way to, to continue to live this way. It is the case that I believe the Trump economy is starting, starting to fire on all cylinders. Growth in wages is outpacing growth in cost, which is the most important, I would say measurement economically because it means you have more money in your pocket. Now, I know many of you out there are still very frustrated by the price of goods which skyrocketed during the Biden administration when we got to over 9% inflation. I understand when people say, hey, things still feel like they cost too much. Unfortunately, inflation is embedded. We very rarely ever go backwards in price. So the best thing you can hope for is that prices stop growing at exponential rates, which is again where we are. We've got a bunch of people who want to weigh in on a variety of topics. Let me hit you with one bit of news. I should have hit this last week. I kind of missed it. I think it happened Thursday after the show. I didn't talk about it on Friday, but I think it is an important cultural hallmark here. Gina Carano Buck, did you ever watch the Mandalorian on Disney plus?

Buck Sexton (10:27)

Because the, the alternatives to him, none of them are good. And they're all very good at canceling each other out. And I know, please don't send me the Curtis, Lewa Curtis. Sure. Curtis is a great guy. I've interviewed him before. He's not going to be the mayor of New York City. Okay. It's just not going to happen. So I wish that was not the case, but this is a bit like when libertarians once every four years send me the. Our candidate's going to win the presidency. No, he's not. Ok. It's not going to happen. So please don't send me those emails. And I think that unfortunately Mamdani is going to be the mayor and that's going to result in and some real problems for the city. As for George Will, I mean, look, I cannot abide my what is still my hometown and I cannot abide the largest city in America being burned down as some Kind of a message, because the communists never get the message. It's not like they're going to learn. It's a bit like dealing with children, Clay, when you have to tell them, you know what, you can't actually just have like ice cream and pizza every night for dinner and you're going to eat good food. Like, we just have to be in charge and the leftists have to not be in charge. They never learn the lesson. They will keep burning their hand touching the stove when it's hot. They never learn the lesson. So I disagree with George, who by the way, lives in Chevy Chase, talking about Chevy Chase before. So he lives in a very rich, very affluent suburb of D.C. and it's easy for him with a little bow tie on, who has been wrong about everything Trump related, I might add. He's been one of those. One of those. And you know, Trump wouldn't get into his country club, I'm sure. But you know, it's, it's, I think that it's a bad, it's a bad idea because the lessons aren't learned. I mean, look at, look at San Francisco. They dial it back a little bit. But it's not like the Democrats have said, you know what? San Francisco governance was a bad idea. We're going to change our. No, the communist never gets tired of being a communist because it's not about what is. It's about what makes them feel. And that's why I think New York City as a lesson, very easy for George Will to say, but I don't think New York City as a lesson will actually have the intended result. I'd rather us just move in the other direction and get points on the board. Right. You know, because I don't, I don't think his thing about it being an example is true. It'd be one thing if it actually was going to be, oh, the whole country will learn. You know what happened in New York City, Giuliani came in and fixed the city. That was the lesson they didn't learn from previous Democrat hellscape experiments in New York. They didn't learn from Dinkins and Koch and you know, yada yada, go back. So you want victory, you don't want defeat. Defeat is not a good teacher. Unfortunately, my only argument in this case in general, it can be, but my.

Buck Sexton (13:57)

And people aren't, people in the rest of the country aren't going to care about what the mayor of New York is doing when they're voting for Congress. I don't think so in that sense, I don't see. And also, he just doesn't have the national profile. You know, AOC and Bernie, it's funny, they are still the biggest draw that the Democrats have, but I wonder if they really are going to have the negative effects on Democrats in the midterms that people would like to see. I, I'm curious, I'm curious about it. But yeah, George Will, George Will. George Will could use a little, little dose of humility, I think. You know, George Will writing for that Washington Post communist slop for a long time, being all smug with his little bow tie on. You know, you know what, buddy? You know, back of the room, you know, I know you're old guy, but back of the room, you got some things to learn. I'm, I'm, I'm not impressed. So, you know, wrong on everything Trump related. Just gonna say, just, just as dug in on Trump and as anti Trump as anyone can be. And for what? For what? So the communists can run amok? So we can all learn a lesson while George is playing croquet. Sorry, not a fan. All right. Because so, because of you and so many other generous people like you, Preborn has rescued over 38,000 unborn babies this year alone. Preborn is a long standing nonprofit organization with the goal of saving the lives of as many unborn children as possible. Challenge of abortion has now reached the home front at exponential levels because of the abortion pill. It's easy to take, taking a toll on so many lives, innocent lives, day in and day out. But through preborn pregnant mothers who are facing that decision about whether to give life or to have an abortion, they are so often now choosing life because of what Preborn is doing. It starts with this ultrasound process. Because when mom meets the tiny baby growing in her womb. The choice is so much easier. For just $28, you can introduce at risk babies to their mothers through this ultrasound. That's the gift that Preborn provides to pregnant moms in each of their clinics nationwide. Please donate a gift of any amount you can $5 $500 whatever you can do goes toward the mission, but a great way to do it is that $28 a month and just set it up. Recurring monthly donation. I know that adds up, but think of the lives you can be saving in the process. Dial pound 250. Say the keyword baby. That's 250. Say baby or go to preborn.com buck preborn.com V U C K Sponsored by.

Clay Travis (22:02)

Yeah. And did you see he's starting to get caught? He was having and living in a reduced rate apartment. I give credit to Andrew Cuomo for starting to kind of throw some punches and that he wouldn't or shouldn't have been qualified for that reduced rate apartment. The problem is Cuomo actually supported, you know, a policy that has taken tons of apartments out of the mix. What I'm hearing is I was reading about this, tons of landlords and some of you in New York City probably are very well versed in it. Some of you may be doing this, have actually just taken some of these apartments out of the circuit because they can't make money because of the rates that they're allowed to charge on some of these units. And so they're just saying, screw it, I'd rather have it sit vacant, which obviously drives up the overall cost because there aren't enough apartments available. We'll see whether some of these illegals now being forced out of the country can start to have an impact on what everybody has to pay for apartments going forward. We'll have some fun. A lot of talk backs rolling in when we come back. On the flip side. In the main meantime, I want to tell you all about Pure Talk. Pure Talk can save you $1,000 over the course of a year. All you have to do is switch to PureTalk. You can have the same great wireless service as many of the big guys, just at a fraction of the cost. I have my 17 year old and my 14 year old on PureTalk phones. I trust Pure Talk to stay in touch with them and also help save me a bundle. You can do the same. You can keep your same phone, although you can get an upgrade if you would like. And you can keep your same phone number, which lots of people are concerned about. How do you save up to $1,000 over the course of a year, money that might come in very handy at the end of the year as you get ready for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and all of the inevitable costs that come with the end of the year as the holidays, believe it or not, start to move closer and closer by saying Clay and Buck, when you hit £250 on your cell phones right now, that is £250, say Clay and Buck, you can save $1,000. £250, say Clay and Buck. Welcome back in Clay. Travis. Buck Sexton show we got a lot of feedback rolling in on the first two and a half hours of the program. Positive. Let me let me give you a positive. I mentioned that July 4th next year, which is the 250th anniversary of America's independence, is going to include a UFC fight on the south Lawn of the White House. I had seen that report. The team did a good job and grabbed it. Here is cut 33, Dana White confirming that there is talk of a July 4th, go ahead, fight, America's 250th birthday next summer.