Hour 3 - Think Like Linda

Summary

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Episode: Hour 3 – Think Like Linda

Date: March 24, 2026

Host: Clay Travis and Buck Sexton

Guest: Senator Marsha Blackburn

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show centers on current political developments, efforts to reduce violent crime in major U.S. cities, and the ongoing travel crisis at airports due to federal funding disputes. The hosts interview Senator Marsha Blackburn to discuss crime reduction strategies in Memphis, the new DHS leadership, and answers to the airport crisis. The episode also features commentary on the elimination of Congressional travel privileges and the importance of holding elected officials accountable. Listener feedback and lighter moments conclude the hour.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Transforming Memphis: A Model for Crime Reduction

[03:20–07:04]

• Senator Marsha Blackburn joins to highlight how Memphis drastically reduced violent crime through coordinated action between local, state, and federal agencies, regardless of partisan lines.
  • Democrat leadership in Memphis partnered with federal law enforcement, leading to a 50% reduction in the crime rate within six months.
  • Over 9,000 violent criminal arrests in five months, gangs forced out, vehicle thefts down 65%, hundreds of missing children recovered.
• Key quote:

  “Memphis is the model, Clay. If you want to get crime down in your city, look at what Memphis has done...in under six months we have cut the crime rate in Memphis by half.”
  — Senator Marsha Blackburn [04:29]

• Discussion of how similar federal interventions have worked in other Democrat-controlled cities like D.C.
• Takeaway: Cities struggling with crime should be willing to use all available resources, setting aside partisan differences for practical, results-driven solutions.

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2. New DHS Leadership: Markwayne Mullin

[08:49–10:04]

• Markwayne Mullin sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security after a narrow Senate confirmation (54-45).
• Senator Blackburn praises his leadership skills and commitment to the America First agenda.
  • Key quote:

    “He understands how you run a business, how you lead people...Markwayne gets that.”
    — Senator Marsha Blackburn [09:16]

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3. Solving the Airport Crisis with ICE Deployment

[10:04–13:52; 20:20–23:48]

• Recent airport chaos has been attributed to funding disputes; deploying ICE officers to assist TSA at bottlenecked airports is working.
  • Wait times, especially in Atlanta, are way down. Response attributed to a show listener "Linda," who initially suggested the ICE strategy.
• Notable moments:
  • Fox News and CNN field reporters confirm dramatically shorter airport lines after ICE deployment.

    “There may be a celebration here at the airport...main checkpoint, almost no lines, no waiting...”
    — Ryan Young, CNN Reporter [21:06]

• Some airports (Houston IAH, JFK) still experiencing issues; situation varies by location.

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4. Applying Crime-Reduction Lessons Nationwide

[11:50–13:52]

• Hosts and Blackburn discuss why the Memphis model could be replicated in other cities.
• Comparison to Minneapolis, where help was not embraced.
• Additional impact: 150 previously missing children found, kids returning to school, decline in gang recruitment.

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5. Eliminating Congressional Travel Privileges During TSA Crisis

[26:30–32:28]

• Delta Airlines suspends specialty services for members of Congress amid the TSA crisis, pending fully funded security.
• Clay and Buck argue this is fair and question whether such perks should ever return.
  • “I don't think House and Senate members should get special status...like, why can't an average member of Congress or the Senate stand in line like everybody else?”
    — Clay Travis [28:07]
• Suggest Congress should lose pay if budgets aren't passed, arguing for greater accountability.
• Buck’s take: Military should get respect and perks, but politicians should live by the rules they set for the public.

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6. Listener Feedback, Humorous Moments, and Closing Thoughts

[41:33–47:38]

• Listeners share comments on Crockett Coffee, the ICE-at-the-airport strategy, rising fuel prices, and light banter about being a flautist (Clay).
• Example:

  “We flautists, we've been discriminated against for long enough and we make magic happen on a daily basis.”
  — Clay Travis [42:48]

• ICE agents in Houston are praised for helping families in long airport lines—demonstrating public service in action.
• Tangential discussion about U.S. time zones and the inefficiencies of the current system.

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7. News Roundup & Political Quotes

[34:44–34:47]

• President Trump, swearing in Markwayne Mullin, highlights his representation of the Cherokee Nation and comments on ongoing U.S–Iran negotiations.

  • “Look, their Navy's gone. Their Air Force is gone. Their communications are gone. Pretty much everything they have is gone.”
    — Trump, as quoted by Clay Travis [34:44]

• Discussion recognizing two Democrats who supported Mullin and the lone Republican 'no' vote (Rand Paul).

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Memorable Quotes

• “Memphis is the model...in under six months we have cut the crime rate in Memphis by half.”
  — Senator Marsha Blackburn [04:29]

• “There may be a celebration here...main checkpoint, almost no lines, no waiting.”
  — Ryan Young, CNN [21:06]

• “I don't think House and Senate members should get special status...why can't an average member of Congress stand in line like everybody else?”
  — Clay Travis [28:07]

• “Let's just say you're a husband...you go to the grocery store with the list that your wife gives you...it's that 20th item that all of a sudden is the most important.”
  — Buck Sexton [47:38]

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Important Timestamps

• 03:20 – Senator Marsha Blackburn on crime reduction in Memphis
• 07:04 – Impact of bipartisan cooperation on local crime
• 09:16 – Blackburn on new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin
• 10:04 – Airport crisis, ICE deployed to assist TSA
• 20:20–21:06 – Field reports from airports on improved conditions
• 28:07 – Debate over Congressional travel privileges
• 34:44 – Trump’s quote on Iran negotiations
• 41:33 – Listener feedback and humor segment
• 47:38 – Banter about grocery shopping and marriage

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Tone & Style

• The tone is irreverent, lively, and direct, featuring both hard political analysis and playful banter.
• Hosts lampoon privilege and political hypocrisy, while praising concrete, data-driven success stories (like Memphis).
• Audience participation is encouraged, giving the show a communal, solutions-oriented vibe.

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Perfect for listeners who want an update on how bipartisan partnerships can impact crime, the real-world implications of bureaucratic gridlock, and the lighter side of political radio.

Transcript

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[Clay Travis]

Clay Travis Buck Sexton show our number three about to be joined by Senator Marsha Blackburn. One bit of news being reported as we speak. This is according to Axios. The US And a group of regional mediators are discussing the possibility of holding high level peace talks with Iran as soon as Thursday, but are still waiting for an official response from Tehran. Two sources with knowledge of the discussion tell Axios we will see what is going on on airports. We got some updates for you from across the nation. What we bring in now Senator Marsha Blackburn of the great state of Tennessee. And I know yesterday Senator Blackburn, you were with President Trump as he toured Memphis, including Graceland and talked about the massive decline that we have seen in overall violent crime since there was a surge of federal support. You represent the state. You were just there. What should people know nationwide about what's happening in Memphis?

[Senator Marsha Blackburn]

Memphis is the model, Clay. If you want to get crime down in your city, look at what Memphis has done and the partnership that is there with local, state and federal elected officials and local, state and federal agencies all working together and it takes it all as a team. And when Cash Patel and Pam Bondi were coming through their confirmations for FBI and Attorney General, I asked each of them and then got a public commitment from them to help us. They jumped in. They worked with their agencies, federal agencies worked with the local police. They worked with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and National Guard and Tennessee Bureau of investigations, our U.S. attorney, our U.S. marshal and 30 federal agencies on the ground working, helping. And because of that, in under six months we have cut the crime rate in Memphis by half. And Memphis is on its way from being the most dangerous city per capita in the country to being one of the safest cities. That shows you when the people with a Democrat mayor, Democrat elected, Democrat police chief, stand up and say, we are going to work with these resources, with these agencies, with all of these elected officials, we are going to do this for the good of the people, then this is the type result that you get.

[Buck Sexton]

Hey, Senator Blackburn, it's Buck. This is such a remarkable story. We've seen similar numbers in D.C. and I know as the crime stats are compiled from cities where there's been this federal intervention to bring crime down, we're going to keep seeing this. But I think you laid into a critical point there, which is that this is a Democrat controlled city still. They were willing to work with the federal government to bring the crime rate down. Is there any hope in your mind that we might see this then in some other Democrat controlled cities? Because if you're the mayor, maybe you have aspirations to be a governor or a senator, perhaps in a state, but there are a few things that I would believe could be a bigger benefit to any mayor than be able to look at his constituents when he wants or she wants to run for reelection and say, yeah, we brought the violent crime rate down 50%.

[Senator Marsha Blackburn]

And that is something that is so vitally important. You know, the people that came to the roundtable we did in Memphis yesterday had remarkable stories. And the people that were in the room, Buck, you would have loved listening to these people. They weren't partisan. They were citizens of the city of Memphis who have dealt with this crime issue. And for them to be able to talk about sitting on their porch and drinking a glass of tea and not worrying about a bullet coming through the house. For them to talk about being a small business owner and not having landscaping equipment or delivery equipment stolen or employees not being robbed when they were leaving work and hear about children back to class, they're not skipping school, they are going back to school. They're not being recruited by gangs, because many of these gangs have been run out of the city of Memphis. Memphis has seen more than 9,000 arrests, 9,000 in the last five months. These are violent criminal arrests. And you have crime down significantly in every category. Motor vehicle thefts are down 65% in Memphis. And when you focus on an issue and say, we're going to surge, and then once we surge, we're going to look at those results and we're going to figure out how to sustain that Good work. And we're going to do it all in partnership with, for the safety of the people of our city.

[Clay Travis]

We're talking to Senator Marsha Blackburn right now as we are speaking to you. Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, one of your former, I guess I could say now, Senate colleagues, has been sworn in as the head of dhs. I believe yesterday he was confirmed by a vote of 55, 54 to 45, including your support. What can you tell us about Mark Wayne Mullen? What do you think he will be like as DHS head?

[Senator Marsha Blackburn]

He is a very good friend of mine. Mark Wayne is someone who, who is going to work diligently. He understands how you run a business, how you lead people. And you know, that is the most important thing in an organization is knowing how to lead people and how to manage assets. And Mark Wayne gets that. He gets the difference in that he is given to protecting our great nation. He knows and supports President Trump in his America first agenda. And it was exciting to be on the floor with him last night to have his family here and to see their excitement as he was named our nation's Secretary of Homeland Security.

[Buck Sexton]

Speaking to Senator Marsha Blackburn right now. And you know, we are seeing these breaking reports from just today, Senator, about some of these airports that have been so snarled because of Democrats really manufacturing a travel crisis. That's what has been going on. But now this ICE deployment into these airports has substantially, if not completely alleviated that TSA congestion. This is pretty remarkable. I have to ask you, Senator, do you know that there is some belief that this originated with a call in to the show on Friday and Clay immediately then took it to Fox and then the President ran with this. It looks like this strategy is working.

[Senator Marsha Blackburn]

It is indeed working. And putting ICE over at the airports, demand the exits as people walk out of the secured areas and to prohibit people from running through the entrance into that exit or through that exit into the secured area to check IDs, identification, to assist PSA employees who are overworked right now. And we continue to work to try to find a way to get DHS fully funded. We have a group that has been working with the White House. It is a part of our Appropriations Committee, those members, and they are trying to find a way forward. And then we're also discussing doing a public safety reconciliation where we will look at bolstering funds that are necessary to continue the public safety efforts for our nation.

[Clay Travis]

We're talking to Senator Marsha Blackburn. You spend a lot of time in Washington, D.C. the overall violent crime rate has collapsed in Washington, D.C. you were just in Memphis. You just shared the data with us about how much the crime rate has collapsed in Memphis. Isn't it now the case that using both these cities as sort of experiments, for lack of a better way to describe it, that there are tons of cities out there that if we did the exact same thing, we could save a massive amount of lives? Shouldn't we just start to apply these lessons nationwide?

[Senator Marsha Blackburn]

Oh, yes. And when you look at the difference in Memphis and Minneapolis, think about that one where in Memphis they embraced the help and welcomed the help and then they moved forward with making the city secure. And as I said now, 9,000 arrests later, and I will also add, in addition to the hundreds of vehicles that have been recovered, the hundreds of weapons that have been taken off the street, they have found over 150 missing children that were being held by people and they have been returned home. And as I said, you've got hundreds of children that have gone back to school. School. They're not joining the gangs. And other cities should be looking at this. And you know, you look at somewhere like Chicago or LA or San Francisco that has such horrific issues. You look at cities that are sanctuary cities for illegal immigration and you say, why are they harboring these criminal illegal aliens? And then you look at Memphis where citizens are walking up to you. You know, people call our office every single day and they say, thank you so much for focusing on Memphis, for bringing peace to our city, for helping to get the crime down,

[Clay Travis]

no doubt.

[Buck Sexton]

Thank you so much.

[Clay Travis]

Yeah, Senator, by the way, congrats on polling. I don't know if you comment on polling very much, but I saw that you have a 50 point lead in the upcoming governor's race, which will frankly largely be decided in August when the Republican primary happens. So congrats on how well that campaign is going.

[Senator Marsha Blackburn]

Well, thank you. We are working hard and working to earn every vote and grateful for those good polls that are coming our way.

[Clay Travis]

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[Buck Sexton]

Welcome back into Clay and Buck, we are seeing the evidence of this strategy, Linda's ICE deployment maneuver, the brilliance of this audience. Saving travelers, saving America perhaps. Here we go. This is let's do, let's, let's do these in order. Team Cut 32 Fox News reporter Madison Scarpino at the Atlanta airport today. Listen to this report.

[Clay Travis]

It is exponentially different here today than it was this time yesterday over the weekend. As you can see, there is a very short line right now and it's unclear if that's because ICE is now assisting TSA or if it's just a slower travel day. But regardless, a remarkable change from from

[Senator Marsha Blackburn]

the hours long waits we've been seeing

[Clay Travis]

with line stretching all the way around baggage.

[Buck Sexton]

Clay, that's one. CNN reporter Clay CNN Obviously rooting for those lines to be as long and painful and stress inducing as possible. Anything to hurt Trump, but CNN having to observe with their eyes what's going on here. 3 Ryan, Ryan Young at the Atlanta airport. 33 Play it. There may be a celebration here at the airport before it's all said and done, especially for the folks who've been working nonstop extra shifts. If you look right here, you can see this is the main checkpoint. Almost no lines, no waiting. Sarah, this is unbelievable at this point. This morning started briskly with a lot of people showing up here at the airport. Lines were long, people were waiting about an hour. But when that rush hour went away pretty quickly this morning, we ended up with this. And there seems to be more lines open than normal right now with the TSA workers here breezing people through. In fact, a lot of folks have been showing up shocked at how short the lines are.

[Clay Travis]

Okay, so this can vary airport to airport. I tweeted this out. I flew Nashville this morning. I'm flying Jacksonville as well. It looked fine at these airports. But Buck, I've also seen some reports, so one that's a positive. Something in Atlanta changed. Maybe the use of ICE agents has freed up TSA workers. Maybe they have been able to streamline the process in some way. That's very good for people who have to travel in Atlanta. It seems like Houston and New York City, JFK in particular and I a h at Houston, not Hobby, which is the smaller Southwest Airlines airport, has been kind of a disaster and I think New Orleans is still a mess. But it does seem to be somewhat airport determinant. I believe you can get online and look up wait times for many of these airports. I would encourage anybody who's traveling to do that because you don't want to be at an airport for multi hours, but you also don't want to miss your flight. So that kind of puts us in to a difficult position. Let's update you on this, by the way, cut 34. I told you as we were talking with Senator Marsha Blackburn that we had seen Mark Wayne Mullen officially sworn in again. He was confirmed 54 to 45. Two Democrats supported him. Rand Paul, as he told you he would do on this program, voted against him as the lone Republican. Here is Trump swearing in Mark Wayne Mullen as Secretary of Homeland Security, dhs.

[Buck Sexton]

He's got great quality, I can tell you. He's the only Native American in the Senate. How many have been there before you? Do you know Native Americans? I think three. Three. Well, you're a fantastic representative. Mark Wayne has also been a fantastic advocate for our cherished tribal communities. He's now the first member of the Cherokee Nation ever to serve as a member of the Cabinet. I didn't know all these things. I would have picked him faster if I had known. I would have made a quicker decision.

[Clay Travis]

Are you surprised, Buck? I kept expecting a Elizabeth Warren joke there because Mark Wayne Mullen is actually a member of the Cherokee Nation. And Elizabeth Warren said that she was Native American because of her high cheekbones, wrote a cooking pow wow chow and then did the DNA and found out she was one 1024ths Native American, I think, which is less than the average white person in America.

[Buck Sexton]

Yes, indeed. Elizabeth Warren still somehow a respected Democrat senator among Democrats despite her entire career being based upon race fraud. Yes, I agree with you. Trump also I would have thought might have slipped in Elizabeth. But you know, he doesn't want to take away from the moment for Mark Wayne Mullen, who's now DHS secretary. And look, I'll just say this because I think it's in the interest of the country to be honest about this. I think Mark Wayne is a big, is a big leadership upgrade and I think that the DHS is going to run more smoothly now from the top down. And there's not going to be a lot of stories, not just from Oppo media, but from, you know, the Wall Street Journal that are going after it. So I think this is great and we hope Senator Mullen, now DHS Secretary Mullen, has a very effective time in the role. All right. Time has a way of proving who's right and who's wrong. Let's use the price of gold as an example. Do you believe in gold? Well, 20 years ago, if you put $20,000 of your hard earned dollars into gold, you would have owned about 33 ounces today. Those 33 ounces that you spent 20k on would be worth $150,000. There is good reason why Americans have been diversifying a portion of their savings into precious metals like gold for a long time. It's something that you can start doing this year or adding to your existing holdings with Birch Gold Group. That's who I go to. Birch Gold can also help you convert an existing IRA or 401k into an IRA in gold. Text my name Buck to 989898 Receive your free info kit on Gold Text My name Buck to 989898 Text B U C K to 989898 get started with Birch Gold Group.

[Clay Travis]

Welcome back in Clay Travis Buck Sexton Show Buck, I saw this news story come out. We've been talking about TSA and ICE obviously being deployed to 13 different airports. Thanks to Linda in Arizona who has a hat signed by President Trump on her way. And I wanted to hit a couple of things here that I saw this morning as I was headed into work. And today I headed into work on Southwest Airlines flying down to Jacksonville. Super smooth thanks to the Southwest crew and also thanks to Nashville's TSA. No line all there when I came through this morning. And the guys and gals there were doing great work even though they're working without pay. But this story, Atlanta, I bet you I don't know if you saw this yet, Buck Delta Airlines announced this week it suspended its standalone service for members of Congress until the TSA is fully funded. I love this great move. Delta quote Due to the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress. Flying Delta Flying Delta. Next to safety, Delta's number one priority is taking care of our people and customers, which has become increasingly difficult in the current environment. A spokesman for Delta, this is from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, said House and Senate members will now be treated like all flying passengers based on their sky mile status. In other words, just like you and me. I first of all, I don't think, I don't know what you think about this, Buck. I don't think House and Senate members should get special status. Now if you fly all the time and you're a medallion member or a frequent flyer, whatever the the phrase is that these different airlines use, fine, because you're spending a lot of money and they want to treat you better because you're a valued customer. All those things can make sense. But there are 535 members of the House and Senate. How many people do you think are regularly recognized and harassed? And again, you're inside of an airport. So we know there's not people with guns or knives or anything that would make violent there. I don't know that they should ever return this privilege. And certainly when TSA is not getting paid, I like taking it away. But I don't know that they, these guys really deserve special privilege anyway. Like, why can't an average member of Congress or the Senate stand in line like everybody else? What are your thoughts on this?

[Buck Sexton]

Yeah, I think it's a weird, almost like a celebrity, you know, fringe benefit. That is not. There's no reason. Am I, am I all in favor of calling out United States military to the front of the line? Let them board. Absolutely. For serving in the military Congress? Yeah, some of them serve. Some of them serve themselves mostly. Actually, they serve themselves. I'm not about to say that they can't be like the rest of us. In fact, I think the more that members of Congress have to act like normal people, the better for all of us. I'm all in favor. I, for example, hit the roof as so many people did when Congress exempted themselves from Obamacare.

[Clay Travis]

Remember that? Oh yeah, of course.

[Buck Sexton]

Oh, we're going to force this on all of you, but I mean we're going to have our gold plated. Awesome plans. But you can have the crap plans.

[Clay Travis]

I would just continue to say this and I think it would end lockdowns and shutdowns and everything else once and for all. If Congress can't get a budget passed, then Congress shouldn't get paid period, for the whole year. Like if you can't, your job is to get budgets passed. We keep having all these lockdowns, all these shutdowns and people who are normal, hardworking employees are losing their ability to get paid. So to me, if you're in Congress and you can't get a budget passed, you shouldn't get paid. And I think it would immediately go away. Buck. I think if, if House and Senate members had to get a, had to deal with the same things that they're putting other people through, I think they would get paid. And look, I think there are House and Senate members that do not have a lot of money right there and those people should be driving this because if you're having to live on your salary and pay your mortgage and pay for your kids daycare or whatever else, then you should understand better than the average super millionaire. Who is being funded by George Soros probably and isn't having to live on what they actually make. It's easier, I think, for those people to say, hey, we're just going to shut down the government, what do we care? I think if you started saying Congress doesn't get paid for the year that they shut down, I think this would end once and for all. And I don't think it's good. Our friend Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has laid out in the Wall Street Journal and we've had him on talking about this, a super logical process for the budget that requires everything to get done. I was just reading his piece. He had a good piece about the filibuster over the weekend. And, and he said, look, I mean, it's 49 out of 50 states, I think, have a balanced budget requirement. So state governments tend to balance their budgets. Go figure out. The federal government doesn't. And I think incompetence should not be rewarded. And so when I saw this story from Delta Airlines, I said, good for Delta because Remember, all the CEOs of the airlines came out and said, Fund TSA, get this taken care of. We want this done. And I just think it's a, I just think it's a no brainer. I don't know that I would return this service if I were Delta, candidly. And so that makes sense to you?

[Buck Sexton]

Yeah, absolutely. And I'm glad the airlines are fighting back a little bit here. But this is nonsense because as you all know, the airline employees are taking a lot of the brunt of this. You think people are going to be in a good mood when they walk up to the ticket counter or whatever, or they get on a plane and deal with the attendance and the pilot crew. You think people are going to be nice and in a good mood after waiting four hours in a TSA line? I mean, I'd be, I'd be steaming mad. Try to be polite to the people, had nothing to do with it. But I think any person would have really had more than their fill and the frustration would be boiling over. So this is, this is absolutely the right move for them to do. And it's also just, it's just so classic. The Democrats are doing this and it's, it's all based in the lie. The lie is that somehow this is Republicans creating these lines because they won't just bend the knee and let Democrats have control over immigration enforcement. That's not the way that this works. They don't have the executive branch. The executive branch should not be bending the knee when Democrats are in the minority to how laws are enforced by federal agencies. Because Democrats get sad about the enforcement of federal law. Sorry. So they're willing to just make people miserable and unhappy and then lie about who did it. I just, to me, this just shows you what really an unethical and pretty depraved party the Democrats have become. This is the best they can do. Because if they were admitting to everybody. Yeah, guys, we're the reason we're so dedicated to illegal aliens, that we think we want to keep so many illegal aliens in this country that we don't even want the child predators and the gang members and the murderers to be deported. We want to keep them all. We want to keep all those illegals. So you're waiting in line because Democrats don't want any of those illegals, even the worst of the worst illegals, sent back to the countries that are actually the countries that they belong in. If they were going to do that, Clay, I would say all right, but they're not, right. They're playing a game here. And the game is, oh, we're willing to open up the TSA if only Republicans would play play ball with us. Like, what are you talking about? What are you really standing for?

[Clay Travis]

By the way, President Trump is speaking right now. We'll play some of this audio, but I'll read this quote. This is from the Rapid Response 47 account on Iran. We're in negotiations right now. I can tell you they'd like to make a deal. Who wouldn't if you were there? Look, their Navy's gone. Their Air Force is gone. Their communications are gone. Pretty much everything they have is gone. That is President Trump speaking at the Mark Wayne Mullen swearing in. And he says there's a change in the leadership. Iran's leaders are all different than the ones who started. And then there are additional quotes coming out. So we will keep running on this. President Trump, speaking, as we are talking with all of you in the Oval Office right now, says Rubio and Vance are involved in negotiations with Iran in addition to Jared Kushner and Steve Wyckoff. Okay, we will update you on that. In the meantime, if you are trying to preserve your overall memories in your household, if you have potentially had difficulty with trying to keep track of all the old VHS tapes or all the old camera film reels, all the old pictures, that's what Legacy Box is designed to help with. They will get you hooked up with a great deal and make sure that you have a wonderful setup when it comes to preserving your family's memories so that they're not just stored in the attic or not just stored in the garage. Not falling victim to potentially weather related conditions, floods, too much heat. These VHS tapes. They were not designed to last forever and right now Legacy Box has a great sale. 65% off their regular price $9 per VHS tape plus 90 days of free Legacy Box Cloud access. They will store all of this on their own cloud for you so you can be sharing with all your friends and family. Don't wait until it's too late. Visit legacybox.com Clay to shop their nine dollar per tape sale and claim your cloud access. That's legacybox.com Clay one more time legacybox.com Clay keep up with the biggest political comeback in world history on the Team 47 podcast Clay and Buck highlight Trump replays from the week Sundays at noon Eastern. Find it on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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[Buck Sexton]

Welcome back in here to Clay and Buck. Going to close us out with a whole lot of talk facts here. Podcast listener Luke in Utah this is a on our Talk Back list. Let's hear from Luke. Since listeners of this show are coming up with great ideas to save the country, I got one for you. I think Elon Musk should buy everyone in America some Crockett coffee that would provide us all with some delicious caffeine and fuel economic boom like this country's never seen before. I mean I love, I love the all for it. Yeah. I mean good millivit coffee crockettcoffee.com go subscribe. We're going to have a special signed book offer for current and new subscribers coming up here soon. So that's very, very exciting stuff. Go subscribe today. Crockett coffee.com let's Do Podcast listener. This is E. Kevin from Texas. I just got a great chuckle when Buck called Clay out for being a flute player. I think from now on instead of saying F you it should be flute you

[Clay Travis]

I look me and the flute playing universe of America. We flautists, we've been discriminated against for long enough and we make magic happen on a daily basis.

[Buck Sexton]

I mean I said before Clay shirtless playing the flute. We might have to do it just so we can get those YouTube numbers up. You know those the 65 year old and up Grannies of America. Clay, they have spoken. They want what they want and I'm not going to deny them. Shirtless Clay playing the flute.

[Clay Travis]

It's coming up on the beach season. I got to get in better shape. Chris in Florida cut C Mr. Clay Travis, sir.

[Buck Sexton]

Outstanding. Outstanding. Yesterday was the most impressive thing I've heard from anybody in television or radio and I don't even know when the way you kept on making sure Linda got her dues for what she said was incredible. Well done, sir.

[Clay Travis]

Look, when you have a good idea, I think you deserve credit for it. Linda's got a Trump was right about everything hat coming her way made out specially to her from the President of the United States. Michael in thank you for that feedback. Michael in Clearwater. Dan mentioned it with regards to the TSA and the homeland security issues right now, but it looks like Delta is actually doing something about it as of now. From what I understand, they've suspended all direct access to the flights for congressional members and things of that nature, which basically means they're going to have to stand in line. So maybe that we'll get some resolution quicker than we thought

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[Clay Travis]

about that just a little bit ago. I mean, I think it's a no brainer and I think it's a good solution that helps to make sense.

[Buck Sexton]

This is such, this is such a dirty thing for the Democrats to do. I know I keep coming back to this, but I haven't been. You know, we fly a lot and you've actually just. Didn't you, you just flew yesterday, right?

[Clay Travis]

This morning.

[Buck Sexton]

This morning, yeah. If I were stuck in some three hour long line because Chuck Schumer and co or throwing a tantrum, I would, I would be very unhappy. So I could tell you there would be a lot of things muttered by yours truly that I could not say on the radio without running afoul of the fcc. Let's see, we have Scott in Houston listens on kt, the great ktrh Play F Scott in Houston. Clay, mate. That would mean sunset in New York would be at 5:00pm and Sunset in Los Angeles would be at 9:00pm not cool, dude.

[Clay Travis]

I think it depends on the time of the year. This was my two time zone suggestion. We had the half hour time zone guy who called in and I said look, I think there would be more efficient if we didn't have four time zones. If we had two. And so if we split the nation instead of having east central, Mountain and Pacific, if we just had central and we just had mountain time, I think that could, could make some sense. But I'm just trying to make the world better. What was I going to say? Yeah, but hold on, let me give you a positive. ICE agents in Houston, Buck, huge alliance. What are they doing handing out water and holding spaces in line for people who have kids when the kids need to go to the bathroom room. Man, what devils these ICE agents are. That's what they're actually doing right now as we speak to all of you in Houston. They're helping people deal with the lines, particularly as we said before, those with little kids. Because as frustrating as standing in line for a couple of hours is for adults, imagine doing it with little kids.

[Buck Sexton]

Mark from Goodyear, Arizona, this is Cut B or talk Back B. Hit it. Hey Clay and Buck, thank you for all you guys do. This is Mark from Goodyear, Arizona. Maybe Linda could speak on the fuel prices considering I just filled up for $4.99 a gallon. Not really sure I understand that. As price of oil drops, seems like price at the fuel pump rises.

[Clay Travis]

They're not connected. In the short term, it's very frustrating and I know everybody out there knows exactly what I'm talking about. But it's amazing how quickly the cost of rising prices of oil and gas can be reflected in what you pay and how long it takes for the decline in oil and gas to be reflected in what you pay. It's a little bit, Buck, like how it's way easier to put on weight than it is to take off weight, as some of you may have experienced or for.

[Buck Sexton]

Oh, yeah, I've experienced that for sure. And you know, let's just say you're a husband, as Clay and I are, and you go to the grocery store with the list that your wife gives you, and let's say there are 20 items on that list and you get 19 of them. But that 20th item is not. What do you hear about the 19 that you got? No, no, it's that 20th item that all of a sudden is the most important. You can't finish the dish. Dinner is ruined. Clay, without item number 20. It's amazing how that goes.

[Clay Travis]

You know what's even worse than that is when you come back and you say, I looked everywhere. It wasn't in the grocery store. And then she goes to the grocery store and she finds it and it turns out that it was there. I would rather that's when you got

[Buck Sexton]

to be going for a long walk when she gets home.

[Clay Travis]

Better to jump off the roof at that point than still be home when she gets back. Good luck for all the husbands with the shopping list. We'll be back with you guys tomorrow. I'll see a bunch of you in Jacksonville here in a few minutes. Thanks for listening to claim, Buck.

[Buck Sexton]

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