Hour 3 - - Trump's Ceasefire Expectations

Summary

Below is a detailed summary of “Hour 3 – – Trump's Ceasefire Expectations” from The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, released on August 15, 2025. This episode blends irreverent banter on language quirks with in‐depth political analysis on a potential ceasefire and the high-stakes meeting in Alaska. The hosts weave humorous observations, historical references, and caller feedback into a conversation that touches on both domestic cultural commentary and international diplomacy.

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1. Episode Overview
   ────────────────────────────── • The show opens with playful banter about unexpected headlines—Putin and Trump in Alaska—hinting at an upcoming high-profile summit aimed at ending a destructive war in Ukraine.
   • Alongside commentary on global politics, the hosts dissect language trends in everyday conversation (such as the overuse of “fabulous” and exclamation points) and debate social conventions like hyphenated last names.
   • The overall tone remains conversational and irreverent as they move from humorous wordplay to serious geopolitical analysis.

────────────────────────────── 2. Language, Word Usage, and On-Air Banter
────────────────────────────── • At [00:00–01:22], the conversation kicks off with self-deprecating jokes and spontaneous sports references as the hosts riff on the mix-up between the geography of Alaska and Texas.
• The discussion quickly turns to the “pronunciation police” and the newly coined “word choice police,” as a listener (Stephen from Orange County, CA) chimes in.
– Notable moment: At [02:04–02:19], Clay recounts Stephen’s playful critique regarding word choices—specifically the overuse of “fabulous”—and reveals an analytic deep dive tracking his own usage versus Buck’s.
• The hosts engage in a recurring motif around the term “fabulous”:
– Buck humorously defends his frequent use, asserting it is inherently complimentary and reflective of his generous nature.
– Clay mentions his single usage in contrast to Buck's 18 occurrences during August ([03:10–04:23]), igniting further ribbing about each other’s linguistic style.
• Buck also critiques the overuse of exclamation points and even proposes a “sarcasm font” to clarify his tongue-in-cheek remarks, hinting at the complexities of modern written tone ([08:23–09:08]).
• In an offbeat aside ([12:20–13:29]), the duo humorously debates hyphenated last names, with Buck declaring his strong anti-hyphen stance and joking that a husband willing to adopt a hyphenated surname is “doomed to failure.”

────────────────────────────── 3. Geopolitical Analysis: Trump, Putin, and the Ceasefire Prospect
────────────────────────────── • Later in the episode, the focus shifts to a heavy political segment centered on the high stakes meeting in Alaska:
– At [24:06–27:09], Clay and Buck discuss the significance of a meeting involving Trump, Putin, and a select group of top U.S. officials (including Marco Rubio and billionaire adviser Steve Witkoff) aimed at exploring a path toward a ceasefire in Ukraine.
– Buck emphasizes that if any deal emerges that significantly slows the bloodshed, it would be a monumental victory for both humanitarian causes and the global economy.
– Clay observes that a successful outcome might even earn Trump the Nobel Peace Prize—a nod to the high ambitions of these negotiations.
• The hosts speculate on the motivations behind Putin’s decision to travel so far into U.S. territory and frame the meeting as an unusual but important diplomatic window.
– At [27:09–29:49], Buck breaks down the “3v3” meeting setup, noting the deliberate choice of a small negotiating team to reduce conflicting voices and streamline talks.

────────────────────────────── 4. Historical and Cultural References with a Humorous Twist
────────────────────────────── • The duo doesn’t shy away from weaving historical comparisons into the discussion:
– At [30:53–32:13], Clay praises the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7 million, playfully comparing it to Trump’s deal-making, and jokes about America's greatest land deals, even contrasting with the Louisiana Purchase and Manhattan’s colonial origins.
• They also revisit topics such as the rebranding of radio station call letters (with humorous remarks about “KFAB”) and moments when political commentary unintentionally veers into playful self-deprecation (e.g., confessing a past flirtation with Taylor Swift at [45:36–46:15]).
• The banter about personal habits—like using emojis and exclamation points—adds a light-hearted balance to the geopolitical gravity of the ceasefire discussion.

────────────────────────────── 5. Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)
────────────────────────────── • “[00:00] A: This is an iHeart podcast. Third hour of Clay and Buck kicks off… Putin is in Alaska. Trump is in Alaska.”
– Sets the stage with a humorous twist on unexpected global headlines.
• “[02:04] A: …the pronunciation police like to set up DUI checkpoints with Clay in mind.”
– A playful personification of language critics that highlights the hosts’ self-aware humor.
• “[08:53] B: I despise exclamation points because to me, it makes me feel like I'm telling you how you have to react…”
– Buck’s reflection on punctuation as a forced emotional directive resonated with many listeners.
• “[27:09] B: …if he pulls it off, he should get the Nobel Peace Prize.”
– A bold statement regarding Trump’s potential role in ending the conflict, capturing the high stakes of the diplomatic negotiations in Alaska.

────────────────────────────── 6. Additional Talkback and Listener Engagement
────────────────────────────── • Throughout the episode, call-ins and producer shout-outs add a community feel to the discussion.
– Pam from Alaska and other listener comments help ground the banter in real-time reactions, even as the hosts dig into strategic geopolitical insights.
• Noteworthy is the playful sparring regarding personal revelations and on-air mishaps, including producer Ali’s humorous apology for communication mix-ups ([37:13–38:16]), which further cements the show's candid and self-mocking tone.

────────────────────────────── 7. Concluding Thoughts
────────────────────────────── • As the episode nears its close ([46:20–46:42]), both hosts circle back to the central theme: the potential for a breakthrough in high-stakes diplomacy that might finally lead to a ceasefire and an end to prolonged suffering in Ukraine.
• The conversation seamlessly transitions from everyday linguistic quirks to the broader implications of global politics, leaving listeners with an appetite for more updates as the negotiations in Alaska continue.
• Final call-to-action reminders prompt listeners to stay tuned for further developments and prepare for upcoming segments with other notable figures, such as Sean Hannity.

────────────────────────────── Overall, the episode is a blend of humorous, unscripted banter on pop culture and language alongside serious political analysis. Whether unpacking the layers of word usage or the weight of international diplomacy, Clay and Buck keep the conversation engaging, self-reflective, and timely for an audience hungry for both entertainment and insight.

Transcript

[A]

This is an iHeart podcast. Third hour of Clay and Buck kicks off and the bear has landed. Putin is in Alaska. Trump is in Alaska. This is the thriller from Wasilla. That kind of work, right? Wasilla. Isn't that in Texas? In Alaska. Right, that's where.

[B]

I have no idea. That's too. Oh, wow. Good for you. That's actually a pretty good little sports.

[A]

Reference that kind of worked on the fly there. No one gave me that one. I just went with it. So, yeah, so we got this, this clash of titans, these heavyweights who are going to be going up against each other and trying to figure out, hopefully, a pathway to ending a very, very terrible war in Ukraine. So we've got that going on. We've also got your calls, your talk backs, and we wanted to take a moment to revisit something from yesterday. And it is, I am amazed. On the one hand, Clay, I will say this. We joke around about the pronunciation police coming for us. Usually Clay, but me too, sometimes. But, like, they like to pick on Clay. You know what, the pronunciation police like to set up DUI checkpoints with Clay in mind. I think that's where we really are.

[B]

You know, this is true.

[A]

Yeah. You know, they're like, I don't know, Clay, I think I'm going to have to put you through the. Follow my finger and let's watch you, you know, toe to toe, walk down the sidewalk here. That's the pronunciation police. Very rough on Clay. Very rough. Some people are saying. And. And yesterday, they also. We have now word choice police, which I. That's the new thing. I've not really heard word choice police before. And this is from yesterday. This is podcast listener Steven, because we, you know, the thing about being on podcast here, guys, is I don't radio. But. But this is all recorded, so we can check, we can run the numbers, we do the data. It's like we're in the sports box with the football playing stuff going on. And they.

[B]

We have analytics, analytics to analyze all of the things that are potentially alleged.

[A]

And here is yesterday. I. This is the allegation made by Mr. Podcast listener, Stephen Play AA Clay.

[B]

This is Stephen in Orange County, California.

[A]

Hey, man, I'm just trying to help.

[B]

You out, but if you really want.

[A]

To stop being an unk, you need to quit trying to channel Patsy Stone. You say? Fabulous. Way too much, pal. Thanks for all you guys do. But, Clay, get yourself in order. You know, he's a. He's clearly. He's clearly a patriotic American who loves this show and therefore has excellent taste. He's calling out on this one. So to be fair, you could say we got the speed gun out on this one too. We decided we want to see what are we really dealing. What are we really working with here. You know, what is. What is Claymation cooking with on this one? And. And here it is with our team pulled the Every time Clay has said fabulous in the month of. Are we ready for this Clay? I haven't even heard.

[B]

I haven't heard it. But yes. I this is the research team that went back and looked and here are the results. Taking you into what we hope is going to be a fabulous weekend. We'll play a ton of your talkbacks. We got some fabulous ones when we come back. Appreciate all of you and the fabulous interactions. I think it's a fabulous way to interact. I'm told pre orders are fabulous. The rooftop of the Peninsula.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Okay. Fabulous Buck is in the Highlands. I think that's a broad area, but that is where he is and he says everybody is fabulous to him. I like Colorado. It's a fabulous state. Joe Kinsey, who does fabulous, fabulous work there. A fabulous undisputed champion. Lenora Sellers, fabulous quarterback for South Carolina. He was a fabulous that he had made everything up. Fabulous coverage. I love la. It is a fabulous city. The Clay and Talk podcast feed which has a collection of fabulous members. I just think it's fabulous. Yeah, fabulous. I love all of you have fabulous weekends, mate. And by the way you use the word fabulous once. I think we have that audio. Maybe we don't. Maybe we don't even have. Okay, so I'm hearing that distinct honor.

[A]

And pleasure of getting to a second with you on Will Kane show a couple of days ago. And you were fabulous, by the way.

[B]

All right, so that's what we're.

[A]

We're on an 18 to 1 ratio right now. Clay said fabulous 18 times in the month of August. I said it once so we know fabulous of these two.

[B]

Maybe I'm gay. Maybe the caller was right. Maybe I'm gay and I didn't know it because that's the implication on using the word fabulous. I will say I've asked the team to do word clouds to figure out what words we might say because I think you can plug this into AI now and determine. I would say that my usage there is almost always complimentary of other people. In other words, this is just demonstrative of how kind I am. Considerate, thoughtful. I had them also run fabulous versus boobs to try to run. Give myself some heterosexuality Oh, I didn't know about this. This is so. I haven't, I haven't heard the results yet. I haven't heard the results yet. I don't know if they're in yet. But. But I would just say that I probably am just incredibly happy, generous, kind and giving great compliments here. So we did do a deep dive also, to your point, Buck, everybody remembers everything and, and I know people out there. We have 555, I believe it is stations. And if you had cameras on us, we do liners all the time. And a liner is something where we say, hey, welcome, Missoula, Montana. We're excited to have you on this station, whatever it is. And a lot of times we don't know necessarily as they're 555 of them, how the station call letters are pronounced. Sometimes me in particular, I don't know how the city's pronounced. So I got to get help. And this is all. We got a VIP email, but this is all. And again, I'm not the kind of person to throw. You just heard how fabulous I am at giving credit. Not the kind of person to cast aspersions or blame. This email is 100% Ali's fault because she is the reason why I screwed this up. But wow. Willis writes in and says, clay, you might be gay. You print. About a year ago, Clay did a promo for KFAB in Oklahoma, in Omaha. He pronounced it as kfab, like it was a bubblegum station playing Taylor Swift songs.

[A]

Short for fabulous. K Fabulous.

[B]

Yeah. Clay re recorded the promo, pronounced it as kfab. A new stack, a news station. Clay, you might be gay. Best wish. Now, here's the deal. Far be it for me to tell the people of Omaha how they should sell their radio station. KFAB is way easier to say. And it also connotes that the station, which I'm sure is true, is fabulous. That's how I would have done it if in 19.

[A]

KFAB is a great heritage radio station of tremendous history reach.

[B]

And I met all these fabulous people in Omaha.

[A]

You just.

[B]

And I'm just saying I'm going to do it even more now. I'm just saying that if I had been alive in Nebraska in 1914 when this radio station was founded, they would be known as kfab and it would be because the station is fabulous and.

[A]

Everybody because your favorite word is fabulous. So this is, this is really. You're tying it all together. You just stuck the landing on this one.

[B]

I was pretty impressed, actually. And I think the station, as I'm sure it is fabulously successful already, would actually be even more fabulously successful if it were branded as kfab. So that is I. But I do want to see the word cloud. My bet is this is fun for us. If they do. You word cloud versus me Word cloud. Who do you think's word choice would look happier? I think I would be the happier word cloud.

[A]

Oh, for sure.

[B]

Is that fair?

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

Grumpier would be, in my words, more dour in general. I think there would be more hype. And I want to confess to everybody that this has got me a little rattled. You know, what I've been doing recently, and I'm not proud of myself. I've been using exclamation points, and I hate exclamation points, but it feels like everyone uses exclamation points. And if I don't get pressured into it because it's like, I know a dinner.

[A]

Thanks for having us over.

[B]

Dinner was great.

[A]

No exclamation point. It's like dinner was.

[B]

Oh, he didn't. He's lying.

[A]

Yeah, he didn't like it. Yeah, I know. I just had a dinner last night and I had to respond with exclamation. Two exclamation points. Absolutely Great night. Dinner was fantastic.

[B]

I feel like we have seen inflations on exclamation points and I have bought in, and I hate myself for it. I think I've still never used an emoji, primarily because I don't know how to do emojis as an unk. I don't know how to do that on my phone. Do you do emojis? You don't?

[A]

I use. I use emojis. Yeah, I use them.

[B]

That's because you were dating younger girls. So you've got all these habits that you had to follow because you're communicating, Clay.

[A]

Just throwing people under the bus here, left and right. Producer Ali, me, I'm not complaining.

[B]

If I had been single and, you know, 32 in New York dating 25 year olds, I would have done whatever I had to do to make them think that I was hip. But I probably by not using the word hip and, you know, you don't.

[A]

Want them to think you're an unk. That's for sure.

[B]

That's for sure. But I will tell you, and I know this has happened in everybody else, I despise exclamation points because to me, it makes me feel like I'm telling you how you have to react to something that I am telling you. Because it's. It's like I'm demanding that you be excited when you read my commentary, but all of you have gone so full exclamatory that to Buck's point, if you don't go exclamation, it's like, hey, had an awesome time period. Well, then you're a jerk, and you didn't have an actual awesome time. So there are many things that I think in communication have gotten out of sorts. The use of the exclamation point. I would also suggest everything needs a sarcasm font. Because the other day, you remember this when it. When I said that Kamala should definitely run in 28 and she was a fabulous candidate, I thought everyone who read that tweet would understand that I was being sarcastic. The number of people fighting in the mentions about whether this was my true opinion. All these. All these blue, blue, check mark Kamala fans were sharing it. Like, see, even. Even Clay Travis recognized. And there were layers of sarcasm. And eventually I couldn't even tell what was true or false anymore. So I would like to remove exclamation points from the conversation. And I would also like to add a sarcasm font. And one final thought. I want to do away with apostrophes while I'm solving the English language right now. I feel like apostrophes have gotten too complicated, and there are lots of words that I don't even know whether the apostrophe s is right or wrong or anything else. And so I think that they are unnecessary and excessively used and too complicated. And I think we basically don't need any of them. So while.

[A]

Since we're going way off the beaten path here, because we can't update you on the Putin Russia, the Putin Trump conversation, because it hasn't started yet. They're both in Alaska. It's the biggest news item of the day by far. So we're doing a little, you know, little dance about here. I need to know something. Can we just get a. Can we get a ruling? You think that hyphenate, like, hyphenated words, you go with the hyphen, you go without the hyphen. I don't want anyone correcting me with a hyphenated word because. Or like a compound word with the hyphen in it, you know, sometimes yes, sometimes no. I think it should be user's choice on this one. I don't think it should be. There's a. You know, like, we shouldn't be policing this, if you will. It shouldn't. Shouldn't be policing the hyphens.

[B]

Are you ready for my most controversial take of the day? You shouldn't ever have a last name with a hyphen in it. There's very few things where. If I went, I've been married for 21 years. Yesterday, if Laura on our first date had said, hey, our kids are going to have to have a dash, it's going to be my name and your name. God forbid she suggested that we take her last name. I would be out. Have you seen this trend lately, Buck, where bride and groom choose the last name and are sometimes taking the girl's last name? I don't like that.

[A]

I mean, I've, I've heard of this. I just, I just would hope that the, the groom is okay with his bride's boyfriend picking the name too. So not good.

[B]

I am, I am very anti hyphenated last names. And if you ever have a guy who is willing to give up his last name and take the girl's last name, I think that the marriage is doomed to failure from the moment it starts.

[A]

I think everyone knows that that guy's asking his wife to open his ketchup bottles for him. You know what I mean?

[B]

Well, that's probably true. And that's probably also a metaphor for other things that he's asking. It's a bad sign if you have to ask your wife to open a ketchup bottle and your arm's not broken or both your arms aren't broken. That's the only time I could see that being the exception.

[A]

Our wives, it's funny, actually, we are the same height. I mean, within an inch. And our wives are the same height. I think within an inch, inch and a half. I mean, they're basically. So you and I are the same height and our wives are the same height. Does your wife ever hug you and, and, and, and show surprise that you and her are not the same height? Carrie sometimes is like, I always think of us as being almost the same height. I have to be like, no, honey, no.

[B]

Well, is that partly because the heel thing? Women are very good at disguising what actual height they are. They don't know what height they are because they wear 4 inch heels, 5 inch. I mean, it's crazy to me how much different they can. Laura sometimes walks in a room and I'm like, you're a different human. You know, you put on heels suddenly. But, but we've married 21 years, so that hasn't happened. By the way, some breaking news. Gambling markets surging. Remember I told you, it was like a 2% chance that Russia, Ukraine were going to enter into a ceasefire. Money is now pouring in. 40% chance of a ceasefire by the end of today. That's pretty significant movement in terms of where the gambling market is going to. Where would people gamble on anything?

[A]

Where is this? Like, where could you gamble?

[B]

Poly Market, Polymarket, Kalshee. I think these prediction markets are extraordinary. I've talked about them some on the show. Not for you necessarily to have to place wagers, but when you put real money down, so many polls are bs. Real money down, I think changes the reliability in a substantial way of predictive markets. And there's tons of them now that are illegal.

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Welcome back in Clay. Travis Buck Sexton Show. I'm glad Sally's got my back. I have to chime in on your current discussion. Clay, you are the least gay person on the planet. I admire both of you tremendously. I'm very appreciative of the info and opinions you share on your show. I listen every day. Have a fabulous weekend. Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation LOL Sally well Sally's got great taste. And I just want to reiterate, I love kfab. But as successful as that hundred plus year old show is, station KFAB would have taken it to a completely different level. Just saying maybe they can rebrand, go right back out into the marketplace and deal with the fabulous signal that they have stretching across Nebraska. Maybe in fact it would even translate to the football team which no longer wins very often in the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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Wow, look at that saying.

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Just to change the vibe of whole state.

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You think he's done there and then he just gives the knife one more shove right at the end.

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Welcome back into Clay and Buck. Big news of the hour, of the day, of the moment. Is this a high stakes summit of Trump and Putin meeting in Alaska. And I would say one, one part of this as we're looking to see. I really everybody the same way that Clay has taken a very brave stand recently that he is anti murder. I, I am he, you know it was bold. It was bold. Clay does not like the, the killing of, of, of somebody in a crime for no reason. That's bad. It's bad. And I, you know what I'm gonna, I co sign with him on that one. I'm not, I'm not Gonna leave him out on there alone. I think also ending a, a war over territory that is killing hundreds of thousands of people is something that any human being could just very much be in favor of. Right. This is very obvious, very easy stuff to root for. It's not, it's not controversial. It's one of those rare things that really isn't, or I should say shouldn't be partisan, even though in this case it has been made very partisan. And I'm hopeful this will come to an end. I would also say, though, Clay, the possibility here of, I think a really nice. Again, most important, I just want to say all that stuff because the most important thing is that, you know, young Ukrainian men, young Ukrainian, I mean, young Russian men are not just, just getting blown up for what. Right. This is happening every day. It's horrible. But something else that could be an additional benefit of all this is it'd be good for business and the economy, which matters for a whole lot of people all over the world, too, if Russia wasn't doing this, if Russia's war is aggressive war here and the sanctions that are in place and all the rest. Oklay. I think there's a possibility that this could have some nice movement in the markets, too, if it comes to what feels like a real move forward. It can't just be some empty words from Putin this time, but if it looks like it's really going in the right direction, you know, we're heading to a place where the Iran, Iran nuclear program is not something anyone cares about right now. I mean, in general, I know there are people in the Pentagon and such who care, but not something that is worrying anybody. I think we're reaching the end here pretty soon of Israel's counterstrike against Hamas in Gaza. I think that's going to be. Everyone can see it's coming to a final phase. And now you have this. And if this were to be taken off the table as just a geopolitical flashpoint, as a point of instability for national security, but also on the economic front, energy, how it affects energy prices, it just would be a huge win all around. It's such a big win that if he pulls it off, Hillary, I know she said it in a snarky way, but she would even, I think she would should be held to this. If he pulls this off, he should get the Nobel Peace Prize.

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I don't think there's any doubt. Some news on the meetup. It was unclear who exactly would be in the room. The room is a trio from the United States, reportedly, Steve Witkoff, who is Trump's friend, billionaire adviser, who has been trying to negotiate peace around the world. Marco Rubio, obviously, Secretary of State and Donald Trump. We know Putin on the Russia side. We don't know the exact 3v3 setup that will be taking place. But that Witkoff is a Miami beach.

[A]

Guy, by the way.

[B]

He's my name. Really?

[A]

Yeah, he's my neighbor. I could walk to Witkoff's house in, like, a couple minutes.

[B]

He's been all over the world trying to bring peace. I mean, he's basically Trump's global emissary for peace. So you've got that trio. I do think this is smart strategically, because if it were Trump, Putin, one on one, then there would be a lot of discussion about, oh, they're, you know, trying to. Manchurian Candidate, Trump, all these different things. Rubio has been one of the best. There's been a bunch, but one of the best Cabinet secretary picks, I think it's fair to say, of Trump. I mean, I think Marco Rubio has been just, just fabulous, just incredible. Steve Witkoff, obviously. But I think 3v3 is not a bad. It's not a big enough number where there's tons of people talking and there's lots of conflicting voices, which is always a challenge in these negotiations, but it lets, you know, okay, here are the guys, and I presume it'll be six men. Here are the guys that are going to be determining what the parameters of a potential peace deal could be.

[A]

Now, you know, it's just as a back. I'm sorry, go ahead.

[B]

No, I was just going to say we've talked a lot about the Trump side. I think Trump's motivations are pretty clear. Hey, let's have less people dying. To your point, I think it's very hard to say something negative about Trump as it pertains to this story, even if you're trying. Why would Putin go all the way to Anchorage, come to the United States and not have the intent of advancing talks in some way? It's not like Trump and Putin meet face to face all the time. I don't think Putin has met with a president in years and years. He hasn't been to the United States in eight years or something. Seems a little bit unlikely to me that he would travel all this way and spend all this time with no intent to advance towards peace or a negotiated settlement in some way. Just trying to analyze it from his perspective. It doesn't add up to me that he would go all the way face to face. To tell Trump, hey, screw you, we're not going to come to any kind of agreement.

[A]

At some level, I think you could argue. I think people might argue, Clay, on that one. I tend to agree with you that there's clearly some motivation here for Putin to. He's feeling some pressure and there's a desire to at least look like he wants to have some kind of a conversation about this. But I also think that there's the. He's legitimized on the world stage as not just like the Russian bad guy, but ahead of state, he's meeting with Trump. You know, it goes to the propaganda of. Oh, well, like Putin's actually. He's trying to. You know, he's reasonable. He. Russian. Russian aims in this war are not. Are not beyond the pale. It is kind of funny, though, that the. The venue for this negotiation is the place where America made the second best land deal in its history. What was 1867? Seven million bucks. Seward's Folly, they called it. Right. So Alaska is after the Louisiana Purchase.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

Which was really just because.

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Greatest land deals of all time.

[A]

Yeah. The number one. Number one greatest land deal ever done. I'm sorry, Trump. I know Trump's done some great deals, but I think Louisiana Purchase, I think we got to give credit. Probably the greatest. Probably the greatest deal for land of all time. But buying Alaska from the Russians for 7 million bucks, that one, in retrospect, that was quite a deal. That's quite a move. Do we want to talk the art of the deal? You get all that now? Of course, this is before the discovery of oil.

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Right.

[A]

So there's that. People didn't recognize that oil was going to be the, you know, most valuable in some ways, or one of the most valuable natural commodities in the world. Natural resources in the world. But, yeah, America really showed Russia what's up back in. In 1867.

[B]

All right, there's going to be some. I love the. We get to get the history nerd contingent firing away. The purchase of Manhattan for some trinkets. Probably a pretty good deal. Was it $23 in trinkets turned out to be a pretty good value back in the 1700s, if I'm remembering correctly. 1803, Louisiana Purchase.

[A]

Can I just throw this out there, though? That was. That's the Dutch. Right? The Dutch did it.

[B]

Oh, we weren't a country yet. So, yeah, that's a good distinction.

[A]

You know what I'm saying? That one off. So we're talking about American land deals here, baby. That was the Dutch who Were like, you know, they kind of faded after that. That was their high. That was their high point.

[B]

The by the way, one update on the meeting. I said I'm report. This is Kaitlin Collins from CNN, who put this out 3v3. They're also then going to expand at a working lunch. This is. I mean, I think the psychology on this is do you really eat? I mean, are people like a working. Can you imagine? You're trying to hammer out the biggest peace treaty since World War II, and they're standing in line at a buffet, or maybe they're getting delivered food on the base. Do you really eat? The working lunch element to this is really kind of like, hey, guys, maybe we don't have the hamburgers. Maybe we just kind of focus on trying to hammer out the peace deal. But the bilateral working lunch is going to be Trump, Rubio, Hegseth, Besant. So that's the Secretaries of State, of the Defense and of the treasury, as well as Scott Lutnick, who is Secretary of Commerce, Witkoff, and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. My point again on this, that I would reiterate is that's basically everybody who matters at the top levels of the United States government. All of them have traveled all the way to Anchorage, Alaska for this meeting. We don't know exactly who Putin is bringing, but that's not the kind of crew you roll with. If this is supposed to be some sort of formality and not a significant discussion, again, we don't know what the outcome is going to be. But Trump basically is bringing the five or six most significant people in the administration to meet face to face with Russia's leadership as well. And I presume Putin must be bringing all of his top guys as well in order for this meeting to take place. But, yeah, lunch, working lunch, I mean, that seems kind of hard. It's weird.

[A]

Trump is going to. Do you think they brought some, some Big Macs and Diet Cokes for Trump? He's a fan.

[B]

Oh, 100%. I think he's probably going to just roll out, you know, Quarter Pounders, although that's a cultural statement as well, since McDonald's had to pull out of Russia. That's one thing that I think is actually very interesting about all of this. How do we desanctify Russia? We took all Western assets effectively out of the country. They gave them all to Interior.

[A]

How do we desanction? How do we desanction them? Take the sanctions off at this point.

[B]

Yeah. How do we. How do we, like, do they go back to McDonald's and Subway instead of the Russian, you know, not, not to.

[A]

Open up the, not to open up the tennis conversation again. But I will say this. I, I've seen this because there are a lot of great Russian tennis players. It's a sport where Russians are, I think that and probably ice hockey are the places where you got the highest Russian, you know, Russian level athletes in, at the top level. Am I missing one?

[B]

No, I was just going to say to. Your point's a good one. Remember, we're hosting the Olympics in 28. Russian involvement could be significant. Historically, Russian American competition in the Olympics has been a very significant geopolitical flashpoint. So I wonder if that might get mentioned here.

[A]

And, and, and beyond that though, I just think this, not having the Russian flag for Russian players in tennis but having this little empty square is, is ridiculous. It's dumb. It's not the players fault. That's their nationality. This is, this is like virtue signaling, you know, idiocy. Ok, it's, I agree. No one's, you're, you're identifying the nationality of the player. You're not bowing down and saying Russia is great and playing the Russian national anthem before every tennis match. So I just think that this, but this goes to this mentality where people, a lot of the stuff you see around the Russia, Ukraine war in this country is just posturing by people who like to think that they're braver than they are on issues where they're not taking any stand really. They just want everyone to think they're taking standards, some kind of a stand. I mean, what, like why punish the Russian players? They're not, they didn't do anything.

[B]

Maybe don't put in racism in the end zone for NFL stadiums like. Right. I mean, I think all of this political posturing in the world of sports is absurd. I sign off on that. I mean the idea that you can't have the flag. By the way, breaking news coming down. Trump told Bret Baier I won't be happy. Fox News is Bret Baier. I won't be happy if I walk away without some form of ceasefire. So I would just say he's raising a bit expectations for what this meeting will actually result in. So heck, I mean, stay tuned. I mean, obviously Sean Hannity is in Alaska and will be live right after us. I don't know when this is going to officially we'll get breaking news on this, but headed into the weekend, this is potentially going to be good. I'm going to throw producer Ali under the bus again. By the way, you know I hate.

[A]

To do this before the weekend.

[B]

Clay twice.

[A]

Harsh.

[B]

Within the same hour. Producer Ali, do you want to come up on the mic? You told us that Air Force One landed like an hour and a half before Air Force One actually landed. Thankfully, Air Force One has landed safely. Would you like to apologize to this massive audience for your failures, not only here, but also for getting me to say kfab?

[A]

Yes, I am crouched in the fetal position under the bus.

[B]

I said during a break, I was like, ali, they are. Brett Baier just tweeted, hey, we just landed in Alaska. And we said, and I thought because I saw Trump taking off, I was how did they get there that fast? So producer Ali, I mean, all right, I blame AI. You know, we're trying to do the truth.

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[A]

Hey, Buck, I'd been listening to you for years, dating back to the Blaze. If we're being honest, there was a time you were pretty keen on Taylor Swift. I spoke very highly of her and just simply lamented her politics.

[B]

Wow. The truth comes out. Whoa. Closet Swifty. Thank you. Thank you for holding him accountable.

[A]

I think, I think I might have thought as a young man in my 30s, I might have referred to her as I thought she was attractive. I don't think I was a fan of the music per se, but I have to go back.

[B]

It is football season and Buck is bailing. The backpedal happening in a hurry here.

[A]

I gotta drop back and punt on that one. I got cornered. That was tough. We got one more. No, we don't have time.

[B]

I don't think we have time. We'll roll some of these over to Monday. I think we're going to be talking significant outcomes potentially. From Alaska. We will see. Stay tuned. Sean Hannity. Many of these same stations going to be up next and I know he's in Alaska. Have fabulous weekends.

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