The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Episode: Weekly Review With Clay and Buck H2 - Trump and the Prince

Date: November 22, 2025

Host: Buck Sexton (Clay Travis not present for this hour)

Guest: Miranda Devine (New York Post journalist and author)

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Overview

This episode centers on several hot-button news stories:

• The FBI’s handling of Thomas Crooks, the would-be Trump assassin, and revelations about his online presence
• Friction between Miranda Devine and Hunter Biden, with Devine responding to Biden’s personal attacks
• A fiery Oval Office exchange between President Trump, the Saudi crown prince, and ABC News
• Media hypocrisy over Epstein and elite connections

Key Discussion Points

1. Thomas Crooks Case: FBI Failures & Disturbing Revelations

(03:13 – 15:15)

Miranda Devine’s Investigation

• Miranda Devine details her latest New York Post reporting on Thomas Crooks, who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump.
• A tech-savvy source used open-source web archives (not law enforcement tools) to recover Crooks’ deleted online posts, including 700+ comments on YouTube and at least 17 accounts tied directly to his real name, phone number, and emails.

Social Media Footprint & Rhetoric

• Crooks used the same handles across platforms (notably "Epic Microwave").
• His only “alias” was "Rod Swanson" for PayPal, the name of a real retired FBI agent uninvolved with Crooks.
• FBI insiders express disbelief that Crooks’ violent rhetoric escaped attention:

  “It is inconceivable that a kid with this kind of online communications and sort of violent rhetoric would not have been visited or be on the radar of the FBI.” — Miranda Devine (05:42)

Radicalization Pattern

• Crooks started as a “rabidly pro-Trump” teenager but flipped to extreme anti-Trump views between Jan–March 2020, becoming increasingly violent in his online posts.
• He “went dark” after August 2020, disappearing from all platforms—a “ghost.”

FBI & Secret Service Responsibility

• Despite testimony from FBI Deputy Director Paul Abate that the Bureau had searched for Crooks pre-Butler and found "nothing," Miranda and sources suspect data was deliberately hidden inside FBI systems.
• After Miranda contacted the FBI, she received only a “no comment.” The Secret Service told her it's “an FBI responsibility.”
• Senator Ron Johnson continues to subpoena documents, facing stonewalling even after Trump took office.

Notable Quote:

“The FBI knows a lot. They have to know a lot. Just how much, I don’t know.” — Miranda Devine (11:35)

2. Gender, "Furries," and Shooter Profiles

(11:50 – 14:45)

• Buck raises new revelations: Crooks used “they/them” pronouns and was part of online “furry” communities (DeviantArt accounts), paralleling other high-profile shooters with gender non-conforming or fetish interests.
• Crooks’ DeviantArt posts include disturbing, violent, or bizarre imagery but no explicit furry/sexual content.
• Devine:

  "If there’s a pattern, we need to know about it." (14:10)
  She criticizes the FBI for oversimplifying the case as “lone actor,” urging further transparency.

3. Hunter Biden’s Personal Attacks and Miranda Devine’s Response

(15:07 – 17:29)

• Buck plays a clip of Hunter Biden insulting Miranda Devine, calling her "horrendously ugly" and “a whore for money.”
• Devine responds with composure:

  “I still have the same impression of him that I’ve always had. He’s a broken human being…in all his podcasts, he never refutes a word I said…He just attacks my appearance and hilariously calls me a whore. So, I mean, you know, it’s ridiculous, and I think I just ignore it.” (16:33)

• Buck and Clay stand by Miranda, praising her fearless reporting on Hunter and the Biden family.

4. Oval Office Clash: Trump, the Saudi Prince, and ABC News

(27:31 – 33:06)

Exchange Highlights

• ABC reporter Mary Bruce aggressively questions Trump about his family’s business ties to Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s alleged crimes.
• Trump immediately brands ABC "fake news," then sharply defends himself and the crown prince:

  “I have nothing to do with the family business. I have left…When I, I’ve devoted 100% of my energy, what my family does is fine. They do business all over…Anything they’ve done has been very good.” — Donald Trump (27:53) “You don’t have to embarrass our guests by asking a question like that.” (28:53)

• Trump condemns the accusatory tone, then pivots to ABC’s coverage of Jeffrey Epstein.
• On Epstein:

  “It’s not the question that I mind. It’s your attitude. I think you are a terrible reporter…As far as the Epstein files… I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. I threw him out of my club many years ago because I thought he was a sick pervert…I never did [go to the island]. …The Epstein is, is a Democrat hoax to try and get me not to be able to talk about the $21 trillion dollars…I talked about today. It’s a hoax.” — Donald Trump (32:01)

Buck praises Trump’s no-nonsense response and media pushback.

5. Media Hypocrisy: Epstein, Clinton, and Selective Investigation

(35:43 – 36:55)

• Buck points out the double standard in media coverage of Trump vs. Clinton’s ties to Epstein.
• Cites “Charlamagne Tha God” on the Breakfast Club:

  “Bill Clinton…wrote a letter to…Epstein as well for his birthday, but nobody’s talking about that…My thing is this: I don’t care who’s on the list. Everybody gotta go. Burn it all down. That’s just simple as that. Mutually assured destruction. Whoever’s on that list needs to go. Nobody needs to be protecting pedophiles.” (35:43)

• Buck argues, “If Clinton were president now, the liberal media wouldn’t push the issue. That is correct.”
• Emphasizes: Trump kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago; no evidence he visited Epstein’s island, unlike Clinton.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "It is inconceivable that a kid with this kind of online communications and sort of violent rhetoric would not have been visited or be on the radar of the FBI." — Miranda Devine (05:42)
• "No, I have no reason to think that the FBI isn’t fully aware of this and much more." — Miranda Devine (10:01)
• "If there’s a pattern, we need to know about it." — Miranda Devine (14:10)
• “He just attacks my appearance and hilariously calls me a whore. So, I mean, you know, it’s ridiculous, and I think I just ignore it.” — Miranda Devine (16:33)
• “I have nothing to do with the family business… You don’t have to embarrass our guests by asking a question like that.” — Donald Trump (28:53)
• “I think you are a terrible reporter… As far as the Epstein files… I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein… The Epstein is a Democrat hoax… It’s a hoax.” — Donald Trump (32:01)
• “If Clinton were president now, the liberal media wouldn’t push the issue.” — Buck Sexton (36:55)
• “You’d have to know someone really well before you’d want to do that [go to a private island], right?” — Buck Sexton (37:30)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 03:13 — Buck introduces Miranda Devine; discussion of the Crooks online investigation begins
• 05:42 — FBI’s likely awareness of Crooks’ violent rhetoric; patterns of agency cover-up
• 11:50 — Crooks’ “they/them” pronouns, DeviantArt, and “furry” subculture
• 14:45 — Devine on FBI stonewalling Senator Ron Johnson
• 15:07 — Buck plays Hunter Biden’s personal attacks; Devine’s response
• 27:31 — ABC News confronts Trump in Oval Office; Trump’s retorts
• 32:01 — Trump on Epstein: “I think you are a terrible reporter”
• 35:43 — "Breakfast Club" on Clinton/Epstein vs. Trump; Buck on media hypocrisy

Tone

• Direct, irreverent: Buck doesn’t mince words, skewering the media and calling out hypocrisy.
• Investigative, skeptical: Miranda Devine meticulously lays out her findings and persistent doubts about official explanations.
• Supportive: Both hosts champion Devine’s journalistic integrity and share exasperation with partisan attacks.
• Defiant: Trump’s comments drip with disdain for mainstream media hostility.

Conclusion

This episode pulls back the curtain on both law enforcement and media establishments:

• It exposes deep skepticism about the FBI’s transparency with threats against Trump.
• It highlights personal and partisan attacks against journalists who challenge major political figures.
• It presents Trump’s pugnacious style front-and-center, particularly in high-stakes press confrontations.
• It draws stark contrasts in how the legacy media treats similar controversies when they involve political allies vs. adversaries.

For listeners wanting a punchy yet detailed review of the week’s major political controversies—with unfiltered opinion and some inside-scoop journalism—this hour delivers.