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Welcome back in Clay Travis Buck Sexton Show. Rejoice if you are just joining us, first of all, what have you doing with the first last two hours of your life? We have got a big win. Tennessee 7th congressional district. Congratulations to Congressman elect Matt Van Epps. He has elected been elected to represent my district here in Tennessee. He won by nine points. Kicked the crazy Democrat to the curb. Yes, turnout was down substantially as it always is in a special election. But people showed up to keep Democrats from trying to steal this seat. And now all of the election results for 2025 are in the book and we begin to turn the page to 2020 26. And we have already been talking about that with Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio who was with us in our number two. So there are many different lessons that can be learned potentially from 2025. But Buck, now that we can kind of put a bow on the 2025 elections, I would say the essential story is Democrats won in blue places and Republicans won in red places. Now you can say, oh well, turnout was not great for Republicans. Yes. But in general these special elections and these off year elections do not produce big turnout numbers. Now if you want to be a glass half empty person as opposed to a glass half full as we celebrate the nine point win of Matt Van Epps yesterday, then I think you can rightly ask the question which is going to be the biggest question of 2026. What's turnout going to look like with Trump off the ballot? I think that is a very valid concern as we sit here roughly 11 months but before the midterm elections of 2026. And I think secondarily the election. And Buck, I bet you would sign off on this, although obviously many things can change. But I would think that to a large extent Trump has solved issues with the border. I saw the White House share information that they have conducted 2 million deportations in this year. 2 million people have been deported in addition to many people who have chosen to leave on their own. And that on top of that he has taken care of crime. I mean frankly, crime rates are plummeting. My home city of Nashville, 60 year low. Memphis, where we've surged troops, we had Cash Patel on last week. 55% decline in the overall number of murders that are taking place in Memphis, unfortunately, where those two National Guards troops were shot. We're still praying for one of those individuals to survive. Unfortunately, when you look at that attack, that is an awful one. But the overall rate of violent crime is down by some 50 some percent in Washington DC. I'm going up to Washington DC tomorrow. I'm excited that Washington DC is much safer now than it was when Trump came into office. And I imagine, and many of you who have made trips to our nation's capital or spend time in Northern Virginia, Maryland area are also excited about that. So this election is going to be decided on affordability, which is a lasting legacy of the Biden team. And that everything is, is pretty much a kind of messy situation there, for lack of a better way to describe it, as we continue to deal with all of the failures of, of everything that's been done during the Biden administration. I did want to play the crazy chick, Afton Bain, who was kicked to the curb, who will never, ever hold elective office any higher than representing East Nashville, which is what she does now. And she says that she sent a huge message. And I agree. I think that everyone out there should support more Afton Baines, more Commie Momdanis, more AOCs. We need more of these Democrats running nationwide. Cut three.
Buck Sexton
But this isn't the end of our story. It's not even close. Because what we have built here in this district, this grassroots movement, is part of something bigger that is happening across the south and is happening across this country because we are tired of people outside of this state telling us that the south is backwards, that it's hopeless and it's destined to be ruled by the same powerful people again and again. The south is not silent because the south has something to say. And Tennessee, we are leading the way. We have inspired an entire country. They are with us tonight and they are so proud. They are so proud of what we were able to do.
Clay Travis
Oh my God, Buck.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
What is the opposite of charisma? Like, what is the technical opposite?
Clay Travis
Like?
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
We know what charisma is. Yes, this is the thing that is the direct opposite direction of that.
Clay Travis
Look, I, I, I look at I, I. The fact that this chick thought she was going to be able to go to Washington D.C. on behalf of the state of Tennessee is a delusion. That is next level. I mean, everybody out there, I mean, if you're watching me on video, I had to pull my earpiece out because of the screeching. I think that if Democrats continue to nominate people like this chick, this crazy chick, they will never win an election. And look, I do think big picture, Buck, you relocated from New York City to Florida. I am a born and raised Tennessee. And there is in many red states. And I know many of you are going to be nodding along if you live in Utah, if you live in Texas, if you live in Tennessee, if you live In Florida, you live in North Carolina, Georgia, battleground places that have traditionally been red. There's a lot of concern that people who are moving into these states are going to bring their left wing politics from California or New York or Illinois, and they're going to come to these jurisdictions and they're going to try to destroy them like they did everything there. In other words, that they're basically locusts and they're coming to bring a plague to the new places, too. I'm actually encouraged, and I understand that this is somewhat controversial to say because people sometimes get mad at me about this, but I say this as a lifelong Tennessean. What the data is showing is the people who are moving to these states are actually redder than the people who are already living there. And you're an example. We're the best of the Florida redder. You're the best Florida redder.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Absolutely. Everyone knows now that they're the guys at my gun store down here, Johnson's, which is a fantastic gun store run by great people patriots. It's funny because, you know, when we first came down here, I could tell they were like, yeah, you guys are coming up from the northeast. You know, you better kind of know what you're doing here, buddy. And now they realize all the guys who are guys and gals who show up, who are transplants in the COVID and beyond era are people who are not only.
You know, fleeing the communist blue state tyranny. We are so adamant about keeping your wonderful red states red that, you know, we will go to the mat. So there's no worries. On that clay, Florida went from a 250,000 Democrat registration advantage pre DeSantis.
Clay Travis
Yes.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
To in this year of the DeSantis era of Florida, a million Republican advantage in registration. That is what your migration was.
Clay Travis
Yeah, look. And if you remember 2018, DeSantis won by around 50,000 votes. Eventually, he won. What did he win in 20? 22 by 19 votes or whatever it was.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
19 points.
Clay Travis
Yeah, yeah, yeah. A huge margin swing. I just want to say breathe a little bit because there is. I hear this from all the time because I think maybe people who are native to areas feel more comfortable talking to other native Nashvillians or native Tennesseans. There's a lot of fear. There's a lot of fear for people who come in. There's bumper stickers. Don't California, my my Tennessee. Don't California my Texas. Don't California, my Florida. Maybe that exists. It's a bigger trip, but I know don't California my Tennessee. And don't California my Texas. The big thing. They're actually making the red redder. That's what the data is reflecting, and that is. Now it comes with its own complexities, because if you're. Let's say you're Elise Stefanik and you're trying to win to kick the awful Kathy Hochul out of New York, there are a lot of red voters who are now part of the strong bastion of Florida or Texas or Tennessee that would have otherwise been in New York or Illinois or California. So it's making blue bluer, potentially, because people are just fed up and saying, I got to get out. And we've talked about this with Steve Hilton, who's trying to win in. In California. But I do think that's significant. By the way, I should have gotten this because the boys. Do you know that the term Riz Buck. Do you know the term?
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Yes, of course. I'm. I'm cool. Sure.
Clay Travis
Yeah. Unclay. I learn a lot of words now through my boys because they will. You know, the lingo changes as it does. Riz, which is derived from charisma, is you are filled with. Filled with, like, the ladies love you or whatever. So you have a high risk quotient. You're really good with the opposite sex. I should have gotten this because I've heard it used as an insult among my boys. Rizless. If you have no Riz, you are rizzless. So that would be the opposite of charisma in the modern lingo. You are rizzless. And so I would say Afton Bane. Rizlus.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Now I just have to get one of those, like, broccoli haircuts, I think they're called right now, where you.
Clay Travis
Oh, that's. My boys have the broccoli hair.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Yeah, you gotta, like, it's like, short on the sides, and then you just grow out this sort of poofy, almost like a. Like a muffin top or something that's just there. Yes, that's what the cool kids are wearing now.
Clay Travis
So.
Three of your boys have the same haircut? Two of my three. The two teenage boys both have the broccoli hair. Now, it helps that they have curly hair like their mom, but if you're out there and you're like, what is broccoli hair? Think of a stock stalk of broccoli, and it's just a ridiculous kind of curly hair mop on top of their head. That is my. My youngest has got hair more like me. So it is very. Like, he can't really get the broccoli hair. It's very straight. So yeah, it helps to have a little bit curly hair in in some way. But yes, Afton Bain Riseless put clip this and make sure that this goes up on the YouTube because I am the you and me discussing Riz and Rizzless qualities will certainly play with the young kids we were showing.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
We are not uncs. We are full of Riz on Clay and Buck.
Clay Travis
By the way, you should go subscribe click like and subscribe on our YouTube channel for more of this frivolity. And honestly because more and more of the show is now available on video and I would we get the email on the social platforms and how many followers we have and the show is growing quite a lot on every front so I should probably mention it more frequently. But wherever there are social media accounts I don't think we have a blue do we have a Blue sky account? I don't think we have a Blue sky account. I don't think we have a Threads account. But if it's moderately not crazy left wing we are out there. You can find us. You can find us on Instagram. I've been spending a little time on my Instagram story. I'll just post things of where I am. I don't necessarily this is evidently popular and then obviously on Twitter that's me for better or worse. So we want to be where you are and where everyone is to be able to win the arguments and therefore we hope that you will find us there.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Totally agree.
Clay Travis
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Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Welcome back in here to Clay and Buck. We have a bunch of VIP emails I want to get to. We're also doing a lot of learning today on the show, including about things like Riz and Rizzlis and broccoli haircuts because we like to stay with the beat of America's youth, the cool kids. And that's what we do. I'm pretty sure if you ever refer to the cool kids, you probably are not among them. But we, we are trying here. We're trying to stay up with, with the trends. We have a VIP email from Susan in Spokane where we actually have a very robust, the Spokane area, very robust audience. I need to correct you, she writes to us. Not a good start, Susan, but we'll.
Clay Travis
See where this goes.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
The morons in Spokane elected a liberal for mayor, Lisa Brown, known as Sandinista Lisa, and have elected a very liberal moron city council. They are destroying this one safe, beautiful city that was family friendly. Sandinista Lisa serve as the director of. Okay, blah, blah, blah blah. Transplanted Seattle people have ruined this city. The saddest part of this is that families who have been here since the very late 1800s are leaving. I will also be leaving for Texas soon. Ok, first of all, Lisa, the good news is you're going to love Texas. Second of all, I think there's, I think this is a distinct, I don't disagree with what, with what Susan is saying here. I'm sorry, I think, I think I said Lisa. Lisa is the Sandinista. Susan is our esteemed VIP emailer. And Susan, but what you are describing is really.
Is movement within the state and people who are maybe changing up their, their address a little bit and you can have this sprawl that occurs of libs. You know, the people who are living in Jersey City are just New York libs who want to pay less rent. That's all. Isn't, isn't what I mean, they're technically living in New Jersey, but they didn't make a big move. They just got the U Haul and went down the street, essentially, or they got movers probably to get them to go down the street. That's a different thing. That's just like the sprawl of a Democrat city. What we're talking about here, and I don't know, maybe this is a distinction that I'm just making up as I go along, but as one does. But what we're talking about here is when somebody who lives in Washington state or New York or Connecticut or Illinois says, I'm done, I'm moving to Texas, Tennessee or Florida, maybe some other red states in that conversation too. But really it's Texas, Tennessee and Florida. That's a big move, Clay.
Clay Travis
Yeah, look, it's four hours Seattle to Spokane, so it is a decent drive and.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
But I did not know that. So that is also helpful. Sorry, but I should have worked on my Washington geography a little bit before I opened my dumb mouth.
Clay Travis
But for state representation, whether you live in Seattle or Spokane is not necessarily changing your Senate vote or your governor vote. Right. Because you're still in the state in the same state.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
It's an intra state move.
Clay Travis
Now, the, the, this, the cultural shift from a New Yorker like you who moves to Texas or Tennessee or Florida is more profound. And that tends to be the bigger fear. Like I don't hear people saying in Nashville, oh, man, we're really worried now. Somebody moved from Memphis or Jackson or Knoxville or Chattanooga. Inside of the state, it's the transplants out of the state that has created, I think, and often does create a great deal of fear for the culture of a state.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
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In Clay Travis Buck Sexton show We are having some Fun celebrating Tennessee 7th congressional district Matt Van Epps winning 2025 in the books. We start to look towards 2026 and see what happens there.
Let's go take some calls. Let's have some fun with you guys.
Let's see John in Oklahoma we talked some about what do you think? Let me pause John for a sec if we could. Guys, what do you think's going to happen in Venezuela? Buck There are reports out there that Trump has given.
Has given the leader of Venezuela, Maduro until Friday to leave. I was reading front page article in the New York Times. They had seven sources. Take it for what you will that Maduro is no longer sleeping in the same locations that he is changing his cell phones every day. That he has a collection of Cuban. I thought this was interesting. Cuban bodyguards that are following him everywhere in the wake of the threats that are coming from the United States to his rule. Reports are that he lost the election even though he stayed in office by 40 points and that the, that, that his overall support in Venezuela has crumbled significantly. Do we do anything? What do you think happens? Put your CIA analyst cap on here. What do you think they're telling Trump? What do you think is likely to happen?
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
I think he's gonna go. You do?
Clay Travis
I think volunteer. You think voluntarily he's gonna leave or do you think, I mean I understand it's not completely voluntary if we're forcing him out, but do you think he leaves of his own volition, gets on a plane with his family or how does that go?
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
I think there's, there's, there's back channel negotiation that's, that's happening with him. The question is where does he go?
So that I think is, is very, you know, very interesting. Like where would be the safe harbor place? Cuba comes to mind. But Cuba's going to have a lot of problems if Venezuela isn't subsidizing them with, with their oil. Russia comes to mind. But if you're a Venezuelan man, those Moscow winners. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. Maduro.
Clay Travis
A lot of blankets to put on.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
I was going to say I don't think cozy earth ships to Moscow, but maybe. But he's going to be in a rough spot. So, yeah, I don't. I don't really know where he goes or who would take him in, but the administration has to. If the administration grants safe conduct, it's a little bit like what happened with Assad. When it's finally, when you know you can't win, it's time to go. I think that that's getting closer and closer to being a reality here.
Clay Travis
We.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
We don't have all this military power in the Caribbean just to take out these boats.
Clay Travis
What do you think the average Venezuelan who now lives in South Florida thinks on this? Um, obviously they hate Maduro, by and large, if they live in the United States. But I think the question is how aggressively should the United States go when it comes to removing Maduro? But I say all that as the prelude to John in Oklahoma, who had a take on the Venezuela situation. John, what you got for us?
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Hey, merry Christmas, guys. January 1990, Operation Just Cause. Manuel Noriega is just like this crazy guy in Venezuela. So there's a game plan.
Clay Travis
18Th airborne car went in and kicked.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Ass and took names.
Clay Travis
Yeah, thank you, people. A lot of people will remember that back in 1990 with what happened there. What I would say, some people, I said earlier in the week, I think Maduro has to go. And I understand people out there say, oh, this is an awful idea. Regime change never makes sense. I don't think things can get worse than they are right now in Venezuela. I think there are major strategic interests for the United States and Latin America. I think there's a lot of green shoots of positivity in many of those relationships. Relationships. But I think Maduro has to go. And I actually think it would be stabilizing to illegal immigration in this country because tons of people came from Venezuela into this country. I think if Venezuela stabilized and went back to a rational, democratic country, I think a lot of people who have taken refuge in other countries would go back to Venezuela. So I think it would be very, very positive. Bonnie, in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. Bonnie, what you got for us?
Caller
Well, guys, I asked Alexa what the opposite of charisma was. Do you want to hear what she said?
Clay Travis
Yes.
Caller
Disagreeableness, distastefulness, obnoxiousness, repulsion, offensiveness and unpleasantness.
Clay Travis
I think all those work. I think all those describe Afton Bain. I think they would also apply to Kamala Harris. Thank you for the call, Bonnie. Let's see, Carly out in Colorado Carly, what you got?
Caller
What I have is you guys are always talking about warm weather, blah, blah, blah. You could not pay me to live in Florida. I love the snow. In fact, I'm in Colorado. It's 26 degrees. I probably have 6 inches of new snow since last night. There are millions of us like that, Buck. Millions of us. And if you like the hot weather so much, why do you wear your little blanket at night watching tv, you know? Is that because you have the air on?
Clay Travis
Carl?
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Yes.
Caller
I want you to know.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Excuse me. I will have you know that the no see him here are vicious. And that I cannot just have the windows open because the no see EMS would come and get me and they bite and they're very mean.
Clay Travis
Carly, where in Colorado are you?
Caller
Highlands Ranch. I'm going to go out and play with the snow with my dogs. I mean, I'm out constantly. Love it, love it, love it, love it.
Clay Travis
So. So, Laura, my wife, loves skiing, snowboarding, all of the winter weather activities that one engages in. She's got our boys.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
I don't think humans are meant to play in ice. I don't think so. I think they're, you know, we're not polar bears. I'm sorry.
Clay Travis
I think Colorado is amazing in the summer when I've been out there, and I will say this, a lot of cold weather is brutal because there's not enough sunshine. Colorado has tons of sun, right? So it's one of the. One of the great places people don't think about, you know, Denver, for instance, has so many sunny days. My wife, when we started. This is true. I don't know. I've told you this, Buck. My wife and I, we started dating. She said, I want to get you into skiing because she loves it. She's done it her whole life. She's from Michigan. She now snowboards, which is cooler, or at least used to be cooler with Gen X. So she's a really, really good snowboarder. She was like, I want to get you into skiing. When I was in law school, we went on a trip to Snowshoe, West Virginia. Great place, great snow up there. I hit a tree. I hit a tree. Not going that fast, but fast enough that when I hit the tree, I thought, you know what? I like every sport. If I seriously injured myself trying to learn how to ski or snowboard, would I be thinking to myself, hey, you know what? I'm glad I was trying to do this. Or would I think as I was laying there amid the branches in the tree, this was really dumb. You know, I grew up in the South. I like every other sport I can do without skiing. So now you know what I do. Kids go ski. I go to. Either I work, which is what I do most of the time, or I just hang out in the, in the ski lodges, which isn't a bad place.
Buck Sexton
You're.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
You're big into the. What they call apres ski.
Clay Travis
Yes, I don't do the ski. I just go straight to the apres ski. So I have the drinks, I have the hot tubbing. I have all of the good things that people do to recover from skiing. Except I never actually ski, which. And I like the ski village thing. I think that's very cool. Like, we're at Park City. Awesome place. Like, I like going. I don't need to be on the slopes. I don't need to be out in the cold. I don't need to be worrying about wind gusts or, you know, like hitting trees. And that feels like a good solution to me.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
I do remember going sledding in Central park when I was a kid a few times and it was all fun and games until you got a little too aggressive and you hit that icy bump at the bottom and you took off and you had about 2 seconds of launch time in the air where as a 12 year old or a 10 year old or whatever, you thought that you were heroic. And then it all came truly crashing down. And you know, you have those scrape marks all over your hands. Maybe a little bloody nose from taking a head first right into, right into the snowbank. No good.
Clay Travis
Colorado, though, in the summer, I think, much like I say northern Michigan, to me, Northern Michigan is the most underrated place in the United States in the summer. I. And every time I say this, people in northern Michigan say, clay, don't talk about it. Don't tell people about it. It's like Fight Club. You can't talk about how great northern Michigan is. And I would have never known if I hadn't married a girl from Michigan. Colorado in the summer to me is way better than Colorado in the winter. And that's because I'm not a skier. But if you told me, hey, you can go visit all these beautiful places in Colorado in the summer or the winter, it's not even a tough call to me. I 100% would rather be in Colorado in the summer. It's spectacular out there in the summer.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Well, this is like when people watch the show Yellowstone. I've actually seen some funny online things about how a lot of people watch Yellowstone.
Clay Travis
Oh yeah.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
And they're like, hey, you know what? I want to buy a house in Bozeman or in the area of Bozeman or, or, you know, whatever. And they stop. They never stop to think. Yellowstone. You'll notice it's always summertime on that show. I have some problems with that show. I could get into this at some length. Like, they just murder people who don't want to be cowboys anymore, anymore and bury the bodies. Like, that's not cool. Like, that's not a good guy thing to do. Like, hey, I don't want to be a cattle rancher anymore. Or whatever.
Clay Travis
Like, oh, we got to put one back of your head, Buck. I love that they go to Wyoming and just dump bodies in a ravine and no one, no one has ever thought to look in the ravine for all the dead bodies. It would seem to me that that would create a stir in Wyoming, which doesn't have that big population. Wyoming.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
I'm pretty sure they do have laws there against murder, I'm pretty sure. You know, and, and. But the whole, the whole show, I mean, it's, again, fun to watch. It's kind of like the movie the Rock. It's fun to watch, but it's. The whole thing is preposterous, okay? And Yellowstone. The whole thing is absolutely preposterous. And the funniest part about it is Montana is the coldest state in America on average, in the winter. Okay, It's Montana. Yes. Because Alaska gets. Now this is based on where people live because it gets the. But it gets the coastal effect. Right? So the population of Alaska doesn't live really in the interior or like way up in the. You know, those. I don't know what it's called, but in those other places, they live in places like Anchorage, near the water, and so they get some kind of a coastal effect. So it's actually generally not quite as bad. Montana is freakishly cold in the wintertime. And, you know, everyone in Yellowstone is walking around. It's beautiful, it's sunny, it's 75. And they're like, you know, just wearing the. They're wearing their Stetson and their jean shirt.
Clay Travis
There are two television shows that have been very popular that hit on exactly what you said. They never have winter shoots in. In anything having to do with the Yellowstone show. Remember Deadwood? Great show on hbo.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Fantastic HBO show.
Clay Travis
One of the great characters of all time. Al Swearengen in the television show Deadwood. Always filmed in the summer because it's like a Hollywood production and they don't want to have to spend the money on all the snow. But if you think about the culture of those places, the winter I would argue defines them far more than the few good months of weather they get. Um, and, and, and so both shows I really enjoy. But it is funny to your point. Lots of this, this. You talking about transplants, Montana. The number of people from Southern California who decide that they want to be ranchers and they get to Montana and they walk outside in December, January or February and they're like, yeah, maybe I don't want to be a rancher as much. I mean, ranching in July is a lot different than ranching in, in February. But they're buying up land, they have no idea what they're walking into. And, and that is a very big lifestyle change.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
I just think it's so average watching Yellowstone. They're like, oh man, it's so beautiful three months of the year. Like, what is.
Clay Travis
What is it?
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Like, what is that guy.
Clay Travis
What's his. What's.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Who's the guy who's always wearing black?
Clay Travis
It was.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Got the glasses, was like the regulator on the ranch. You know what I mean? The guy Rip. Yeah, yeah, let's see. Rip in like, you know, like an Eskimo suit in January. Because that's actually how it would be. I'm just saying, I know some of you are getting to be like, why are you saying this about my favorite show? Because it's filmed in Utah in the summer, that's why. It has nothing to do with actual Montana rancher life. Just throwing it out there. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Clay Travis
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Clay Travis
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Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Closing up shop here on Clay and Buck. Appreciate you all being with us and we're going to have a fantastic care for you tomorrow. And then it's going to be just me on Friday. Gonna be a wild Friday show. Gonna be in Anything goes Crazy Clay is gone. We're throwing a keg party here on Clay and Buck Friday. So that will be interesting. He's gonna come back, there's gonna be red solo cups on the ground, discarded. Everyone, everyone's gonna have a slight headache. You know, it's gonna be like very bright lights and just like random.
Clay Travis
Speaking of slight headaches, by the way, did you see the raccoon that got loose in the liquor store and got wasted and passed out in the bathroom?
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Is that real or is that AI?
Clay Travis
It's real. Have I now brought to millions of people it totally made it. I read it and I totally like, I assumed it was real. Maybe we could have some fun with that tomorrow if you didn't see the story. A raccoon got loose, knocked over some bottles of bourbon, got wasted and then passed out in the bathroom. And there's video footage and pictures of the raccoon. I'm told the raccoon is fine. I don't know if raccoons get headaches after a bourbon bourbon festivities.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
You know, I obviously have a fondness for animals. Raccoons are amazing little creatures. They are incredibly smart and really have problem solving intelligence and they can, they're much more agile than a lot of people realize, so. But you don't want them in your trash can later. People call them trash pandas. I don't think that's the preferred nomenclature. But they don't like to be called trash pandas. But they are in fact called trash pandas. KK Bert who listens on 710W O R A New Yorker. Let's go. Let's hear it. Hey, bougie. Buck, I'm going to defend you, my man. It's not your fault that you're a product of your environment. Growing up in the mean streets of the Upper east side. And you have posters of Andre Agassi and who's that boy there? Greg Louganis on your walls. Growing up, you're still a man. Even though you enjoy synchronized platform diving and water polo. Have a good one, guys. Whoa, whoa.
Clay Travis
Greg Luganus fire. I wasn't expecting that. Luganis. He hit his head on the diving board back in 88 if I remember correctly.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Yeah, I was a big Andre Agassi fan. So he's definitely. He sees what I've. What I've got going on here. He's true.
Clay Travis
That's.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
That's correct, jj. Truck driver Gibbs. Another trucker. Let's hear him, jj. Play it. Gentlemen, this is. This is Gibbs. Truck driving out here in Wisconsin at the moment had to come to Buck's defense not sacrificing his man card because he's pleasing his woman. My house stays at 68 degrees year round because that's the way my wife likes it. There's nothing wrong with that. And Clay, my wife picked up your balls the other day. No other man can say that. So congratulations.
Buck Sexton
Kudos.
Clay Travis
Here we go.
Co-host (possibly Buck Sexton or Clay Travis's co-host)
Doing a great job. We love Trucker Gibbs. Thank you, sir. And Clay, he's right, man. You know what I mean? The man card, you keep the wife happy. That's worth any man card.
Buck Sexton
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You are the fittest of the fit. Only one of you will leave here with an IFIT contract for 250 grand.
Clay Travis
This is where mindset comes in.
Buck Sexton
Someone will be eliminated.
Clay Travis
Pressure is coming down.
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Shh.
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Episode: Weekly Review With Clay and Buck H3 – How the TN Election Affects the Future
Date: December 6, 2025
Source: iHeartPodcasts
This hour of "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show" delivers a spirited wrap-up of the 2025 special elections, focusing on Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, the implications for Republican and Democratic strategies, and what turnout trends mean for 2026 and beyond. The hosts weave in humor, cultural commentary, and audience interactions, touching on migration patterns, pop culture, and current political narratives. Clay and Buck also discuss broader national dynamics, like the border situation, crime rates, and international affairs, particularly Venezuela.
Tennessee 7th Congressional District:
Broader Election Trends:
National Policy and Local Crime:
Afton Bain’s Concession Speech:
Modern Political ‘Charisma’:
Red States Get Redder:
Migration’s Impact on National Politics:
Complexities of Migration:
Listener Emails:
Humor and Family Life:
Potential Ouster of Maduro:
Historical Parallels:
Regional Preferences:
Pop Culture Parody:
On the TN Election:
“Congratulations to Congressman elect Matt Van Epps. He has elected been elected to represent my district here in Tennessee. He won by nine points. Kicked the crazy Democrat to the curb.”
—Clay Travis (02:37)
On Turnout Dynamics:
“What’s turnout going to look like with Trump off the ballot? I think that is a very valid concern as we sit here roughly 11 months before the midterm elections of 2026.”
—Clay Travis (03:55)
On Border and Crime:
“Trump has solved issues with the border... crime rates are plummeting. My home city of Nashville, 60-year low.”
—Clay Travis (04:38)
Afton's 'Rizzless' Speech:
“What is the opposite of charisma? Like, what is the technical opposite? …This chick thought she was going to be able to go to Washington D.C. on behalf of the state of Tennessee is a delusion. That is next level.”
—Clay Travis and Co-host (07:31–07:46)
On Blue-to-Red Migration:
“The people who are moving to these states are actually redder than the people who are already living there.”
—Clay Travis (09:49)
“Florida went from a 250,000 Democrat registration advantage pre DeSantis … to in this year of the DeSantis era of Florida, a million Republican advantage in registration.”
—Co-host (10:21–10:32)
On Pop Culture Lingo:
“If you have no Riz, you are rizzless. So that would be the opposite of charisma in the modern lingo. You are rizzless. And so I would say Afton Bain. Riseless.”
—Clay Travis (12:05)
On Skiing Disasters:
“I hit a tree. Not going that fast, but fast enough that when I hit the tree, I thought, you know what? …If I seriously injured myself trying to learn how to ski or snowboard, would I be thinking to myself, hey, you know what? I’m glad I was trying to do this? Or would I think as I was laying there amid the branches in the tree, this was really dumb.”
—Clay Travis (30:12)
On Yellowstone (the Show):
“They just murder people who don’t want to be cowboys anymore, anymore, and bury the bodies. Like, that’s not cool. And Yellowstone—the whole thing is absolutely preposterous.”
—Co-host (33:40–34:11)
Closing Audience Banter:
“Not sacrificing his man card because he’s pleasing his woman. My house stays at 68 degrees year round because that’s the way my wife likes it… And Clay, my wife picked up your balls the other day. No other man can say that.”
—Listener voicemail (44:22)
The hour is characteristically energetic, doused with humor, banter, and a staunchly conservative perspective. The hosts use Tennessee’s election to springboard into themes of demographic shifts, the future of both parties, and the contrast between “real America” and the coasts. Cultural commentary on youth slang, fashion, and TV provides accessible levity, while audience emails and calls enhance a participatory atmosphere.
Listeners can expect:
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