Weekly Review With Clay and Buck H3 - TX Sen. John Cornyn

Summary

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Episode: Weekly Review With Clay and Buck H3 – TX Sen. John Cornyn
Date: August 16, 2025
Host: Clay Travis & Buck Sexton
Guest: Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)

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Overview

In this wide-ranging episode, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the current state of American politics, focusing on law and order in Washington D.C., Senate legislative gridlock, internal battles within the Texas GOP, and the evolving face of the Democratic Party. U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas joins to discuss pressing issues on Capitol Hill and back home, offering his perspective on Democrats’ political maneuvers, Senate rule changes, and the high stakes in Texas’ upcoming primaries. The hosts keep things energetic with listener talkbacks and relatable humor, ultimately blending substantive political insight with everyday banter.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Cultural Change and Law & Order in Washington D.C.

• D.C. Safety Concerns – Clay Travis opens with the symbolic shift at the Kennedy Center, connecting it to broader cultural changes in D.C.

• Trump’s Efforts to Clean Up D.C. – Discussion centers on Trump’s initiatives to lower crime and impose law and order.

  “The District of Columbia is not safe. Juveniles, juvenile offenders basically have a free hand because under current city council and U.S. attorney...juveniles basically are not arrested and incarcerated even though they are effectively adults.”
  — Sen. John Cornyn [04:35]

• Cornyn expresses hope that Trump’s appointments, particularly Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney, will restore order and safety, especially for D.C.’s many visitors.

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2. Texas Democratic Legislators’ Statewalk and Political Implications

• Texas Democrats Fleeing the State – Buck asks about the spectacle of Texas Democrats leaving for Illinois rather than conducting legislative business.

• Cornyn criticizes this "un-Texan" behavior and emphasizes that crossing state lines brings potential federal complications.

  “In Texas, you don’t cut and run when you have a difference of opinion or a dispute, you work it out...They need to come home and do their job.”
  — Sen. Cornyn [06:03]

• Stakes are high given this involves congressional redistricting; Cornyn notes possible legal consequences and ongoing FBI involvement.

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3. Democratic Party Resistance and Senate Gridlock

• Leaderless Opposition? – Clay critiques Democrats' resistance as driven mostly by federal judges, noting lack of a coherent opposition strategy to Trump.

• Senate Confirmation Showdowns – Cornyn outlines the unprecedented backlog of Trump nominees stalled by Democrats, blaming it on reflexive obstruction.

  “The Democrats have simply resisted each and every Trump nominee for no better reason than Trump nominated them.”
  — Sen. Cornyn [07:44]

• Planned Rule Changes (“Nuclear Option”) – Buck prompts Cornyn to explain potential Senate rule changes to break the logjam.

  “It would be a similar procedure where the Majority leader would move to take up these nominees as a bloc...Then there would be an appeal to the members and 51 would overrule the parliamentarian and set a new precedent.”
  — Sen. Cornyn [09:17]

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4. Texas Senate Primary: Cornyn’s Case & the Republican Field

• Cornyn on His Primary – Clay asks about Cornyn’s race, who touts 99.2% pro-Trump voting record and warns about the risk if controversial Attorney General Ken Paxton is nominated (believing Democrats could win that matchup).

  “I think for better or for worse, when you run for office every six years, people will kind of forget about you and forget about what you’ve done. So we have to remind folks with advertising…”
  — Sen. Cornyn [10:54]

• Democratic Challengers – Cornyn dismisses Beto O’Rourke as “out of step with Texans,” but notes Colin Allred’s entry and potential vulnerabilities depending on the GOP nominee.

• Would Cornyn Support the Nominee if He Loses? – Asked directly, Cornyn reaffirms tradition of supporting the GOP nominee, whoever that may be, and avoids speculation on specific contingencies.

  “Traditionally what I’ve done, I’ve always done...support the nominee in my party, no matter who it is.”
  — Sen. Cornyn [14:07]

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5. Listener Talkbacks: Humor & Relationship Banter

• Lighthearted Segment – Following the political interview, the hosts shift gears to play a series of listener messages—mostly dating mishaps and gift card anecdotes.
• Memorable Listener Moments:
  • Melissa forgives her husband for paying on their blind date with a gift card—still jokes about it eight years and a marriage later [26:54].
  • Frank used a “buy 5 get 1 free” coffee punch card on his first date, which became a running gag [31:37].
  • A listener’s brother-in-law used a Home Depot rental truck for a date, with time limits keeping things brief [32:35].
  • Discussion of whether it’s worse to show up on an e-scooter to a first date or pay with a gift card (results: both inadvisable, mostly played for laughs).
• Hosts on Modern Dating: Clay: “If you are a man listening to us right now and you go out for a first date and...the guy’s like, hey, let’s split, run as fast as you can.” [35:21]

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Notable Quotes

• On D.C. Safety & Juvenile Crime
  “The District of Columbia is not safe...[juveniles] basically are not arrested and incarcerated.”
  — Sen. John Cornyn [04:35]

• On Texas Dems Skipping State
  “You don’t cut and run when you have a difference of opinion...They need to come home and do their job.”
  — Sen. Cornyn [06:03]

• On Senate Gridlock
  “The Democrats have simply resisted each and every Trump nominee for no better reason than Trump nominated them.”
  — Sen. Cornyn [07:44]

• On the Future of Texas Democrats
  “Beto...is simply out of step with what I would call Texas mainstream voters. He could run maybe for Senate or governor in California, but he sure is out of step with Texans.”
  — Sen. Cornyn [12:50]

• On Supporting the GOP Nominee
  “I’ve always done...support the nominee in my party, no matter who it is.”
  — Sen. Cornyn [14:07]

• On Gift Cards & Dating
  “There’s no marriage that has ever occurred where a man paid for the first date with a gift card at Chili’s...Melissa, congratulations.”
  — Clay Travis [27:22]

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• [03:05] – D.C. Safety, Kennedy Center Shift, Trump’s Efforts
• [04:35] – Cornyn on D.C. Crime & Juveniles
• [05:30] – Texas Democrats Fleeing State
• [07:00] – Senate Gridlock & Resistance to Trump
• [09:17] – Nuclear Option & Senate Rules
• [10:54] – Cornyn’s Primary, Election Risks
• [12:46] – Discussion of Beto O’Rourke, Democratic Challengers
• [14:07] – On Supporting the Nominee if Not Chosen
• [26:38] – Listener Talkbacks (Gift Card Dating Humor Begins)
• [31:37] – Listener Coffee Punch Card Anecdote
• [32:35] – Home Depot Rental Truck Date Story
• [35:21] – Clay’s Relationship Advice
• [47:17] – Listeners Challenge Hosts to Middle-Aged “Olympics”
• [48:07] – Light-Hearted Banter on Athletic Feats

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Tone & Style

• The conversation blends serious political analysis with moments of levity and everyday humor.
• Hosts maintain a conversational, relatable tone—balancing issues of law-and-order, legislative tactics, and Texas politics with interactive, audience-driven content.
• Cornyn is measured yet direct, especially on Senate rules and partisan obstruction.

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Conclusion

This episode provides an insider perspective on the dysfunction in Washington, the battle lines in Texas politics, and the stakes for the GOP as Senator Cornyn faces both internal and external political challenges. The show never loses its trademark balance of substance and laughter—moving swiftly from the nitty-gritty of Senate rules to punchlines about dating and relatable, everyman athletic boasts.

Listeners leave with insight into political maneuvering, Texas’s 2026 Senate race dynamics, and a few laughs—making it a rich, well-rounded listen for diehard political followers and casual fans alike.

Transcript

[Clay Travis]

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[Clay Travis]

Welcome back in Clay. Travis, Buck Sexton show appreciate all of you hanging out with us as we are rolling through the Wednesday edition of the program. Lots going on. Trump has announced a large number of Kennedy center honors as he continues to remake Washington, D.C. and Buck, this is a small thing, but when you and I were up in D.C. in June, we were out on a boat. I'd never been out on a boat on the Potomac. Very fun. Carlos and Hillary, your friends from Miami took us out and they said something interesting. They said as we were going past, they were celebrating, it was June. They were celebrating America, not gay pride. And the colors on the Kennedy center were red, white and blue. And it was absolutely fantastic. And I think it is emblematic of the cultural shift that we have seen. And I bet Senator John Cornyn of Texas has certainly noticed that cultural shift as well. Let's start here. We've been talking a great deal since Monday's press conference about the fact that President Trump is trying to make D.C. safer. You have spent a lot of time in D.C. is the city safe? Should it be safer? Can you believe that Democrats have decided that they're going to attack Trump on trying to limit the number of murders happening in our nation's capital?

[Senator John Cornyn]

Well, no, thanks for having me. First of all, no, the District of Columbia is not safe. And juveniles, juvenile offenders basically have a free hand because under current city council and US Attorney, or I should say the attorney general of DC Juveniles basically are not arrested and incarcerated even though they are effectively adults. That's one of the reasons I was very happy to support Jeanine Pirro as the new U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. And I think President Trump's efforts hopefully will restore law and order to the nation's capital, which happens to have a whole lot of people from across the country and around the world come visit our great, our great nation's capital. And hopefully this will make things safer for them as well.

[Buck Sexton]

Senator Corden, we've been talking a fair bit on the show about what's Going on in your home state with the Democrats who have fled. I know that's a state legislature issue, but I was wondering if you could speak to that and what you think the resolution of this is going to end up being. For a lot of people, it's kind of a, maybe not a shock, but they're surprised to hear the Democrats plan is to just flee the state, hang out in Illinois and not actually do the business of the people. What's going on there with the, with these Texas Democrats?

[Senator John Cornyn]

Well, it's certainly untexan in Texas. You don't cut and run when you have a difference of opinion or a dispute, you work it out. But unfortunately we have House Democrats here in what I would call really a hybrid situation. It is, you're right, of the state legislature. But when they start crossing state lines, it then becomes potentially a federal issue. And we're talking about redrawing congressional lines, obviously federal Congress, those lines. And they are simply preventing that from happening by defeating a quorum. And what I've tried to do by engaging both Cash Patel, the FBI director, and Pam Bondi more recently is to point out the potential jeopardy that these individuals are in. And it's just not something to be trifled with. They need to come home and do their job.

[Clay Travis]

When you look at the Democrat Party right now, the entire opposition by and large seems to be coming from federal district court judges who are trying to stand up against Trump. There doesn't seem to be a coherent strategy to oppose him. The party seems to be spiraling out of control as evidenced by Mamdani and the, and the craziness there in the Senate where you are. There are some 100 such backlogs on Trump appointees being able to get through. How much of that resistance can be overcome, what should happen and where? Who is even the head of the Democrat Party right now? Who do you even feel like you're arguing against on a day to day basis now?

[Senator John Cornyn]

Well, Mamdani seems to be the new champion of the, of the modern or the current Democratic Party. Bernie Sanders and AOC certainly feel like they've been empowered and Chuck Schumer is running scared because he's afraid that AOC will run against him in his next primary and he'll no longer be the leader of the Democrats in the Senate. But to your point, what we've seen is almost reflexive resistance. I mean, typically at this point on the nominations, you have a number of second and third tier nominees or nominations that most people don't know a lot about. That are confirmed by voice vote or by consent. But the Democrats have simply resisted each and every Trump nominee for no better reason than Trump nominated them. And we will, when we return after August and September. I'm part of a small committee that the Majority Leader has put together to come up with proposed rule change where we will, with or without Democratic support, change the rules and allow the confirmation of this backlog of President Trump's nominees.

[Buck Sexton]

Senator, can you give us what would those rule, those rule changes would be what exactly? Just so we can know and keep an eye out for this, because it feels like the tactics of bad faith obstruction from Democrats have, have reached a boiling point.

[Senator John Cornyn]

They have, they have. Well, this, this really kind of goes back to back when Harry Reid was Majority leader and he changed the Senate rules when it came to confirming federal judges, where historically it had only been 50 votes, he made it 60 votes. That was the so called nuclear option, where there was an overruling of a parliamentarian and a new precedent set. I don't want to bore your listeners, but we extended that in 2017 when Neil Gorsuch was being blocked by Democrats. It would be a similar procedure where the Majority leader would move to take up these nominees as a block in block, as they're called, and let's say 10, 20, 40, 50 of them at a time. And then the parliamentarian would say, well, that's not permitted under the Senate rules. And then there would be an appeal to the members of the Senate and 51 would overrule the parliamentarian and set a new precedent. That's the down in the weeds way that this would happen. But sometimes it's called the nuclear option because it's pretty unusual. But this blockade of President Trump's nominees is simply intolerable and we're not going to tolerate it anymore.

[Clay Travis]

We're talking to Senator Cornyn. You are in the middle of a primary battle. What can you tell us about that race as it pertains to the, to the Republican race? And what are you hearing about Democrats and who's going to run and what the expectations are on that side of the ledger?

[Senator John Cornyn]

Yes, I am. In a contested primary, we have the earliest primary, I believe in the country, which is March 3rd. And I'm very proud of my support for President Trump and his policies. We went back and actually calculated it 99.2% of the time, a pro Trump voting record. I think for better or for worse, when you run for office every six years, people will kind of forget about you and forget about what you've Done. And so we have to remind folks with advertising, but also the attorney general, the current attorney general of our state has a record that will cause him to lose the general election if in fact he is the nominee. And we'll see hundreds of millions of dollars spent in a futile effort to try to save this Senate seat in Republican hands if he's the nominee. So I've been talking to President Trump off and on about this. I think he'd like to see the race develop a little bit more. And that's fine. That's his prerogative. But we're not waiting around and we're making our case to Republican primary voters. But this would have consequences far beyond me and far beyond the state because with people like Sherrod Brown getting into the Senate race in Ohio and we're seeing Democrats coming up with recruiting of a field, a competitive field of nominees, the last thing we need to do is spend a lot of money in a failing effort in Texas to save a flawed candidate.

[Buck Sexton]

What about Beto o' Rourke's future in Texas politics, Senator? Is he possibly going to be. Let's just say that you are the one who emerges from this primary we were just talking about. Would you like it to be Beto o'?

[Clay Travis]

Rourke?

[Buck Sexton]

What's your take on him? He's been making some noises lately.

[Senator John Cornyn]

He sure is. And Beto is, you know, my, I have a rule of thumb in politics and in elections, it's three strikes and you're out. And Bento has run so many times for the Senate, for president and for governor, and he is, he's, he's basically, everybody knows about Beto and he is simply out of, consistent, out of step with what I would call Texas mainstream voters. He could run maybe for Senate or governor in California, but he sure is out of step with Texans and he's not a viable candidate. The guy who's actually announced he's intends to run at this point is Colin Allred, who lost to ted Cruz in 2024. But unfortunately, the polling shows that he would actually win if Ken Paxton is the nominee in November.

[Clay Travis]

I know you're in the middle of a heated primary and you probably don't like questions like this because. But they get asked all the time, if you were not the nominee, would you campaign for the. And maybe somebody else is going to run. Who knows? Would you campaign for the Republican nominee or would you sit out the entire election process?

[Senator John Cornyn]

Well, I think if I'm not the nominee, then I'll continue to serve in the Senate for another year and a half or so and do the best I can to represent my constituents. I'm not going to speculate as to who the nominee ultimately will be. You're right. Other people could get in the race. We could see Ken Paxton decide once the polls, the numbers close and it looks like he can't win, we may see him decide to run for attorney general again, which he's done for two cycles because otherwise he's out of a job and out of politics for the rest of his, his career. So I really don't think it would be useful for me to speculate as to that. But traditionally what I've done, I've always done a support the nominee in my party, no matter who it is.

[Buck Sexton]

Senator John Cornyn, appreciate you being with us, sir, from the great state of Texas. We'll talk to you again.

[Senator John Cornyn]

Thanks, guys. Appreciate it.

[Buck Sexton]

It's really, we got, we got to have on, we had Paxton on to talk about Texas, but we got to have him back. If I didn't realize that, you know, we got in the primary thing here. So we'll have Paxton on to make.

[Clay Travis]

His look, this is going to be we, we've got Kentucky, we have got Georgia, we have got Texas. Just off the top of my head right now, big bruising. It appears Republican primaries that are going to have to play themselves out in the Senate side before we even get into the general.

[Buck Sexton]

And we don't, we don't, as you know, we do not as a rule endorse in a Republican primary. So we will put that offer out for or the opponent here to come on as well and make his case. But I was very curious to hear about the particularly Clay, the, the Senate confirmation stuff that's going on. Senator Corden spoke to that is, it's a big deal and that's why the Democrats are doing everything they can to stop it. Because every one of these judges is there forever. I mean, not forever, but you know, they're, they're lifetime appointments. This is a big move every time you get another judge on. And they can make an enormous difference. And then there's also the US Attorneys who are not getting through. So they're just trying to do whatever they can to gum up the machinery of the Trump justice side of the equation. And we got to put a stop to that. When a natural disaster strikes, will you be able to reach your loved ones? Rapid Radios delivers peace of mind when it matters most. These are modern day walkie talkies built to communicate on a nationwide LTE network. So distance is not a problem. I've told you about my own story, how I was able to stay in contact with my in laws in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene when communication was tough. I was able to just press a button and talk to them loud and clear. There are a lot of testimonials out there from all of you about Rapid Radios as well. This one from Mrs. Stinson sticks out. I was able to check on my elderly parents and my brother immediately. Group talk or private? Just like the old Nextel, they will program everything to all Rapid Radios before they are shipped to you. I I highly recommend their products. End quote. That was the review. Look, Mrs. Stinson knows she's speaking the truth. No monthly fees and pre programmed simplicity. Rapid Radios keeps you connected when everything else goes dark. Trusted Tested, legit. Visit rapid radios.com today. That's rapidradios.com you know them as conservative radio hosts.

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[Clay Travis]

Welcome back in Clay Travis Buck Sexton show Our thanks to Senator John Cornyn. We had Attorney General Ken Paxton on earlier this week and I just mentioned, I mean, I, I think we can reiterate it. There are going to be some big time primary battles. I know there's three major candidates running in the Kentucky Senate race, at least two running in Cornyn and Paxton in Texas. In Georgia right now, there are three different Republicans running in the Senate. This is not even getting into the governor's races and the primary season, everything else, we try to ensure that we give everybody the opportunity to talk to you in the primary process. So we're not perfect on that, but we had Ken Paxton on earlier this week and so Cornyn is on as well. And we asked both of them about the race. They get the opportunity to tell you all over Texas exactly why they think you should support them and why their opponent is not the right choice. And so we try to be fair about that and make sure that we give equal opportunity. A lot of times we actually stay out of even having congressional candidates on because those races are so much smaller and there's so many people running that it's very hard until the nominee is in for us to have multiple people on. For instance, Buck, my Congress seat, Tennessee 7, where I live, the congressman is leaving, Mark Green, we've had him on the show quite a lot. I think there's eight guys running in an October primary here in my, my district. We're not going to have all eight of those guys on. So whoever the nominee is, we will eventually have on. But it gets hard, you guys can well understand. But in a battle that big that's going to be that costly in Texas or in Kentucky or in Georgia, for instance, in the Senate universe, we want to make sure that we have people on. So anyway, we got a couple of questions about that. You can go, you know, make sure that we're on top of that. But I think as soon as Ken.

[Buck Sexton]

I forgot that's a Maya culpa. I forgot that we had asked Paxton or you, you asked Paxton about the primary yesterday. I know we just had him on. So I think that's, you know, that's fair enough for now as we get Closer. We can have them both back and they can make the pitch to you. We certainly don't endorse anybody, but we also want to be fair on these Senate races because I know we got our Texan. Our Texan audience is passionate about their Texan representation. I will say that much. There are strong opinions. Strong opinions that are coming through.

[Clay Travis]

To be sure.

[Buck Sexton]

You want to do some. I was going to pull a quick talk back here.

[Clay Travis]

Do you? Yeah, let's do ll here because it's responding to what we just talked about. Llc.

[Buck Sexton]

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[Senator John Cornyn]

Tell you what, they want me to quit going to a Mexican restaurant. Mexican people gonna suffer. All my friends, my Hispanic friends, just like canceling the all star game in Atlanta, who suffered. All the black folks who were trying to work that game.

[Clay Travis]

He's right. When you tell people, hey, don't go support the businesses of Mexican, Hispanic minority businesses, you're telling on yourself. These white women left wingers with their broken brains. We'll play a ton of your talkbacks. We got some fabulous ones when we come back. But in the meantime, look, we want to make sure that you're safe. And as school goes back into session, maybe your kids are riding the school bus. Maybe you got sons or daughters that are off to college. Maybe just in your life, you got a little bit more nervousness about crime. But maybe you also have what we have here in the Travis household. Teenagers going in and out of the house all the time. So you want to protect yourself, but you want to do it without using lethal methods. That's what Sabre is all about. The website saberradio.com, they've got pepper sprays, pepper gels, projectile devices. They're all proudly made here in the good old usa the projectile devices in the shape of either a pistol or a rifle, recommended by many law enforcement officials. You can defend yourself with Sabers products. 15% off right now@sabre radio.com. that's sabre radio.com.

[Buck Sexton]

All right, welcome back in here. We are inundated with talkbacks right now from all of you on a range of subjects. I wanted to rack them and stack them here and get your voices on these topics, which range from essential to the future of the republic to perhaps a tad silly.

[Clay Travis]

But we have.

[Buck Sexton]

We have it all here. We cover all the things on Clay and Buck. This is a. An all of the above show. And we have. Let's start with Melissa. This is a Melissa in San Antonio who listens on the great woai. Play it.

[Clay Travis]

Hey, guys, it's Melissa.

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In San Antonio, Texas. I wanted to let you guys know that 10 years ago I went on a blind date with a young man who took me to a very nice Italian restaurant and did pay with a gift card. This past May, we celebrated our eight year wedding anniversary. But trust me, I still give him crap about paying with that gift card.

[Buck Sexton]

So she kind of saved you there at the end, Clay. But that's clearly going in the. You know, maybe some. Some people. Doesn't bother.

[Clay Travis]

Happy anniversary. Melissa overlooked it. She overlooked it. Hey, by the way, if you're really.

[Buck Sexton]

This, this guy, like, this guy probably had abs. This guy probably looked like, like Ali's husband. Like, you know what I mean? This guy could sell men's bathing suits or something.

[Clay Travis]

I. If you got the gift, but a lot of people went away. And if you missed it yesterday, I said there's no marriage that has ever occurred where a man paid for the first date with a gift card at Chili's, at Bottomless Wings, at. At. At any of the Buffalo Wild Wings. So, Melissa, congratulations. Maybe duck out and go find the waiter with the card so she doesn't see. But I actually would like to hear from Melissa about what her thought process was on that first date. The blind date, when he played with the gift.

[Buck Sexton]

I'm telling you, he. He had some. Matt, he had some magic, something going on there. There. There was an X factor that this guy brought to the table. I mean, Clay, was he 6 3? Was he 6 4? We all know some of these. Some of these ladies, the height thing, which I personally don't under. And that whenever I say this because you're so short, people. Someone came up to me. Actually, no one person came up to me in Highlands. So, like, you're much taller than I thought you'd be. Do I look really short? What is this? They've said it to you too. Clay and I, and they didn't pick us for this reason, put us together. We are both six feet tall. We are not lying to you. We. You can stand us back to back. I mean, you know, Clay might be like. Like an eighth of an inch taller or something. We are both six feet tall. And it's like. But people are shocked by this, which I don't know.

[Clay Travis]

My favorite is my wife is 5:2. And I said, if I were 5:8, would you have dated me? She said, probably not.

[Buck Sexton]

I know. Oh, Carrie.

[Clay Travis]

Carrie's.

[Buck Sexton]

I think five three. Honey, how tall are you? I think she's five three, maybe five four. And she also was like, you were. I like I just was. I just was calling off for the amusement park. You know what I mean? Yeah, I just made the cut. All right, let's get to Dustin from Maricopa, Arizona, listens on KFYI. This is B.B. hey, Clay and Buck. Dustin from Maricopa, Arizona.

[Senator John Cornyn]

Hey, Clay.

[Buck Sexton]

You should put a poll up on Twitter or X and see which one's worse.

[Senator John Cornyn]

Using a gift certificate for your first date or showing up on a date.

[Buck Sexton]

On an E Scooter like the Bucksta.

[Clay Travis]

Can I just. You tell me, New York City, how often do people go to dates on E Scooters? I honestly have no idea.

[Buck Sexton]

Well, why are we limiting it to New York City? There's E Scooters all over Miami. And.

[Clay Travis]

Okay, no one in Nashville would show up for a gate for a gate for a date on an E Scooter and have any success in life at all. So I think it has to be a city that is compact, where people regularly. I don't know how often people show up on scooters. Like, if I were meeting.

[Buck Sexton]

If you put out that poll, I'll just say I. It could go either way for me. I. I think probably scooter is a little worse, but I think it would be like a 55, 45 pole situation.

[Clay Travis]

If I had a buddy and I was like, hey, let's go meet for a beer. And he showed up on a scooter in Nashville with a helmet on, I. He would never hear the end of it from me. I think he would just immediately turn around and leave.

[Buck Sexton]

I wasn't wearing a helmet because helmets don't fit my giant head. So don't worry about that, all right? There's no helmet with my E Scooter to be safe. That's true. CC Debbie from Long Beach, California, listens on Keib the Patriot. What's going on? Let's play it.

[Clay Travis]

Hi, Clay and Buck. This is Debbie from Long Beach. About the gift certificate. On the first date at a restaurant. Restaurant. It wouldn't bother me at all because I would look for so many other things besides how he paid. I would look for. Did he hold my chair for me? Did he open my car door? Did he chew with his mouth closed? Was he sweet? Was he funny? Did he have a good sense of humor? So many more things than how he paid.

[Buck Sexton]

Can I say Debbie could do voiceover work?

[Clay Travis]

I would say Debbie has an unbelievable voice. She sounds like somebody who. Yeah, legit. Could be a voice actor. Maybe she is. She's out in California. Frank in Columbia, South Carolina. Gamecock country what you got?

[Buck Sexton]

My wife and I's first date was for coffee and hers was free because.

[Clay Travis]

I whipped out my five punches and.

[Buck Sexton]

You get a free cup of coffee card. So. Yeah, on our very first day.

[Senator John Cornyn]

Oh, no.

[Clay Travis]

My wife's coffee was free and she.

[Big Three Basketball Announcer]

Saw.

[Buck Sexton]

But it was almost.

[Clay Travis]

Frank is amazing.

[Senator John Cornyn]

He's leading right into it.

[Clay Travis]

The punch card. You're punching a girl on the first date. You pulled out your coffee club punch card.

[Buck Sexton]

Frank, can we just say. Can we just say, Frank, you're a champion. Obviously you won the race. You've got your lovely wife and. But I'm telling you, man, you, you, you stepped into that race with it with a satchel of rocks on your back, man. That's not an easy one to pull off. So good on you.

[Clay Travis]

Can you imagine pulling out the punch card? You're not even gonna throw down the $4 for her cup of coffee. You're like, hey, it's buy one, get one free, babe. I just. Wow. I can't believe that worked, Jerry. Great.

[Buck Sexton]

Great. Yeah, play it.

[Clay Travis]

My brother in law took a date.

[Buck Sexton]

Out using a Home Depot rental truck for delivery.

[Senator John Cornyn]

And he picked her up and they.

[Clay Travis]

Went on their date, but he was.

[Buck Sexton]

Only allowed to use it for 75 minutes.

[Clay Travis]

So apparently the date was kind of cut short.

[Buck Sexton]

Can I just. I'm going to throw something out there. I actually think that this is, I wouldn't view this as a negative if you leaned into it and you made it a conversation piece because it's so, it's so crazy that it's funny. Like if you showed up in a U Haul van to pick a girl up on a date, you clearly, if you have a story for it, even if you have to make the story up, I think that that's a good way to weed out whether somebody has a sense of humor or not. Right? Like that's, I, it's so, it's. To me, it's. It's so crazy that it, it works. That's what I would say.

[Clay Travis]

I just. Does he not have a car otherwise? Was he so scrimped or cramped for time that he wasn't able to actually drive a normal vehicle? I have actually more questions about that. It's very funny to get picked up. I mean, I guess it's like kind of the equivalent of getting picked up in like a FedEx truck, which I'm sure is a big no. No. Because I'm sure you're not supposed to take girls out on dates in a UPS or a FedEx truck or a police car. Did you? We talk about the guys at the fire department who picked up the hot chicks and drove them and they got in trouble, right?

[Buck Sexton]

I mean, you know, if you're going to be a fireman, you can't pick up a hot lady and give her a ride on the fire truck. Come on. What? I thought this was America.

[Clay Travis]

I think it was New York City. The fire guys like were driving. By the way, this is. Oh wow, Mike, with the illegal use of the hose line there, I, I'm not surprised at all that firemen would pick up cute girls on the street. But evidently the girls were posting about it and it was a huge controversy in New York City.

[Buck Sexton]

But I think the FDNY has got.

[Clay Travis]

To get a carve out.

[Buck Sexton]

You know, if she's like a solid seven or above, she gets a free ride to where she has to go, her next destination. I don't think that's a big deal. But yeah, they got in trouble for that one GG listener Jeff from Minnesota.

[Clay Travis]

I can see it now. Dana White hosting UFC on the lawn of the White House with an opening bout of buck schooling the 66 year old in tennis. Let's get it rolling. This is very, very funny. Yesterday a 66 year old called out Bucks tennis. By the way, we got one more. This is actually good advice, I think. Always pay. If you are a man listening to us right now and you go out for a first date and, and by the way, if you're a woman listening to us and the guy's like, hey, let's split, run as fast as you can in the opposite direction. That is not a dude you want to be with. He might as well be wearing a male feminist T shirt. Todd FF had this to say.

[Senator John Cornyn]

Hey guys, I once took a girl.

[Buck Sexton]

Out and she tried to split the check and I picked it up, looked.

[Senator John Cornyn]

Her straight in the face and said.

[Buck Sexton]

What kind of guys you been hanging out with that don't pay for the check?

[Clay Travis]

And you know, I didn't marry that.

[Buck Sexton]

Girl, but it definitely scored me some points.

[Clay Travis]

No doubt. And by the way.

[Buck Sexton]

Oh, go ahead. I was going to say that I.

[Clay Travis]

Was going to play this, but if you missed it earlier, Buck has been challenged on his ability to hit 100 mile an hour serve. Lots of people in the comments, not very, very favorable here, but it, excuse.

[Buck Sexton]

Me, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. The comments are about 70, 30 doubters versus supporters. OK, 70% doubters, which they're not good at math or they have bad eyesight, but 30% are like, yeah, no, that's about 100 miles an hour.

[Clay Travis]

So I'm just saying JJ's got your back here, Lawrence in San Antonio. Listen, all right.

[Buck Sexton]

I believe you can hit 102.

[Senator John Cornyn]

My name is Lawrence.

[Buck Sexton]

You played in college? I played anyone who is skilled. If you look at the length of the arm and the length of the.

[Senator John Cornyn]

Tennis racket and the snap at the.

[Buck Sexton]

Top of the serve with brand new tennis balls on a first serve, yes, I believe you can hit, let's say 102. That's my bet. How do I send you $5 for the bet?

[Clay Travis]

This would be fun. How far do you think you could kick a field goal? Have you ever thought about this?

[Buck Sexton]

I mean I was a reasonable high school soccer player. Like reasonable not good. So you know, I didn't play in like Olympic development programs. Although one of my kids on my, one of the guys on my team did.

[Clay Travis]

I.

[Buck Sexton]

That's why I know what that is. He was much better than me. I don't know what's, what's like, what's like, what's reasonable athleticism but not good. That's where I would put myself with kicking a football at. I am not good at throwing a football. I'm good at throwing a baseball. I shouldn't say good. I'm reasonable throwing a baseball. I do not have a good spiral. That is what, because I never played football.

[Clay Travis]

I would think that you, if you played soccer and you have decent technique, I would think most decent guy soccer players would be able to make a 20ish yard field goal without too much difficulty. So that would be.

[Buck Sexton]

I would have thought I could hit 30. That would have been my guess. But maybe that's a little too far.

[Clay Travis]

No, I think 25 is probably a good over under. I don't know, I haven't actually tried this. But if you have decent foot contact and you're. And you have a decent foot strength, I think 25 yards is a, is a very reasonable potential.

[Buck Sexton]

You have video of you doing a field go turning. This show is turning the clay and buck middle aged man Olympics here.

[Clay Travis]

I've never, I don't know that I've tried a field goal. My brother in law tore his. I think he tore his like hamstring trying to prove.

[Buck Sexton]

Oh no.

[Clay Travis]

That he could kick a 30 yard field goal. I mean again a lot of this stuff just comes down to stretching. I was mentioning because we were talking about your hundred mile an hour and I was talking about throwing and a ton of people reached out to me and they said, you know, when you're trying to do that laser at a minor league baseball game or a. I think they still have them at a few major league teams. Not like you're getting loose at all. So you're just stepping in raw if you're not loose. The older you get, the more likely you are to pull something. Somebody said to me once, and I think it's accurate, that the definition of age is you go to bed feeling great and wake up feeling like crap, right? Like you just wake up and your shoulder somehow hurts and you're like, all I did was get into bed, right? It's not like I went and did a triathlon. I think there's a lot of truth to that. You go to bed, you're like, man, that was a great day. I feel fantastic. Let me go ahead and turn on the lights. Next morning you wake up and you're just in pain. That is the definition of getting old and middle aged man. Olympics is it's really easy to hurt yourself if you have not gotten loose beforehand.

[Buck Sexton]

Wasn't there the comedian who's the comedian who. There's video of him, he tried to dunk and I think he like, he like ripped his hamstring and broke his knee at the same time. I mean he actually, it's actually harsh to watch because he really messed himself up. So yeah, guys, make sure you stretch, stretch those hammies. It's very, it's very important. Look, I can think of presidents who have had to save our economy, like Franklin Roosevelt, but I can't think of one who's done more to stimulate new spending and new investment here than President Trump. This administration's efforts to put a plan into action to grow our economy, they're phenomenal. It has a positive effect and it will have an effect on our national debt. It's going to benefit every American. But you have to take care of yourself. You have to plan for your own financial future. You can't leave it up to Trump and this administration. Saving and investing and long term planning is critical. So having some of your savings and retirement in gold, not just cash gold, makes sense. Gold has grown 40% in value in the last year. Imagine if you converted some of your cash, just some of your cash, to gold a year ago. If you don't own gold yet, you should be giving it serious consideration. Birch Gold Group makes owning physical gold very easy. They easily convert an existing IRA or 401k into a tax sheltered IRA in physical gold. Text my name. Buck to 98. 98 98. Birch Gold will send you a free Info kit on Gold Text my name Buck to 989898 Birch Gold will send you that free info kit on Gold today.

[Clay Travis]

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[Senator John Cornyn]

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[Christiane Amanpour]

We were married for 20 years and divorced for seven. Now we've joined forces on the X Files to make sense of how we ended up with no World Order. Listen to Christiane Amanpour presents the X files on the iHeartRadio app, Apple, Apple Podcast or wherever you listen to podcasts.

[Clay Travis]

Welcome back in Clay Travis Buck Sexton Show. Appreciate all of you and the fabulous interactions. Those talk backs are absolutely doing an incredible job of interacting with the program and you can go sign up for those Talkbacks. Use the iHeartRadio app. It's really easy to record and you don't have to wait in line. You give us 30 seconds, your take and we can run through a lot of them in a hurry. So I think it's a fabulous way to interact. Also, we're everywhere. We're on YouTube. Hopefully soon we're going to have all three hours of the program up there on video. In the meantime, you can go subscribe there, you can find us on Facebook, you can find us on Twitter, you can find us on Instagram. Basically anywhere that exists in social media, you can find us there. And we want to encourage you to continue to support. We had a big call, excited about this. Crockett Coffee. Get subscribed right now. Use code book. You get an autographed copy of my book that is out right now, American Playbook. And come the fall I'll have a new book out called Balls, which I would love if you guys would go pre order. And Buck will have a new book out in January. My book's all about how young men, sports fans and Trump saved America in the 2024 election. I think it's going to be a lot of fun. That book is Balls. It's easy to find. It's up on Amazon and I'm told pre orders are fabulous. So we would appreciate it. Buck's book will be up in January. Is yours up on Amazon yet? Do you know, is the COVID up? Is it like out there? It will be.

[Buck Sexton]

As soon as it's up, I'll put out the announcement. You know, guys, just buy two books at once, you know what I mean?

[Clay Travis]

That's right. Just a good mood.

[Buck Sexton]

Preordering twice. Just pre order to just go for it.

[Clay Travis]

I had a dinner with my editor last night and he said the pre order is incredibly important because it dictates where your book gets placed in books bookstores. And we want these things to help to influence the national discourse. And so if you can go search my name, Clay Travis, go sign up for the book. The book is Balls. Good book to give. If you're trying to figure out your kids, your grandkids, you got boys in the family and you're trying to understand the world they're living in. That's the prism through which I tried to dive in. Joe in Huntington Beach, California. You've been to Huntington Beach? It's one of the most beautiful places in America. Am 1150 the patriot. What you got for us, Joe? You guys are hilarious. A couple of 40 something year old.

[Buck Sexton]

Guys trying to hang on to your youth, trying to hang on to your athletic progress prowess.

[Clay Travis]

There's no way buck can serve 100 miles an hour. There's no way Clay can swim from Alcatraz to the mainland. I will bet a steak dinner for both of you, but it's like a parlay.

[Senator John Cornyn]

You have to win both in order.

[Clay Travis]

For you to win the bet.

[Buck Sexton]

Otherwise you got to buy me steak.

[Senator John Cornyn]

Dinner and my date.

[Clay Travis]

I'm more Confident in Bucks 100 mile an hour serve right now than I am me swimming from Alcatraz. I think I might have to get rescued. But if I train for it by next year, I'm very confident I'll make that.

[Buck Sexton]

I've been clear about this from the beginning. When Clays wins from Alcatraz, I'm going to be in the launch boat next to him saying faster Clay, faster. Staying nice and warm, maybe with some hot cocoa.

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[Senator John Cornyn]

And I'm Jamie Rubin, a former advisor to both Presidents Clinton and Biden.

[Christiane Amanpour]

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[Buck Sexton]

I'm Rodney Williams.

[Clay Travis]

And I'm Travis Holloway. Welcome to the wealthbreak podcast, a real conversation about finance.

[Big Three Basketball Announcer]

Let's be honest, building wealth doesn't look the same for everyone.

[Clay Travis]

I feel like sometimes being broke is a cycle and that we might have to revisit that and we're not stopping at success stories.

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[Buck Sexton]

Because wealth isn't just about money, it's.

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About creating a life where you thrive.

[Buck Sexton]

And help others do the same.

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