1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to today's edition of The Clay Travis and Buck 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: Sexton Show podcast. Welcome in everybody. Wednesday edition of The 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show kicks off right now, 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: my friends. Great things happening when it comes to Trump 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: two point oh the next administration. We're seeing more and 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: more of his picks. We'll give you the latest on 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: who's going to be doing what why. It matters what 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: we know about these individuals. But this is a Trump 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: team that is assembling a collection of all stars to 10 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: be in top roles to enact the agenda. To yeah, 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: I say, make America great again, to do the best 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: things possible for the future of this country. You can 13 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,639 Speaker 1: pick your phrase play. But it's looking really good so far. 14 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: We'll break down where Pete hegseath Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswami, 15 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: John Ratcliffe, where all of them are fitting, where these 16 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: chessboard pieces are going as of the last twenty four hours. 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: I'm very encouraged by all this. I would tell you 18 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: if I wasn't. I think that this is really showing 19 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: you that they mean business with this administration. There is 20 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: there's no learning curve, and that's important because right, Clay, 21 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: if you agree eighteen months, they got eighteen months to 22 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: do huge things. After that, it all turns into, oh, 23 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: what about the midterms, and then it turns into Trump's 24 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: a lamb duck and eighteen months to save the country. 25 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: That has to be the mantra. And maybe eighteen is 26 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: too generous. It might be one year, right, it might 27 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: be twelve months. 28 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 2: And this is where a lot of people said, Okay, 29 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,279 Speaker 2: how is Trump two point oh going to be different 30 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 2: than Trump one point zero buck? Trump one point oh 31 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 2: was a holy crap, we won. Now we have to 32 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: figure out how to staff the entire government. Trump was 33 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: an outsider without traditional allies inside of the government, and frankly, 34 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: I think he would say it was really difficult to 35 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: know who you could trust and who you should put 36 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: in positions of power. Everything that he's done so far, 37 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: every announcement that he has made, has suggested I'm the 38 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: president and I'm putting people in who can make a 39 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 2: tremendous difference for what I care about. That's what the 40 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 2: president should be doing. And there doesn't seem to be 41 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 2: any identity politics associated with this. It's just Trump finding 42 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: guys and gals that he believes our full adherence to 43 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 2: his policies that he is going to put in place 44 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 2: to execute the game plan that he cares about the most. 45 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 2: And I think it's seismically different already. And how smooth 46 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: he's been. 47 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: I love some of these picks. You can go back, 48 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,839 Speaker 1: I mean, Clay and I. The thing is, we tell 49 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: you what we think and you go back. You can listen. 50 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: As a matter of public record. In twenty sixteen, I 51 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: was like, Trump is amazing. And then some of the 52 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: picks that he was making, I was like, I don't 53 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: know if that's who I go with, but it's okay, 54 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's his call, his choice. They have 55 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: they have learned a lot. You know, Susie Wiles is 56 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: very shrewd. She she's looking for competency and loyalty together 57 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: in these picks. Now, let's get into some of the names. Okay, 58 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: we're we're giving you the broad strokes. The big one 59 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: that I got to tell you, Clay my phone, it 60 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: was I was like, you know, did North Korea just 61 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: invade Santa Monica? Like what is going on? My phone 62 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: goes nuts all of a sudden, they say, did you 63 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: see about heg Seth and how fortunately I know it's 64 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: a point D time, so I wasn't like, oh my god, 65 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: it's Pete okay, and everyone's saying, do you see about 66 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: heg Seth our friend, Pete hegg Seth, who is a 67 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: weekend host on Fox and Friends Now And before I 68 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: say anything else, a longtime veteran of the United States Army, 69 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: served in a rock, served the Afghanistan, ser of the 70 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: Guantanamo Bay, went to Princeton, went to Harvard, worked on 71 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: veterans affairs. I just want to put that out there 72 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: right away, because the media is all news host, you know, 73 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: like they're doing the usual stuff. Pete Hegseth has been 74 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: named as Trump's appointee for Secretary of Defense. I had 75 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: veteran friends of mine and special operations guys who were 76 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: all saying, you know, Pete, I'm so excited. You know 77 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: he's up for this, right, like he's gonna do amazing things. 78 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,919 Speaker 1: I said, absolutely, he's gonna do great things here. So 79 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: we can talk more about that one. I think it's 80 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: the one clay that the the left, the Democrats, the system, 81 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: the swamp is the most freaked out. Yeah, so far right, 82 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: I pretty pretty clearly. I mean I started my career 83 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: in media in twenty eleven. That was when I officially 84 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: like got rid of I think that's when my clearances lapsed, 85 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: and you know, I left government. I went to work 86 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: for Glenn Beck's The Blaze and we had a show 87 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: called Real News, and one of our most frequent panelists 88 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: in those early days was Pete hegg Sets. So Pete 89 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: and I go back a long ways. I know you 90 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: were with him just on election night, right. I was 91 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: with him for about seven hours on election night. So 92 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: it's funny. 93 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,119 Speaker 2: I called you because I was picking up my kids 94 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: at school and my phone blew up as as it 95 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 2: often does not in the Hamask blow up way, with 96 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: text messages about about Pete. 97 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: And obviously I work at Fox News. I know Pete well. 98 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 2: I was celebrating the Trump win with him, But if 99 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 2: he knew that Defense secretary was in play, huge poker face. 100 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 2: I mean, he was just incredibly excited that Trump had 101 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 2: gotten the win. And I think super smart. He's been 102 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 2: on this show a bunch buck. I think he's gonna 103 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 2: do a really good job. 104 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: I'll put it to you this way. Also, first of all, 105 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: I know Pete very very high. IQ absolutely loves veterans 106 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: and loves our military, I mean, loves the men and 107 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: women who serve. There's no question about that. And veterans 108 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: know this, and he has a long history of so 109 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: I know he'll be active in the sense he'll be 110 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: running the Pentagon. But people who are in that family 111 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 1: of the United States Military, Pete Hexth truly cares about 112 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: them and wants to do great things for those who 113 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: are still serving. And by the way, I haven't I 114 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: don't think we've seen who the VA, who's gonna have 115 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: the VA, But whoever that is, they'll get whatever support 116 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: they need, certainly from Pete and from Trumpet from the 117 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: whole administration. Clay I had heard in back channel previously 118 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: that Pete was considered for Veterans Affairs, so it was 119 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: not you know which the cabinet position. Was not surprising 120 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: to me that he was in the mix for an 121 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: appointee slot like this, But Secretary of Defense. I mean, really, 122 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: for most people, the big three are President, Secretary Defense, 123 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: Secretary of State. In terms of appointments, Attorney General, I 124 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: think is massively Maybe because I'm a lawyer and I'm 125 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: a legal nerd like I think that one is now 126 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: bigger than it used to be. Looms larger in the 127 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: minds of the public because Clay that used to be 128 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: almost considered a nonpartisan, functionary position, and now you know, 129 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: you need a warrior. You need somebody that will fight 130 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: back against the forces of the deep state and of 131 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: the far left trying to weaponize the law. So that's critical. 132 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: We haven't even gotten some of the other appointments and Clay, 133 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: I'll just throw them out there. I want to you know, 134 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: you can you can give me your your quick reaction 135 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: on these ones, not that we can really do a 136 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: quick one, because it's pretty amazing. 137 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 2: Elone, some breakthrows that just happened. Buck john Thune has 138 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 2: been elected Senate Majority Leader. 139 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: So Rick Scott came on. 140 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 2: Tried to make an argument it's a closed not public vote, 141 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 2: So I have not seen the numbers yet of how 142 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: the voting went to the extent that they're going to 143 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 2: publicly release that at all. But john Thune is replacing 144 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 2: Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader. Trump did not weigh 145 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 2: in interestingly and decide to say put his finger on 146 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 2: the scale. He's already endorsed Mike Johnson for speaker. But 147 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 2: that literally just breaking right now. I appreciate this. 148 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: I was being too positive and half be not sounding 149 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: enough like the e or that I can be. And 150 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: so Clay is bringing me back down to reality here 151 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: with this breaking news that Thune will be sent at 152 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: majority leader. It should have been Rick Scott. I let's 153 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: just be this is not the time for anyone to 154 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: hold back on what they believe in, what they think 155 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: because the future of the country is so much in play. 156 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: I don't get it. Maybe we can invite on, We'll 157 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: bighte on Ted Cruz, We'll bite on some senators that 158 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: we know. I think we'll be willing to at least 159 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: explain how this process went. I don't think they'll tell 160 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: us about the secret vote necessarily because it's a secret. 161 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:39,319 Speaker 1: But to me, look, this isn't it's not a It's disappointing, 162 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: but I don't think it should interrupt our flow here. 163 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: Of well, it's interrupting the flow. Fine, I don't know, Clay, 164 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,319 Speaker 1: you've made me sad. Now you talked for a minute. 165 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: I'm with that out publicly. 166 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 2: I don't think that I think Trump is going to 167 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 2: have so much power in terms of the number of 168 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 2: people that are pulling in the same direction for his 169 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 2: agenda that I don't think who Senate majority leader is 170 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 2: is going to dictate what is able and not able 171 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 2: to be passed. I do think that the senators there 172 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 2: feel like there are procedural hurdles and a learning curve 173 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 2: that they feel like John Thune is more capable of 174 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 2: managing than Rick Scott. I would have, probably if I 175 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 2: were in the Senate right now, voted for Rick Scott. 176 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 2: I probably would have if I were a senator right now. 177 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 2: I'm curious to see what the total vote reflects, because 178 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 2: I think he. 179 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: Is more likely to support Trump. 180 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 2: And Trump just won a you know, pretty substantial election victory, 181 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 2: and so we should do whatever we can to make 182 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 2: sure his policies are implemented. 183 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take us back into happy land here for 184 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: a second. Yes, it was breaking news, and Clay is 185 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: right to break in with it, so I give him 186 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 1: full credit. But okay, let's get to Elon and Elon 187 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: and Vivek. Okay, yay, Elon and Viveke. From a President 188 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: Trump's statement on this, I am pleased to announce that 189 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: the great Elon Musk working in conjunction with American patriot 190 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: Vivek Ramaswami will leave the Department of Government Efficiency Doze Doge. 191 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: Together these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for 192 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut 193 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies essential to the Save 194 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: America movement. This will send shockwaves through the system and 195 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: anyone involved in government waste, which is a lot of people, 196 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: according to mister musk Clay after the deportation of criminal aliens, 197 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: and I think we need to start specifying that because 198 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: we're not going to be able to even look at 199 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: the cases of you know, kindly old grandmas who are 200 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: here illegal for years, no matter how fast we try 201 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: to ramp up deportation. So let's not get all caught 202 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: up in what will be a more difficult conversation or 203 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: more difficult situation. Right now, it can just be sending 204 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: people home to their home countries who are criminals, who 205 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: have done criminal stuff here or who have serious criminal 206 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 1: records when they entered. They've all got to go clay, 207 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 1: depending on the s and we're talking millions of people 208 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: that would be millions of people, certainly a couple two 209 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: to three million. I don't even know what the full 210 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: estimates are. No one does right now, because it would 211 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: be everybody in custody who's in illegal as well as 212 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: anyone else who's floating around who should have been deported 213 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: under existing orders. No more sanctuary city crap. Sorry, I'm 214 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: getting diverted because I get excited about that subject. But 215 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: Clay Clay, this I think is number two. The Elon 216 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: Vivek Vivek mission of truly training the swamp is they're 217 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: showing up like the guys that drain the pool at 218 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: the end of the season, to drain this swamp. Both 219 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: of these guys have run successful businesses. Elon arguably is 220 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: the most successful businessman in any of our lives. I mean, 221 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: I think if you consider Tesla's SpaceX boring company, what 222 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: he's doing now with Twitter, no one else has had 223 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: as big of an impact in any of our lives 224 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: as what Evon is doing. And you have to look 225 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: at the government. I have said this for a while. 226 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 2: Easily half of all federal employees could be fired and 227 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 2: the government would work just as efficiently. I think numbers 228 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 2: probably seventy five percent Buck. They don't even bother going 229 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: into office. I mean, one of the things Trump's going 230 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 2: to have to do, I think when he returns is 231 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 2: just say, hey, if you're a federal employee, you have 232 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 2: to be here five days a week, and if you 233 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:34,559 Speaker 2: don't show up five days a week, we're going to 234 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 2: fire you. I think that's an easy message to send. 235 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: I will tell you you know my experience the CIA, 236 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,079 Speaker 1: and I think we discussed this before the show, but 237 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: any was asking yes. Trump and I did have a 238 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: conversation in twenty twenty about me being the cabinet appointee 239 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: for I think set. 240 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 2: It on the air with us that he was having 241 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 2: a CIA director. So I'm I'm I am very committed 242 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 2: to what we are doing right now. But there was 243 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 2: if anyone was wondering, Yeah, we had had talks before 244 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 2: about that and when the President asked you to come 245 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 2: to the Oval office and discuss whether you would serve 246 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 2: the answer is yes, But that was back. 247 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: In the day. I am totally committed to what we're 248 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: doing here now, and this is the best way that 249 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: I can help the country, I think is to be 250 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: a part of Clay and Buck and what we're doing 251 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: here on this show, because I've gotten some emails and 252 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: text messages Clay about this. But now I just lost 253 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: my train of thought. Where was I a second ago? 254 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: We were talking. 255 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 2: About the impact of what ELA and in the federal 256 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 2: government and workforce and everything else. 257 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: My experience in the CIA was, and look, I'll be 258 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: I wasn't there that long, but I briefed the president 259 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: a few times. I mean, I was pretty damn good 260 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: at what I did, and that was that was widely 261 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: recognized inside the building. I can tell you this, Clay, 262 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: ten percent of that building shouldn't be there because they're 263 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: actually against the mission, meaning that they're ideologically opposed to 264 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: particularly if there's a Republican administration, and it might even 265 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: be more like twenty percent, then call it. You know, 266 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 1: seventy or eighty percent are just showing up. And then 267 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: ten percent are the true public servants who view this 268 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: as a mission, as a calling, and they are badasses. 269 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: Even in the CIA, my friends, there are people who 270 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: if you got to know them, you would realize, oh 271 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: my god, these guys and gals are absolutely the real deal. 272 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: You know, go back and watch zero Dark thirty, Like 273 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: those people exist and they are real, but Clay to 274 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: the point about elon very small percent of the whole, 275 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: very small percent of the whole. 276 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 2: We'll come back and talk a little bit more about 277 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 2: the Senate Majority Leader vote. There are some reports out 278 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 2: there about how the vote tally went, and we'll discuss 279 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 2: that and more. 280 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: Obviously, Trump is in DC. 281 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 2: We'll keep rolling in the event that there's any public 282 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 2: availability there. Conquering hero landing and being back after the 283 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 2: biggest victory for any Republicans since nineteen eighty eight, it's 284 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 2: got to feel pretty good when you land there at 285 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 2: Reagan National Airport. There's a company in Michigan making a 286 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 2: name for themselves by making old school walkie talkies with 287 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 2: a modern twist for adults called rapid radios. 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Here are the numbers on the 304 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 2: Senate majority race. These are out there the voting. It's private. 305 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 2: Some people came out and said how they were voting. 306 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 2: John Thune got twenty three votes in the inaugural vote 307 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 2: the opening vote, John Cornyn fifteen, Rick Scott thirteen, so 308 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 2: he came in third place. Rick Scott was then eliminated 309 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 2: narrowly losing to John Cornyn, and then Thune beat Cornyn 310 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 2: twenty nine to twenty four to become Senate Majority leader. 311 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 2: So that is a very close final race and a 312 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 2: close I would say first ballot race as well. But 313 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 2: that is what the data reflects. By the way, we 314 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 2: don't need guest schedule today. So if you are out 315 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 2: there and you would like to confess to us that 316 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 2: you lied to family and actually voted for Trump. Could 317 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 2: be husband, could be wife, could be mom, dad, whoever 318 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 2: it is, brother, sister, we are offering you today Confessions 319 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 2: eight hundred and two eight two two eight eight two. 320 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 2: Now let me say this, Buck, I do not want 321 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 2: people to call in and say I didn't lie. When 322 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:16,479 Speaker 2: I am asking for one particular type of caller, I 323 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 2: don't need to hear from you that you did the 324 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 2: opposite of which I am asking for callers. So I 325 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:24,640 Speaker 2: do not want people to call in and say. 326 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: I told everybody. 327 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 2: There's lots of you. There's seventy some odd five million 328 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 2: of you me Buck, that all said hey, we're going 329 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 2: to tell you exactly how we're voting. I'm talking about 330 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 2: people who want to make the confession to just a 331 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 2: few million of our friends out there. You can use 332 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 2: a pseudonym, you can use a alias as you see necessary. 333 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 2: And Buck, here, get your pen. I've got a winner 334 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 2: for you. For prize picks. I'm not going to be 335 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 2: in Thursday or Friday. Buck's got the ship solo here. 336 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 2: I'm going for a twenty to one payout. Jayden Daniels 337 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 2: more than two hundred and twenty six and a half 338 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 2: passing yards, Jalen Hurts more than one half rushing touchdowns. 339 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 2: Some of these are Thursday, some of them are Sunday. 340 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 2: George Pickens more than sixty six and a half receiving yards, 341 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 2: Russell Wilson more than two hundred and twenty six and 342 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 2: a half passing yards, and Saquon Barkley more than one 343 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 2: half TV rushing or receiving. Buck, I'm gonna text you 344 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 2: all these. You can give them all to people out 345 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 2: tomorrow as well. You don't have to get your picks in, 346 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 2: but Buck, this is five if we hit twenty to 347 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 2: one and you get fifty dollars if you go right 348 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 2: now to prize picks dot com use code Clay. Prize 349 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 2: picks dot com code Clay, Buck, are you gonna be ready? 350 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: I'm very yes, absolutely say Quon will not let us 351 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: down five winners. 352 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 2: Buck's gonna give them all to you tomorrow as well. 353 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 2: Prize picks dot com code Clay. That's prizepicks dot com 354 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 2: code Clay. 355 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: I got to tell you, the response of the Democrats 356 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: to some of these picks is very telling. One thing 357 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: I can say without question, Clay the worst people are 358 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: the angriest about Trump's picks so far, which is always 359 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 1: a good sign. Yeah, you know, you have to see 360 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: who completely freaks out. You know who's gone from Trump 361 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: is Hitler to Trump's Director of Health and Human Services 362 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: is Hitler. I mean, you know whoever it is. 363 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 2: How about the fact that Trump and Biden just showed 364 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 2: up and set down in front of a roaring fireplace 365 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 2: that I think is still going on, and Biden looks 366 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 2: like he's just getting to hang out with his long 367 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 2: lost best friend. 368 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:48,719 Speaker 1: You and I have said this. I think we've been 369 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: totally but I'm just gonna say this too. I cannot 370 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: confirm this. This is rumor. Okay, this is rumor, and 371 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: I probably shouldn't say roomor on the air, but I 372 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: believe it because I thought this is what happened initially. 373 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 1: There are rumors, Clay, did you see in this that 374 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 1: Biden wasn't actually didn't actually write the resignation not resignation, 375 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: but you know, this step down from the campaign, and 376 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 1: that it was put out without his consent. And then 377 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: they went to him and they said, okay, old man, 378 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: we've pulled the pin in the grenade, so to speak. 379 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 1: What are you going to do about it. That's a story. 380 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: It is not confirmed, and I understand that. But I'm 381 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: telling you, if you're asking me what I think happened there, 382 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 1: I think something like that happened. And this is why 383 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: I was so confident that Joe. There is no world 384 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: in which Joe Biden. Now, let's think about it. Kamala 385 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: got destroyed by Trump. I told you every single day, 386 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: Kamala can't win, she will lose. Kamala can't win, she 387 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 1: will lose. Biden knew that too. There is no world 388 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 1: in which Biden voluntarily just said, you know what, You're right, 389 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: the polls are bad. I'm going to give it up. 390 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 2: I actual behind the scenes machinations here. This is first 391 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 2: of all scary because the idea that Joe Biden doesn't 392 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 2: know how to post anything on Twitter, like we agree 393 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 2: there right, Like if you told Joe Biden, hey, you 394 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 2: have to put up a picture of a letter on Twitter, 395 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 2: he would have no earthly idea how to do it. 396 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 2: And by the way, a lot of you out there 397 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 2: listening right now wouldn't be great at that. And and Buck, 398 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 2: I don't have acts like I have a TikTok account. 399 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 2: I don't know how to post anything on TikTok, like 400 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 2: I have their staff that posts stuff from me on TikTok. Right, 401 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:39,679 Speaker 2: So if that happened, though, first of all, it's like 402 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 2: House of Cards on steroids, because even House of Cards, 403 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 2: for those of you who watched that Netflix show back 404 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 2: in the day, did not have a story like this 405 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 2: about the president. How's that not treason? I understand why 406 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 2: he's not able to call it out because it makes 407 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 2: him look bad. 408 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: But but if that happened, well, so I want to 409 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: get back to this. But I was trying to say 410 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: also about it is I think Biden has more there's 411 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: a sort of respective rivals now between Biden and Trump. 412 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: Now I'm not saying Biden was a good guy in 413 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: this thing, because he wasn't, and he said horrible things 414 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: and he fired people with the vaccine men, and I 415 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: think Biden's a jerk. But I do think that now 416 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 1: he sees Trump a little bit more as a worthy 417 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: adversary and there's no longer any need for them to 418 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: be acrimonious toward each other. I think his disdain is 419 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: for kamalaw and the pro Kamala forces that pushed the 420 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: coup inside the White House, So I go ahead. No, 421 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: I was just gonna say building on that in the 422 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: same way that Biden actually looks better now, I think 423 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: in his mind because he's like, I'm the only guy 424 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 1: that can beat Trump right from his perspective, who has 425 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,679 Speaker 1: a better in ten years, who has a better political 426 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 1: legacy as Democrat, whose last name will still get their 427 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: great grandchildren just right into Harvard, right into Brown University. 428 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:02,199 Speaker 1: The bidens because Joe Biden went out a winner. I 429 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: know something. You don't like to hear that, but you 430 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: know it's true. Kamala goes out a loser, and they 431 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: can always say Biden. The more it comes out that 432 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: Biden didn't voluntarily step down, the more clear it is 433 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: that it's not on him that this Kamal luss happened. 434 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: But okay, I just I think that part of this 435 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: is fascinating. I wanted to go back, though, Clay, because 436 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: this ties into Biden's dementia, decline, whatever you want to 437 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: call it. There are people out there right now who 438 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: are making all the or whining about Trump's appoint ee picks, 439 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: which the President's supposed to get the people that he wants. 440 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: You know, unless there's some horrible reason the Senate has 441 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: to step in. I think only two people in history 442 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: have gone for Senate confirmation and gone to a floor 443 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: vote and failed. Okay, so it's very very rare for 444 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,479 Speaker 1: someone to be blocked at the but the floor usually 445 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: people withdraw beforehand. I also say to Clay and everybody, 446 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: I had a lot of crocket this morning. I'm sorry, Clay. 447 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 1: People used to drop out of cabinet positions because they 448 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: had employed an illegal. Yeah, go back and take a 449 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: look at this. The Democrat Party, which is now You 450 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: wonder like, are are illegal supposed to be their you know, 451 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: their sort of secret base in waiting. It used to 452 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: be if you had paid a maid who didn't have 453 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 1: her papers, and then you were gonna be you know, 454 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: a cabinet secretary. Oh no, you paid an illegal off 455 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: the books. Yeah. Think about how much the country has 456 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: changed since then. Okay, Clay, here we have Scott Jennings. 457 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: I think is he a dark horse candidate for uh 458 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 1: White House Press secretary. Still they're reporting on Alina Habba, 459 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: who a lot of the guys. 460 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 2: That Hannity had her on last night and grilled her 461 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,159 Speaker 2: about whether she was gonna take it. Caroline Levitt, who 462 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 2: is a campaign spokesperson now is in the mix. 463 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 1: I think it would be fun. 464 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 2: Personally if Trump let a variety, if people serve as 465 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 2: White House Press secretary, for instance, Buck, I would love 466 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,120 Speaker 2: to be honorary White House Press Secretary for one day 467 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 2: and get to advocate for Trump, or even one week, 468 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 2: like I would take vacation to go volunteer, belay the 469 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 2: media for a week about every different story, and then 470 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 2: you know, pass the baton back. In other words, I 471 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 2: think there are a lot of really good and zealous 472 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 2: Trump advocates. I would like for him to put together 473 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 2: the greatest advocacy team ever. Would be one thought I had, 474 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 2: I think anything. I think that would be fun, amazing. Yeah, 475 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:34,120 Speaker 2: of course I would. 476 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: I would love it. But you have to understand the 477 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 1: particularly among the male journals at CNNMSNBC. There are rumors 478 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: that Delon Musk could buy MSNBC. I think that's just rumor. 479 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: I don't think he's gonna do it, but those that 480 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: would be amazing. It'd be amazing. It'd be amazed. Clay 481 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 1: and Buck, like you know, it would be amazing anyway, 482 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:58,719 Speaker 1: But Clay, they're going after Pete Hexeth and I just 483 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 1: Scott jennings On, I think did a very good job. 484 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 1: We'll continue this job when we come back from the 485 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: clip of explaining to Carl Bernstein over at CNN. You 486 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: know what, live in reality, Trump's picks are more than 487 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: capable of doing the job, not just well better than 488 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: everybody Biden has had in these roles the last four 489 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: years play five. 490 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,360 Speaker 3: I'd say I've had just about enough of the so 491 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 3: called insiders running the Defense Department. I think we ought 492 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 3: to give Pete Haggs at the chance because he's got 493 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 3: two daughters. All the criticism of him is that he's 494 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 3: not the expected Washington pick. And I'm just saying to 495 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 3: you that the American people just voted against the expected 496 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 3: Washington pick. So he's got twenty years in service Afghanistan, Iraq, 497 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 3: two Bronze Stars, Princeton, Harvard. Yeah, he's on TV, but 498 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 3: so are the rest of us. Pete Heggs said he's 499 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 3: an American hero. The man won two Bronze Stars for 500 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 3: his service, and he's been a champion for veterans. I 501 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 3: don't I mean, he's gonna have to go up there 502 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 3: just like everybody else, improve his knowledge of how to 503 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 3: do this job. He's not immune from that, but we 504 00:26:57,840 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 3: ought to give this man a chance. 505 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 1: In my opinion, I mean, you know, you look at Clay, 506 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: the people that were put forward under the Biden administration. 507 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: They a lot of them come from within these systems 508 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: and have no record of achievement really whatsoever. And I 509 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: would just note, you know, you want Pete Hegseth, who 510 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: is who has seen combat and who's a young, vibrant, 511 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 1: brilliant guy in his own right right you look at 512 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 1: like Leon Panetta. I mean, look at some of the 513 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 1: people that have had these jobs. I had to laugh 514 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: when I've told that everybody about when Trump talked to 515 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: me about CIA, people like you qualified, I was like, well, 516 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: I served in the CIA for five years. I went 517 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: to I went to rock, I went to Afghanistan. Ever CIA, 518 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 1: look at the recent CIA directors. Look at some of these. 519 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 1: These are schla meals? Are these are schmos. 520 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 2: What I think is interesting is just this question take 521 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 2: away the government. How often does someone deserve to be 522 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 2: promoted from inside of something that is failing to try 523 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 2: to fix it. I thought this is a really compelling 524 00:27:56,840 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 2: argument that Trump made about Kamala Is you want to 525 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 2: give her a promotion from a government that has failed 526 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:07,880 Speaker 2: that she's been second in command of over the last 527 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 2: four years. How often just take it outside of government? 528 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 2: How often does the mechanic who is at a bankrupt 529 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 2: mechanic place deserve to be elevated inside and management in 530 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 2: some way? Why would you elevate someone from a system 531 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 2: that is broken and expect them to fix it? 532 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: In a sense, Kamala's presidency or I'm sorry, uh, candidacy 533 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: not presidency. Kamala's candidacy in many ways, I think felt 534 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 1: like a nationwide referendum on DEI honestly, because she is 535 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: the ultimate DEI candidate in many respects. She's somebody who 536 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: has been elevated and elevated and elevated, and no one 537 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: can point to any reason why, no particular skills, no 538 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: particular accomplishment, but she, you know, she looks the part, 539 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 1: she plays the role, and so they say, let's just 540 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: bring her along, let's elevate her, let's promote her. And 541 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 1: I think that when she was finally in the and 542 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: let me just be clear, even as VP, she was 543 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: a huge disappointment to Democrats and they knew it and 544 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 1: her numbers were horrible and even to Democrats, Clay, this 545 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: is the thing. Democrats in twenty twenty were like, no, 546 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: she's not good, We're not She had no constituency. She 547 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: was like a two percent of the electorate Democrat primary 548 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 1: candidate and this timer. But bringing it back for a 549 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 1: second to the Pete hex at the appointee. Clear the 550 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: Democrats voted for a dementia pation to be president, supported 551 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: him until the very last minute. They actually put somebody 552 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: with cognitive damage in charge of the nuclear codes. And 553 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: they're going to lecture us now on who's a good appointee. 554 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: They're gonna lecture us on who should run the Department Defense. 555 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: Look at who they thought should be commander in chief. 556 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: I don't want to hear anything from them. 557 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 2: I'll also point out, by the way, Buck, I still 558 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 2: love your question about did Biden know that his stepping 559 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 2: down announcement was going up on Twitter? I'll just point 560 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 2: this out. It was always strained that it was up 561 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 2: for like fifteen minutes, and then he endorsed Kamala. Why 562 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 2: would he not have announced? That's never made any sense 563 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 2: to me. I've never seen anybody explain why. In the 564 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 2: same letter, you wouldn't say, Hey, I'm stepping down and 565 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 2: I'm endorsing the vice president to take over for me. 566 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: H Clay, if I'm Biden's senior advisor in the White 567 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:28,080 Speaker 1: House in the in the days before his step down, 568 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: and I wanted the best for Biden, forget about whether 569 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: the decision was I wanted the best for Biden. You 570 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: have him do a little fireside chat. You have him 571 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: on video, yeah, you know, reading off a prompter. You 572 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 1: have him on video, and you have him just you know, 573 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: explain we're all getting older. I've done my best for America, 574 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: but the rigors of the office the last four years 575 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: has really taken a toll on me. And Kamala Harris 576 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: is my vice president. This is why we have a 577 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: vice president. This is you know ready mean yes. To 578 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: put it out on Twitter just made it feel like 579 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: somebody was twisting his arm. I think somebody was twisting 580 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 1: his arm or maybe even just pretending to be him. 581 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 2: And look how happy he looks. Again, we'll share from 582 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 2: Clay and Buck. I mean, the guy looks like he's 583 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 2: got a long lost relative that just came by for 584 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 2: an unexpected visit. 585 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he's beaming, just something is going on here 586 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: that I can't wait to hear. The full story about 587 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 1: Biden's political legacy is I think the Biden name after 588 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: the I think Obama is still the biggest political brand 589 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: of the Democrat Party. Biden is right behind that. Eight 590 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: years as a successful vice president for Barack Obama defeated 591 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: Donald Trump in twenty twenty. I'm just telling you what 592 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: the historians will say. Okay, don't say no, he didn't 593 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: defeated Barack Obam. I mean a defeated Donald Trump in 594 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, and then his own party said he was 595 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: too old and they made a mistake. That is how 596 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 1: history is going to look back on this clay, which 597 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: is pretty remarkable given really so Joe Biden is in 598 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:03,360 Speaker 1: so many ways. Well you know, I was just talking 599 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 1: about what if somebody was pretending to be Biden with 600 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: the Twitter that would be a big deal national security issue. 601 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 1: But people can pretend to be you as well. 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As Republicans have both the House and the Senate. 628 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 2: Even the New York Times about to announce a House 629 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 2: control that is going to happen. Looks like around two 630 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 2: hundred and twenty two total Republicans in the majority. But 631 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 2: several people out there want a way in. I was saying, 632 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 2: you can have absolution, you can confess from people out there. 633 00:33:56,160 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 2: Walker in Virginia, you've lied to your neighbors about who 634 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 2: you voted for. 635 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: Why? 636 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 4: Oh, it was painful. I live in the suburbs. Play 637 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 4: what else can you do? I mean, everyone's walking around 638 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 4: with the little Harris time, even Harris hats, which is 639 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:15,399 Speaker 4: a little unusual because who really wants one of those? 640 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 4: But now I lied to my neighbors. It's my confession. 641 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,840 Speaker 4: But I was honest with my family. 642 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: Thank you for the call. 643 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 2: Walker, a given or given absolution confession time voting style. 644 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 2: Harry in New York, you lied to your co workers. 645 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:41,959 Speaker 2: Why Harry, Harry he's in the office. Maybe he's scared 646 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 2: they could hear him. I don't know where Harry went. 647 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 2: Darren in Ohio lied to one of your kids. Darren, 648 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 2: Why I he is. 649 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 4: Gay and need he hates Trump? And he hates me 650 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 4: for being in service. Sorry, I'm emotional. 651 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: Well, so let me ask you this. 652 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:14,319 Speaker 2: Your son Trump was the first president to ever take 653 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 2: office supportive I mean of gay marriage, supportive of gay rights. 654 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 2: Whatever you think of Trump, I think the idea of 655 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 2: attacking him for not being supportive enough of gay people 656 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 2: is actually totally without any factual basis whatsoever. I mean, 657 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:33,920 Speaker 2: a New York City Republican tends to be pretty lenient 658 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 2: on that issue, given the huge gay population. I'm sorry 659 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:38,920 Speaker 2: that that is going on with your family, but you 660 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 2: don't even feel like you could tell him that you 661 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:44,440 Speaker 2: voted for Trump because he believes that Trump doesn't like 662 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:49,759 Speaker 2: gay people. Yeah, well, Darren, thank you for the call. 663 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:51,320 Speaker 1: I actually. 664 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 2: It really disappoints me when I hear those kind of 665 00:35:56,560 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 2: things from family members, because Darren son has bought in 666 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:06,680 Speaker 2: buck to something that is completely divorced from reality, and 667 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:09,359 Speaker 2: so the fact that he would feel compelled to lie 668 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 2: to his gay son about who he voted for. I 669 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 2: think I saw the map from some of the exit polling, 670 00:36:16,719 --> 00:36:20,319 Speaker 2: around a third of gay people voted for Trump. In fact, 671 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,000 Speaker 2: I've met, I met you have two buck a ton 672 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:27,759 Speaker 2: of gay people that absolutely loved Trump. All my Florida 673 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:31,319 Speaker 2: based gay friends, and I have a whole bunch of them, 674 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:33,479 Speaker 2: all of them, without exception, voted for Trump. 675 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:35,319 Speaker 1: Now maybe that's just because they're friends with me. But 676 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: I'm just saying a lot of gays for Trump down 677 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,400 Speaker 1: here in South Florida, which you love to see it.