1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: But I last spoke in this chamber twelve months ago. 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: I had just inherited a nation in crisis, with a 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide open border, 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: horrendous recruitment for military and police, rampant crime at home, 5 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: and wars and chaos all over the world. But tonight, 6 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: after just one year, I can say with dignity and 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: pride that we have achieved a transformation like no one 8 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: has ever seen before. Today, our border is secure, our 9 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: spirit is restored, Inflation is plummeting, incomes are rising fast, 10 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: the roaring economy is roaring like never before, and our 11 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: enemies are scared, our military and police are stacked, and 12 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: America is respected again, perhaps like never before. 13 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: That was from the State of Union last night, President 14 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 2: Trump giving a phenomenal in my opinion, Clay also sees 15 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 2: it has a great speech, a phenomenal address to the nation, 16 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 2: and the transformation of the nation in twelve months or 17 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: so has been nothing short of incredible. And I think 18 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: that he has done even better than I had anticipated 19 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 2: in that period of time. He has accomplished even more. 20 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 2: And one of the reasons I like to point this out, Clay, 21 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 2: is the Oh, it's all the same. It's all a 22 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 2: unit party. Nothing matters. The black pill, if you will, 23 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: that some people on the right even like to take 24 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 2: Maybe they do it online to get attention, or they're 25 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: just having a bad day, which that can happen. You know, 26 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: sometimes I'm a little salty. I've had bad days. But 27 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: there is I think an important point in saying the 28 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 2: country is doing really well right now. Trump is delivering 29 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: the decision does matter. Who is in charge, who has 30 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 2: power to shape this country's future and its destiny does matter. 31 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 2: It is not all the same. Apathy isn't cool Trump. 32 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 2: The Republicans are infinitely better than the Democrats on balance 33 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: on every major issue right now. And one thing that 34 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 2: I would just say is, what is an objective measure 35 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 2: that someone could point to and say it was better 36 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 2: under Biden? I don't if I were offered a bounty, 37 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 2: if I offered a reward, a substantial one, to come 38 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: up with something off the top of my head that 39 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: I would have to concede. You know, Biden was a 40 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 2: whole lot better on that issue. I can't do it, Clay. 41 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,399 Speaker 2: I think that we're in a are here of politics 42 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: where the Democrats are so wrong on so many things 43 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:11,679 Speaker 2: that they are just gonna keep digging because the alternative 44 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: is to turn around and start one by one admitting 45 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: and accepting that they've managed to get on the wrong 46 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 2: side of every important, every important issue. The border, crime, uh, 47 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: immigration enforcement, uh, the economy. I mean we're seeing with 48 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: states right now, people are fleeing. I mean Gavin Newsom 49 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 2: pulled this routine. I'm sure you saw him. He was 50 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: asked and was a friendly interview too is I think 51 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 2: it was like MS now or one of those one 52 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 2: of those channels asking Hi about people leaving his state, 53 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 2: and he's just like, we have the biggest AI and 54 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 2: Amos like, yeah, dude, you inherited Silicon Valley. Congratulations, your 55 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: state is falling apart because of your governance. People are 56 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: fleeing in large numbers. If you didn't have a lot 57 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 2: of immigrants coming into this country, you would have had 58 00:03:55,320 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: negative population. I mean this I They're losing everywhere. I 59 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: just sort of sit here and say, to myself, where 60 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: is the what is the the bright shining thing for Democrats? Obama, kid, 61 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 2: they would have said healthcare. Trump brought us up last 62 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: night in the speech. Obamacare is a disaster. It's tripled 63 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 2: everybody's healthcare premiums. 64 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 3: No, all of that is true, and it is why 65 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 3: their only outcome is people not paying attention that could 66 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 3: lead to them getting support. 67 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 2: I mean, I'll open up phone lines. 68 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 3: Is anybody out there that sees something that Democrats are 69 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 3: doing and thinks we need more of that? Eight hundred 70 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 3: two two two eight a two. I think this is 71 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 3: where I'm a results guy. I'm a data guy. Show 72 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 3: me the results. This is why in the first hour 73 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 3: I said, murders are down sixty seven percent in Washington, DC. 74 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 3: That is a tangible result in my opinion of Trump's 75 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 3: policies on crime. Inflation is down. I believe it's at 76 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 3: two point four percent most recently. The stock markets at 77 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 3: record highs. I think that is a reflection of Trump's 78 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 3: economic policies. The border is shut down again. Personally, I 79 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 3: understand why people can say I don't like Trump. He's 80 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 3: not my cup of tea. He's too much of a 81 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 3: bull in a china shop. I don't like the things 82 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 3: he tweets. I don't like some of the names that 83 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 3: he calls people. All of that, I would say, Okay, 84 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 3: I can understand that criticism. But I'm a results guy, 85 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 3: and if you tell me that you're only going to 86 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 3: analyze the results and not the surrounding p number of 87 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 3: Trump behavior, there's nothing you can criticize in the actual results, 88 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 3: which is why their only hope is to. 89 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 2: Play on emotion. You know what wasn't mentioned once. 90 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 3: I don't believe last night, Buck, And this is where 91 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 3: I think Democrats have to start to get really nervous. 92 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 3: You're right, Democrats traditionally have one on healthcare. But a 93 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 3: lot of people are getting their insurance bills and they're saying, 94 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: wait a minute, Obamacare is broken. My premiums are tripling, 95 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 3: they're quadrupling. I think there's a lot of you out 96 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 3: there that are even just saying I just want healthcare. 97 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 3: That's protection for catastrophe. And I mean that like you're 98 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 3: gonna look and say, I'll pay a lot of you 99 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: out there. I know we're starting to research this because 100 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 3: I've done it in the past. I'll pay the first 101 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 3: seven thousand dollars of my medical expenses right off the top. 102 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 3: I'll make that risk. I'll even take on the first 103 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,559 Speaker 3: ten k or something like that. You're only worried about 104 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 3: catastrophic related health care. I think there's way more people 105 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 3: buying that. But Buck, you know what isn't talked about 106 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 3: anymore at all, and is actually the lynchpin of basically 107 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 3: the entire Democrat party. Abortion it is. Remember when they 108 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 3: told us Dobbs gets passed. Democrats tried to say, they're 109 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 3: gonna be growing up at the door, dragging your daughter 110 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 3: out by her hair. You're going to be trying to 111 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 3: drive across the state line and police are going to 112 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 3: pull you over and they're going to throw your sister 113 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 3: in prison. It's gone. It is vanished as a political issue. 114 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 3: Every state make its decision, and whatever state you're in, 115 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 3: you can advocate for it. 116 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 2: I knew this was the case by the way We've 117 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 2: been talking on the show for years. They managed to 118 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 2: right after Dobbs kind of and I was like, I'm 119 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: telling you, this isn't going to be an issue. Until 120 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 2: people experienced what actually was the result of Dobbs, they 121 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 2: were able to play with. But as soon as they did, 122 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 2: it was true, which is that it wasn't an issue 123 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 2: at all because it's gone back to the states, which 124 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 2: is what it should have done all along. And you know, 125 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 2: states have different abortion laws. States have different age of 126 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 2: consent laws, like states have different gun laws. States have 127 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 2: different laws that depending on what states you're in, you're 128 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 2: either good to go or going to prison. I mean, 129 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 2: states have a lot of power. States make very big 130 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 2: determinations how things that you'll go. Well, that feels kind 131 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 2: of arbitrary, but that's the deal. And on abortion that 132 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 2: certainly it falls into that category. So yeah, that is 133 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,239 Speaker 2: something that they can't talk think about it. There's hardly 134 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 2: any discussion even on a state level about it. And 135 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 2: if they don't have health care, which I think you're 136 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 2: right now, they're going to blame Republicans for it, right, 137 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 2: But the reality is their solution to health care has 138 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 2: failed and made everything worse. Abortions not a thing anymore. 139 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 2: I don't even hear it in state legislative races. What 140 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 2: do they have? 141 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 3: What is their thing where they're like, we can't address 142 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 3: this and make things better. I legitimately can't even think 143 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 3: of one. 144 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: We don't have. We don't have an insurance system when 145 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: it comes to healthcare. Your health insurance is not insurance. 146 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: It is a complex system of cross subsidies where there 147 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 2: are guaranteed payments made from the government to hospital systems 148 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 2: and to insurers and also insurance get guaranteed client based 149 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 2: from all of us because we have to have insurance. Uh. 150 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 2: And what you have is it's not insurance because younger 151 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 2: and healthy people who should be the cheapest to get 152 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:17,479 Speaker 2: insurance have to subsidize the old, the sick, and the illegals. 153 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 2: That's it. And the poor, you know, and the poor, right, 154 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 2: I mean there are people who that's the entire system 155 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 2: is you're going to get more expensive and crappier stuff 156 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 2: than you would otherwise. If you are somebody who is 157 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 2: generally healthy and pays for your own stuff, you're going 158 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 2: to get generally crappier, more expensive stuff. So that we 159 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 2: can get because healthcare is a finite resource, despite what 160 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 2: people think, despite what people say, and that means that 161 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 2: you know, we we we're just squeezing the balloon and 162 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 2: goes to one side instead of the other. And this 163 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 2: is why family of four that's you know, every you 164 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: know that the parents are like thirty five to fifty 165 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 2: five or something and they got two kids. They can't 166 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 2: afford their healthcare premiums because they're paying for illegals. In 167 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 2: California and New York they're paying for people who are 168 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 2: chronically ill. Now, we could have a talk as a 169 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 2: society about what we do with the so called high 170 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 2: risk pools, right, we could have a talk about that, 171 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 2: But that's not the talk that we had. Instead, it 172 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 2: was everybody gets sandwiched in together, and so you have 173 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: some people that are and then you talk about the 174 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 2: elderly and there's no incentive. Here's a perfect example of 175 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 2: this claim, and this was actually just making the rounds 176 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 2: on X in the last couple of days. It's a 177 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 2: great example. We talked about TVs and how when you 178 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 2: and I were in college. It's a great one. Or 179 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 2: you know when when I was in college and you know, 180 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 2: you were in your forties, there were. 181 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 4: It was it was hard to carry, you know, TVs 182 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 4: were like these huge, heavy things, and I would I 183 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 4: remember pooling money with my college roommates to be like 184 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 4: we spent you know, five hundred or eight hundred dollars 185 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 4: or something, which was a lot of money to us, 186 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 4: and on a TV and this thing, you know, it's 187 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 4: like one hundred and fifty pounds. 188 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 2: And now you get it like a sixty inch plasma 189 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,199 Speaker 2: for five hundred. I mean, it's crazy. Which it's crazy. 190 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 2: Same thing's true of getting an MRI and versus getting lasick. 191 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 2: Lasick is a generally a fee for service, very high 192 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 2: satisfaction eye surgery where people compete different ophthalmologists or whoever 193 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: does it. You're probably maybe that's not I think it's optomologists. 194 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 2: But whoever's doing lasik surgeries, they maybe it's an eye 195 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 2: surgeons or something, whatever they're called. They compete on price 196 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 2: and the whole experience, and so lasik is half the 197 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 2: price it was twenty years ago. MRIs have improved basically, 198 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 2: not at all, not at all, same technology, and MRIs 199 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 2: are now one hundred percent more expensive, give or take. 200 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 2: How is that possible? Everybody because of the bureaucracy, Because 201 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 2: they tell you that you're getting insured, you're not getting insured. 202 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 2: But people don't want insurance. People want a magic little 203 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 2: card that pays for all their booboos and makes all 204 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 2: the bad things go away, even though that ain't happening either, 205 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 2: by the way, no matter what insurance you have. So 206 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 2: this is the problem. We can't there's no accountability, and 207 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 2: there's no honesty, and there's no transparency in the pricing 208 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 2: and the healthcare system. 209 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 3: Positive front page Wall Street Journal today. Ozempic prices are collapsing. 210 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 3: Do you know why, because everybody is competing with the 211 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 3: GLP ones and as a result, the overall cost for 212 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 3: your average consumer purchase has plummeted compared to what it 213 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 3: used to cost. 214 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 5: Uh. 215 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 3: And we'll take some of your calls. Eight hundred and 216 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 3: two A two two a A two. But I think this 217 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 3: is why I'm looking around and I like to watch 218 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 3: and see how everybody's covering. CNN and MSNBC haven't covered, 219 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 3: by and large, the Trump State of the Union today. 220 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 3: That's a sign that things went really well for Trump. 221 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 3: They basically are just pretending it didn't happen. They're turning 222 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 3: the page and they're moving on to their stories because 223 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 3: last night was seen as such of a success for 224 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 3: the vast majority. 225 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 2: I think, you know, you know how, you know how 226 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 2: pathetic it actually has gotten in Democrat world, Clay, you know, 227 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 2: really one of the primary, really the primary Democrat attack 228 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 2: on Trump is these days, it's not Russia collusion, it's 229 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 2: not elections denial, it's not you know, the insurrection whatever, 230 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 2: you know what it is right now, Epstein on Trump. 231 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 2: That's the thing is Democrats's the league right now on MSNBC. 232 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 2: I didn't even know that you have a quadbox up. 233 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 2: I don't even have it open here. That's yeah, Epstein, 234 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 2: that's that's Trump's fault. Like this guy was whatever you're saying, 235 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 2: this guy was doing this for decades. Like to the 236 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 2: Epstein thing is Trump's fault. They've released millions of pages. 237 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 2: The millions of pages are out there, but this just 238 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 2: goes to Hrland was in office the first time anybody 239 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 2: cure Trumps slander. That's all this is Trump Trump Epstein, 240 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 2: something that you would see in an authoritarian or totalitarian dictatorship. 241 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 2: These are tactics, my friends. Trump Epstein Manufacturing Delusion. 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Welcome back in Clay 269 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 3: Travis Buck Sexton show. We're gonna get to your pull 270 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 3: your calls here in just a couple of minutes, So 271 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 3: we got loaded lines stick with us. Buck, This is interesting. 272 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 3: Do you know which Democrat was the only Democrat to 273 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 3: shake Trump's hand at the State of the Union, our 274 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 3: buddy from Pennsylvania, Fetterman. Yes, that's correct. I just guessed that, 275 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 3: but I had a feeling yep, legitimate. Sorry, we've got 276 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 3: Senator Blackburn coming up. We'll get to your calls in 277 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 3: a sec. I bring that up because Quinnipiac just came 278 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 3: out with a poll in Pennsylvania. Republicans have a fifty 279 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 3: five point approval for John Fetterman seventy three to eighteen 280 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 3: Democrats minus forty. Fetterman is overwhelmingly popular with Republicans, overwhelmingly 281 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 3: negative now with Democrats. I just thought that was super interesting. 282 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 3: All right, let's get to some of your calls, Scott 283 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 3: in Indiana. 284 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 2: What you got for. 285 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 6: Us, Hey, Clay, Earlier, you said you were worried about 286 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 6: the Democrats went back to the House, and then just 287 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 6: a few minutes ago, Buck said, they're losing everywhere. Democrats 288 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 6: are losing everywhere. I'm confused. If they're losing everywhere, how 289 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 6: come we're worried about them taking back the House. 290 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 2: No, I mean they're losing the argument. 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Get signed up today, speaking truth and having fun. 326 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 3: Clay Travis and Buck Sexton, welcome. 327 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:58,199 Speaker 2: Back into Clay and back we are joined by Senator 328 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 2: Marsha Blackburn of the Great State of Tennessee, which has 329 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 2: given us both a fantastic senator and a fantastic Clay Travis. 330 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 2: So we have so much to be thankful for. Tennessee, 331 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 2: and thank you for being here. 332 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 5: Senator Well, I'm always so delighted to join you all. 333 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 5: Thanks for having me back. 334 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 2: It really was an incredible State of the Union. And 335 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 2: that comes Senator Blackburn from somebody who thinks even his 336 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 2: own team State of the Unions are usually kind of 337 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 2: boring and go too long. I thought last night was remarkable. 338 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,120 Speaker 2: I just wanted to get your top line thoughts on 339 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 2: it and how was it. 340 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 5: It was remarkable, and the two hours absolutely flew by 341 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:45,880 Speaker 5: because the President just kept rolling right on through all 342 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,479 Speaker 5: the objections that the left side of the isle was 343 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 5: throwing their way. I was so pleased. He laid out 344 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 5: where we were a year and a half ago, with 345 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 5: nine percent inflation, with chaos in the world, and then 346 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 5: he drew it to today. We're at two point four 347 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 5: percent inflation, the price of gas coming down, the price 348 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 5: of groceries beginning to normalize, way just going up, and 349 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 5: job opportunities increasing, and our standing in the world is restored. 350 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 5: Our allies are working with us, Our adversaries and enemies 351 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 5: fear of us. They know that President Trump means the 352 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 5: business and that he has the backing of Republicans in 353 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:30,479 Speaker 5: the House. And the Senate. 354 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 3: Were you stunned, even as someone who has been involved 355 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 3: in politics for a long time, that. 356 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 2: When they had the mom of a murdered. 357 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 3: Innocent woman and they had her stand, and when they 358 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 3: had Charlie Kirk's wife, Erica stand, and when even on 359 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 3: a much less serious front, they brought in the US 360 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 3: men's Olympic team, that every Democrat didn't stand up and clap. 361 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 3: I wish there had been even more of a camera 362 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:05,479 Speaker 3: on the larger viewing area so you could see it. 363 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 3: But I gotta admit I was kind of staggered. I 364 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 3: don't know who gave Democrats that advice, but including, hey, 365 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 3: do you think your job is to take care of 366 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 3: citizens or illegal immigrants? I couldn't believe the way they behaved. 367 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 5: Their behavior was appalling in the fact that they would 368 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 5: stay sitting in their seats and not stand to honor 369 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 5: these who have lost loved ones, to honor those that 370 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 5: have served our country, to honor the oath that they 371 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 5: took to protect and defend, and honor the people who 372 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 5: voted for them and elected them, to make certain that 373 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 5: they were there to serve the people. It was absolutely astounding. 374 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:58,479 Speaker 5: But you know what this is where the line of 375 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 5: distinction is. What we have seen is the current Democrat Party, 376 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 5: which is led by the far left wing of the 377 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 5: Democrat Party, the Democrat socialists. They would rather take care 378 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:19,199 Speaker 5: of illegal immigrants than they would take care of the 379 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 5: people that voted for them. They would rather provide for 380 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 5: illegal immigrants than provide for the citizens of their states 381 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 5: and the citizens of this nation. 382 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 2: It is astounding, Senator Blackburn, you also wanted to talk 383 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 2: to us today about this case currently with the courts 384 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 2: involving social media, and there's the Kids Online Safety Act. 385 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 2: There's a whole range of issues coming together here. Can 386 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 2: you just tell us first what is going on right now? 387 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 2: We've got Mark Zuckerberg recently had to show up in 388 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 2: Los Angeles County Superior Court. He testified he's a CEO 389 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 2: of Meta. There's this whole court case going on. It's 390 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 2: with the jury right now. What are the items at 391 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 2: issue and what do you want to see from this case? 392 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 5: Yes, indeed, this case which I will say this Mark 393 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 5: Zuckerberg being on the stand in this case, I don't 394 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 5: know what the outcome, the legal ramifications of the case 395 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 5: are going to end up being. No one can tell 396 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:35,439 Speaker 5: us exactly because there's a jury involved. What I do 397 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 5: know is this that Mark Zuckerberg lost in the court 398 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 5: of public opinion because he continued to say that social 399 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 5: media had nothing to do with the accelerated levels of 400 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 5: anxiety and depression, eating disorders, team suicide and this bucket 401 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 5: of mental health issues, when the research that Meta has 402 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 5: and whistleblowers have given that research to us, and of 403 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 5: course it was presented in court. And you know that 404 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 5: they know what they are doing to kids. You know 405 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 5: that they are designing programming to capture younger kids. We 406 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 5: all know that the valuation of Meta and Google, in 407 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 5: all of these big tech companies, it is based on 408 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 5: the number of eyeballs they draw to the page and 409 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 5: the amount of time they can keep those eyeballs focused 410 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 5: on their platform. So I think he lost in the 411 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 5: court of public opinion. It has brought forward the need 412 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 5: to pass the Kids Online Safety Act that came out 413 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 5: of the Senate ninety one to three. We have seventy 414 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 5: five Senate co sponsors on it. It is significant. It 415 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 5: would put in place a duty of care, a product 416 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 5: by design safety standard for the virtual space. That is 417 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 5: something at this point we do not have. 418 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 3: Your grandkids. My sons go to a similar school in 419 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 3: the Nashville area that has a good technology policy, which 420 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 3: is and I know they probably maybe cheating right now, 421 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 3: but they're not supposed to have their phones. They're not 422 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 3: supposed to be able to text message during school, and 423 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 3: if they're caught with cell phones during school hours, there 424 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 3: are consequences. Shouldn't this be the standard for every school 425 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 3: basically in America? Your grandma before that, you were a mom, 426 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,199 Speaker 3: as a dad, I think it's a no brainer, and 427 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 3: I think it's super bipartisan. Are you in favor of 428 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 3: this more and more schools not allowing kids to be 429 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 3: on phones during the day? 430 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 5: Oh yes, indeed, bail to bail, no sale. That is 431 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 5: a very good policy for kids. And you know there 432 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 5: is an there. There's a growing body of research that 433 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 5: shows that children who do not have a cell phone 434 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 5: on their desk, in their backpack within reach, their test 435 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 5: scores go up, their achievement goes up, their participation in 436 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 5: class increases. And the more you see this research, the 437 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 5: more you know that it does matter, and you realize 438 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 5: what a massive distraction it is to have that cell 439 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 5: phone at the ready. I think one of the things 440 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 5: that is so interesting about this also is talking to parents, teachers, 441 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 5: and principles. Most of the behavioral issues that take place 442 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 5: on school campuses find their nexus at the cell phone, 443 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 5: and the bullying is twenty four to seven. It never stops. 444 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 5: So putting those phones away for that period of the 445 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 5: academic day forces kids to focus on what they are studying. 446 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 5: It means that kids that go to study hall are 447 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 5: actually doing research work. They're writing papers, they're pulling books 448 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 5: out of the library shelves. And hearing from librarians about 449 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,959 Speaker 5: the change in behavior during those study halls is something 450 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 5: that has not been lost on me. 451 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 2: Speaking the Center of Marsha at Blackburn of Tennessee. When 452 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 2: you talk about I just want to bring us back 453 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 2: to this for a second. The social media issues for 454 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 2: kids and online duty of care? Are there social media companies? 455 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 2: Are they just saying that that's impossible, it's too expensive, 456 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 2: it's not necessary. I mean, what's the counter argument? Because 457 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 2: usually when it comes to any political issue about children, 458 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 2: everyone at least pretends that they care about the kids, right, 459 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:54,159 Speaker 2: I mean even the big companies pretend. So what are 460 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:59,679 Speaker 2: they saying in response to this? Why would they? You know, 461 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 2: not will they go along with it. I mean, why 462 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 2: does it even require it an act by Congress. 463 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 5: They have proven they cannot police themselves. They have also 464 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,479 Speaker 5: proven that when kids are on those phones, kids are 465 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 5: the product. And you know, one of the interesting things 466 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 5: is that every industrial sector in this country has product 467 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 5: safety standards, whether it's an automobile, a toaster, a mattress, 468 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:33,440 Speaker 5: a curling iron, everything has a safety standard, everything except 469 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 5: the virtual space. And the reason for that. 470 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 3: Big Tech has. 471 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 5: Spent millions of dollars lobbying last year fourth quarter of 472 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 5: the year, in order to take down the Kids Online 473 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 5: Safety Act. Meta hired one lobbyist for every six members 474 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 5: of Congress and spent twenty million dollars. I'm somebody that 475 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 5: knows what it feels like to have Big Tech come 476 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 5: barreling after them with lots of lobbyist, lawyers, and millions 477 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 5: of dollars because they do not want to change their 478 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 5: business model. They would have to change that business model 479 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 5: if you put in place a safety by design standard, 480 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 5: if you delink the algorithm so that the algorithm can 481 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 5: be controlled by the parents and the kids and not 482 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 5: controlled by the platform. They don't want that. 483 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 3: Center Blackburn last night, I was at a in the 484 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 3: black is what it's called event about trying to balance 485 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 3: a budget. 486 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 2: A bunch of people you know were there. It was awesome. 487 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 3: I know you're running for governor, but the federal government 488 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 3: inability to remotely make decisions that have to do. Let's 489 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 3: use as an example right now, basic election integrity. You're 490 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 3: going to be on the ballot in November. Tennessee thankfully 491 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,959 Speaker 3: has really great election integrity. But the fact that white, Black, Asian, 492 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 3: Hispanic people overwhelmingly believe that you should have to show 493 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 3: a photo ID in order to vote to prove your 494 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 3: who you are. What's going to happen with that? 495 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:24,479 Speaker 2: In the Senate? 496 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 3: I think there might be a filibuster. How's that process 497 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 3: going to play out? I still can't believe this is 498 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 3: unpassable basically based on the Democrat response. 499 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 5: You know, it's an eighty percent issue with the American 500 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 5: people across all different demographic groups. And that's a thing 501 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 5: that is so interesting, the fact that it has such 502 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 5: broad bipartisan support. I mean, Zora and Mandami wants you 503 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 5: to show two forms of ID in order to go 504 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 5: shovel snow in New York, but he doesn't want you 505 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 5: to show an ID to vote. What they're trying to 506 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 5: do is make it easy to cheat and hard to vote. 507 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 5: We want to make it easy to vote and hard 508 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 5: to cheat. And we have got to have photo yd 509 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 5: in the Senate. We are going to push the Save 510 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 5: America Act forward. I look forward to having a vote 511 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 5: on the floor. It should be common sense standard practice 512 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 5: that you have to be a citizen of the United 513 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 5: States in order to vote in our elections, and you 514 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 5: have to show an ID and prove who you are. 515 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 5: When it comes to the issue of the balanced budget. 516 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 5: I have supported a balanced budget amendment for the United States. 517 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 5: We have that in Tennessee. We have to balance our budget. 518 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 5: We can't borrow money or print money. We have to 519 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 5: be very careful about that and be a good fiscal steward. 520 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 5: It means that some years, the leaner years, you cannot 521 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 5: do some projects you want to do, and then it 522 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 5: means when you do have years where you have a surplus, 523 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 5: you have to be wise about where you place those dollars. 524 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 5: The federal government should do likewise, and they would be 525 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 5: well served to do likewise. 526 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 2: Senator Blackburn appreciate you being with us. You got it. 527 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 5: Take care. 528 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 2: There's a specific reason why the price of gold grew 529 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 2: by sixty five percent last year. Economic uncertainty. When there's turmoil, 530 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 2: When there's uncertainty, the value of gold goes up. Investors 531 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:43,239 Speaker 2: looking for safe havens is well, that makes a lot 532 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 2: of sense, right, safe havens. Gold is just one of those, 533 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 2: a solid, reliable investment. Over the last twenty years, gold's 534 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 2: up over seven hundred percent in value. Think about that, 535 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,560 Speaker 2: over twenty years, up seven hundred percent. Now you don't 536 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 2: have to trade in, trade out and play all kinds 537 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 2: of games. No, No, you just buy gold and hold gold, 538 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 2: and that value creation happened. Birch Gold Group can help 539 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 2: you purchase gold. That's why I rely on That's where 540 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 2: I get my gold from. They help you diversify your 541 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,760 Speaker 2: savings with gold, particularly within your existing four oh one 542 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 2: k and IRA accounts. Birch Gold Group walks you through 543 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 2: the process of buying gold in clear, straightforward terms. When 544 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 2: I work with them, couldn't be any easier, no pressure, 545 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 2: no complexity. They educate you and they give you options. 546 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:28,360 Speaker 2: If protecting a portion of retirement savings makes sense to you, 547 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 2: it's worth a conversation. Remember, you can also put gold 548 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:36,080 Speaker 2: into your existing four oh one k or Ira accounts. 549 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 2: By doing a transfer, they can diversify gold into those accounts. 550 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 2: Divers fill you accounts with gold. Text my name Buck 551 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:48,080 Speaker 2: to ninety eight ninety eight ninety eight. Text Buck to 552 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 2: ninety eight ninety eight ninety eight. 553 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 3: Cheap up with the biggest political comeback in world history. 554 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 3: On the Team forty seven podcast, Clay and Buck highlight 555 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:02,840 Speaker 3: Trump free from the week Sunday's at noon Eastern. Find 556 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 3: it on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. 557 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 2: Welcome back into Clay and Block. I just stole your 558 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 2: thunder there for a second, buddy, because there's something very 559 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 2: important that ever needs to hear. 560 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:13,719 Speaker 5: You know. 561 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,360 Speaker 2: It's one thing when I talk smack, you know, you know, 562 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:18,479 Speaker 2: you know, you may be a son of a gun, 563 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 2: but you're our son of a gun, Clay, you know 564 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 2: what I mean? Like no one else is allowed to 565 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 2: talk this kind of smack. But here I am preparing 566 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:29,040 Speaker 2: to watch the State of the Union, and flashing across 567 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 2: my screen over at Fox News a gentleman who I 568 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:35,359 Speaker 2: have done his show many times. I have seen him 569 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 2: out in the wild. I've bumped into Jesse Waters before 570 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:41,279 Speaker 2: and he is He's quite a charming fellow, and I 571 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 2: thought somebody that was playing by civilized rules. But then 572 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, out of nowhere, I mean, just 573 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 2: like a kidney shot a rabbit punch on my man, 574 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 2: Clay Travis when he's not looking on his TV show 575 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,320 Speaker 2: This is Cut thirty six. Jesse Waters, listen. 576 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:01,480 Speaker 3: I don't know that I've ever been frankly prouder to 577 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:04,759 Speaker 3: be an American then when we kicked Canada's ass and 578 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:10,200 Speaker 3: seeing America to a large extent, united around this team 579 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:12,600 Speaker 3: like we were. I was too young to remember it 580 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 3: back in nineteen eighty, Oh you were. 581 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 2: I thought you were like forty in nineteen eighty You 582 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 2: look good, though, Clay Clay, I mean, Jesse, you must 583 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:25,399 Speaker 2: listen to the show. You must listen to the show, 584 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:28,200 Speaker 2: because well, where did that come from? Thought you were 585 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:32,040 Speaker 2: in the eighties, rough now made eighty six, Korean War 586 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:39,799 Speaker 2: veteran and aging quite well. I think partly people don't. 587 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:44,480 Speaker 3: Realize how much makeup most people wear on television. I 588 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 3: for every unless I am in studio, I am never 589 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 3: in makeup for Fox News. And if you see how 590 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 3: much makeup a lot of TV people will wear and 591 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:58,920 Speaker 3: I'm not throwing shade here. You have an exaggerated since 592 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 3: you have an exaggerated sense of what television life is like. Now, 593 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:06,520 Speaker 3: I'm not saying I have to. 594 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 2: I think you might be saying some of the Fox hosts, gentlemen, 595 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 2: are a little tarted up, a little little too much 596 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 2: rouge going on on the cheeks. 597 00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:17,360 Speaker 3: I've been saying for some time that about the age 598 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 3: of fifty five, I'm suddenly gonna have a huge makeup 599 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:24,840 Speaker 3: team come in here every day, and they're gonna treat 600 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 3: me like a car that needs brand new wheels in 601 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 3: pitt Row, and none of you are gonna recognize it 602 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 3: or know what happened. 603 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 2: And you're gonna be like Clay. You haven't age today. 604 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,560 Speaker 2: You look the exact same as you did twenty years ago. 605 00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:41,960 Speaker 2: I'm playing the long game. I look old and ugly now, 606 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:45,879 Speaker 2: but ten years from now, I'm gonna be gorgeous. I'm 607 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:50,439 Speaker 2: just telling you it's coming. Prepare yourself from outstanding looking 608 00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:50,800 Speaker 2: quick