Hour 2 - Calculated Bias

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

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In Hour 2 of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, Clay continues delivering hard-hitting commentary on politics, culture, and media bias. With Buck reporting from Taiwan, Clay opens by previewing upcoming guests— Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise—who will weigh in on the looming government shutdown and its political fallout. Clay cites new polling showing that 65% of voters oppose a shutdown, highlighting how Democrats increasingly cater to their activist base rather than mainstream voters.

The hour then pivots to a cultural deep dive, revisiting Pete Hegseth’s call for meritocracy in the U.S. military and connecting it to a broader Trump-era push to restore performance-based standards across American institutions. Clay argues that this shift represents a rejection of DEI mandates and identity politics in favor of excellence and accountability.

A major segment features Clay’s exclusive conversation with Paul Finebaum, where the legendary sports broadcaster reveals ESPN’s political double standard. Finebaum discloses that Disney-owned ESPN blocked his planned interview with President Trump before the 2019 LSU-Alabama game—despite years of giving Barack Obama airtime for lighthearted sports segments. Clay frames this as proof of how the left weaponized sports media to push cultural narratives, from celebrating biological men in women’s sports to normalizing identity politics.

The discussion then turns to Don Lemon’s viral video targeting white men, accusing them of embracing violence in response to societal change. Clay dismantles Lemon’s argument as factually wrong and rooted in identity politics, noting that violent crime statistics tell a very different story. He argues that real solutions require honesty about crime data and criticizes Democrats for tolerating lawlessness in major cities out of fear of being labeled racist. Clay underscores that ignoring crime in predominantly black neighborhoods under the guise of “equity” is itself a form of systemic racism, leaving law-abiding residents trapped in unsafe conditions.

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