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Verdict with Ted Cruz

Bonus: Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Jul 16 2026

Verdict with Ted Cruz

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, News Commentary, News, Daily News

4.643.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Meet my friends, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton!  If you love Verdict, the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show might also be in your audio wheelhouse. Politics, news analysis, and some pop culture and comedy thrown in too.

 

Here’s a sample episode recapping four takeaways. Give the guys a listen and then follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

 

Clay Travis and Buck Sexton discuss national policy and immigration enforcement, one of the dominant themes of Hour 1. Clay and Buck examined reports that ICE had briefly restricted certain traffic-stop enforcement tactics following recent confrontations involving illegal immigrants and federal agents. The hosts argued that such restrictions would undermine deportation efforts and create incentives for suspects to evade law enforcement. They praised President Donald Trump's decision to restore traffic-stop authority for immigration enforcement operations and discussed broader border security, deportation policy, illegal immigration, sanctuary politics, and growing tensions between federal immigration authorities and Democratic elected officials. The hosts also highlighted remarks from Border Czar Tom Homan, who warned that anti-ICE rhetoric could contribute to additional violence against federal agents.

 

Tomi Lahren joins the program to discuss the growing political divide over masculinity, military readiness, and the Department of Defense's new testosterone screening initiative for service members. Lahren argued that Democrats continue to struggle connecting with male voters and discussed broader debates surrounding masculinity, cultural values, and political messaging. The discussion tied into ongoing conversations about military preparedness, physical fitness, and the role of strength and performance standards within the armed forces.

 

Clay and Buck talk about White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's return to the briefing room following maternity leave and her preview of President Donald Trump's highly anticipated primetime address. Clay and Buck analyzed Leavitt's comments suggesting the president would present significant evidence related to election security concerns and alleged foreign influence in previous elections. Both hosts argued that regardless of the evidence presented, major legacy media organizations would continue to dismiss or minimize Trump's claims due to longstanding opposition to the president. The discussion centered on media bias, election security, voter confidence, and the ongoing national debate surrounding election integrity reforms.

 

A lengthy discussion examined the strategic dilemma facing the Trump administration regarding Iran. The hosts considered the effectiveness of sanctions, oil export restrictions, and military operations aimed at weakening the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). They debated whether military pressure alone can force regime change, how Iranian leadership calculates long-term risks differently than Western governments, and the limits of relying on internal uprisings to alter political outcomes. The conversation also touched on the role of Kurdish populations, the possibility of regional instability, and the geopolitical consequences of prolonged military confrontation in the Middle East. 

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.3

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.3

Welcome, everybody, to the Thursday edition of the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.

0:12.3

Congrats to you, Argentina fans out there.

0:15.9

Very sad day for those of us who were on the jolly old England train.

0:22.1

Very sad for us.

0:23.5

They were defeated right after the show yesterday.

0:26.9

And so I think there'll be a lot less World Cup talk on the show

0:29.6

because I no longer am going to be in a position

0:34.7

where I can say that I have picked an amazing team to win the whole thing.

0:39.4

So we can just forget all about my prediction, which was, Clay, you were at the game.

0:44.6

I was at the game.

0:45.8

Your boys, jolly old England, that's one of the weakest, most cowardly conclusions to a game that I have seen in a very, very long time

0:58.4

across all sports. England, for those of you didn't watch, and it was amazing game. England

1:02.7

got a 1-0 lead and basically went into a fetal position and just tried to protect that lead.

1:11.7

They're playing against the greatest soccer player of all time.

1:16.1

And they just, they had what, well, I saw you.

1:18.5

And probably the best offense, the best offense of all time.

1:20.9

This would be to put it in football terms for everybody,

1:23.8

this would be you're up one touchdown, not five touchdown.

1:27.2

You're up one touchdown. And for touchdown, you're up one touchdown.

1:28.6

And for the second half of the entire football game, you're like, I have this amazing idea.

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