Hour 1 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show kicks off with a dynamic discussion on the state of the U.S. economy, immigration policy, and judicial activism, all through a conservative lens. Buck Sexton opens the hour by highlighting recent economic data, including a significantly reduced trade deficit, which he attributes to former President Donald Trump’s tariff strategies. He argues that the mainstream media and economic “experts” underestimated the effectiveness of Trump-era trade policies, framing the current economic rebound as a vindication of those policies. The conversation then shifts to a major Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to revoke humanitarian parole for over 530,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Buck critiques the judicial overreach of lower courts and emphasizes the temporary nature of parole, asserting that it was never intended to provide permanent residency. He also criticizes Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor for their dissenting opinions, framing them as partisan actors rather than impartial jurists. Another key topic is the ongoing controversy surrounding antisemitism on college campuses, particularly at Harvard. Buck discusses the State Department’s new initiative to review the social media activity of foreign students for antisemitic content, raising questions about the limits of First Amendment protections for non-citizens on student visas. The hour also includes commentary on the broader implications of judicial activism, with Buck arguing that activist judges are functioning like “extra presidents,” undermining executive authority. He introduces his “skirmishing” strategy—a metaphor for how Trump and his allies are tactically challenging the system to expose and counteract institutional bias. Additional segments touch on cybersecurity threats from North Korea, and the role of tariffs in funding the U.S. government historically.