Hour 2 - Gov. Ron DeSantis
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 11.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Hour 2 of the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show delivers a fiery mix of political analysis and policy debate, starting with a controversial Democrat PSA urging military personnel to refuse “illegal orders.” Buck Sexton calls out the vagueness and subversive tone of the message, questioning what specific unlawful orders lawmakers like Mark Kelly, Jason Crow, and Elise Slotkin are referencing. He argues this campaign is rooted in Trump Derangement Syndrome, framing it as an attempt to undermine the Commander-in-Chief and sow distrust within the armed forces. Buck highlights sharp reactions from Martha MacCallum, Marsha Blackburn, and Stephen Miller, who labeled the PSA as “insurrection” and a dangerous precedent.
The segment underscores how Democrats selectively invoke constitutional principles for political gain, contrasting their silence during Obama-era drone strikes with their current rhetoric. The hour then pivots to Nancy Pelosi’s inflammatory remarks, where she called Trump “the worst thing on the face of the earth.” Buck critiques the emotional extremism dominating Democratic leadership and its corrosive effect on political discourse, noting Pelosi’s outsized influence on 21st-century politics.
In the second half, Buck welcomes Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for an in-depth discussion on Florida’s bold proposal to eliminate property taxes on homesteaded properties. DeSantis explains the economic rationale: skyrocketing property valuations are squeezing young families, while local governments have ballooned budgets from $32 billion in 2019 to $56 billion today. He argues that cutting homestead property taxes would protect true homeownership, reduce market distortions, and leverage Florida’s unique tax base, which relies heavily on non-resident property owners. DeSantis outlines plans for a 2026 ballot initiative, addresses concerns about special interests, and contrasts Florida’s lean, results-driven governance with New York’s bloated spending under progressive leadership. The conversation also touches on New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Momani’s agenda, warning that policies like rent freezes and anti-police measures will accelerate urban decline.
The hour closes with listener reactions, including veterans condemning the PSA as “seditious” and reaffirming their commitment to constitutional duty. Buck emphasizes the absurdity of politicizing military obedience and previews upcoming discussions on FBI reform and the Epstein file release.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Everybody's second hour of Clay and Buck kicks off now. |
| 0:07.9 | And this was a little trip into Crazy Town here. |
| 0:13.5 | You had a bunch of Democrat lawmakers. |
| 0:16.9 | Oh, by the way, we've got Governor Ron DeSantis joining us at the bottom of the hour. |
| 0:22.0 | Florida, great things happening here in Florida, but also conversations that I think affect the rest of the country. |
| 0:29.5 | If Florida can get rid of property taxes on homesteaded properties, meaning the place you live, not businesses, not second homes, not investment properties or whatever, |
| 0:39.5 | but if Florida can get rid of the house you live in, you get to live in, and the government |
| 0:42.2 | can't just take it from you because you stop giving them money? |
| 0:45.3 | Why can't every state do that? |
| 0:47.9 | People go, oh, but where are they going to pay for the? |
| 0:50.4 | The property tax is actually a pretty small percent overall the kind of property tax I'm talking |
| 0:57.0 | about just on homesteaded properties pretty small percentage of many of these counties |
| 1:03.6 | at least in Florida and there's a lot of waste a lot of money being spent on things that |
| 1:08.3 | shouldn't be spent on so anyway we'll get into that I think that's a really important conversation because if you live, I think, doesn't Texas, |
| 1:15.8 | some of you in Texas have pretty high property tax depends maybe where you are in the state. |
| 1:19.5 | I don't know how it works there. |
| 1:20.6 | I've had friends complain about their property taxes in Texas, so that I do know. |
| 1:24.7 | People in the Dallas area for sure. |
| 1:29.6 | Yeah, we could get away from this because i do believe that there is something philosophically wrong with you work your |
| 1:37.5 | whole life let's say to pay off your 30 year not your 50 year your 30 year mortgage in a house, you pay it all off, |
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