Hour 2 - Rubio Rising
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 11.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In Hour 2 of the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, the hosts provide in-depth analysis of Iran's missile response to recent US military actions. They discuss how Iran's attack appears to have been deliberately telegraphed and minimal, with missiles being shot down without causing significant damage or casualties. Clay and Buck emphasize that this measured response likely stems from Iran's limited military capabilities and fear of further US retaliation. The hosts praise former President Trump's Saturday night address alongside Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and JD Vance, highlighting Rubio's compelling interview on CBS where he discussed Iran's nuclear ambitions and their deteriorating infrastructure.
The conversation in Hour 2 also explores how authoritarian regimes like Iran respond primarily to shows of strength rather than diplomatic arguments. Clay and Buck suggest that the Biden administration's perceived weakness, particularly after the Afghanistan withdrawal, emboldened adversaries, contrasting this with Trump's approach to foreign policy. They examine how Iran's quality of life has declined dramatically despite its historical significance, questioning whether these conditions might eventually lead to internal challenges from the Iranian people. The hosts additionally touch on concerning developments in New York City politics, expressing alarm about potential leadership changes and their implications for America's largest city.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome back in Clay Travis Bucks-Exton show. |
| 0:09.2 | Saturday, United States attacks Iranian nuclear sites. |
| 0:14.8 | Now Iran is responding in real time. |
| 0:19.8 | As we are talking to all of you, there is footage playing of inside of Qatar missiles from Iran fired at the U.S. military base there. |
| 0:32.1 | Iran has announced that its official response is underway. |
| 0:39.7 | They are reporting that on Iranian state TV. That's their propaganda network. The attack on the Qatar, U.S. base has begun. |
| 0:47.6 | Also, other Middle Eastern U.S. forces now reportedly under attack as well. And we are waiting to hear what the |
| 0:59.2 | impact is of the missiles that have been fired there. Again, this is in real time as all of us |
| 1:07.3 | are talking with you. President Trump is with his top administrators right now, |
| 1:14.5 | Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. |
| 1:20.1 | And the question again is, what is the impact and the desire here, Buck? |
| 1:27.0 | And this is where you you as an intelligence analyst back |
| 1:30.9 | in the day would be trying to scramble and assess you and i were at langley we were on the cia's |
| 1:36.3 | campus just a couple of weeks ago just in advance by like a day or so of the Israeli attack on Iran. |
| 1:44.6 | And you remember, I can say this now, I think. |
| 1:47.8 | I asked a question in a meeting and about Iran because there hadn't been that many |
| 1:53.8 | reports about it to that point. |
| 1:55.5 | And it was like all of a sudden a veil of silence just descended on the room where |
| 2:00.7 | they were like, you didn't |
| 2:03.0 | have to be an expert to know something might be a footman. Yeah, I'll say, and after I looked |
| 2:07.1 | at Clay, I'm like, that was weird. We're striking Iran, or there's a strike coming, I should |
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