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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Hour 3 - An Israeli POV

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, Daily News, Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

4.3 • 11.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Hour 3 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show delivers a powerful and timely discussion centered on breaking geopolitical developments, exclusive insights from the White House, and a major policy shift by President Donald Trump. This hour kicks off with Clay and Buck recounting their recent visit to the West Wing, where they met with President Trump, JD Vance, and other key figures. The hosts describe a confident and energized atmosphere within the Trump administration, highlighting the President’s relaxed demeanor and his pride in recent Oval Office renovations and a new outdoor dining patio project. The central political headline of the hour is President Trump’s official termination of the California electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Trump’s announcement, made during a press conference and emphasized in his conversation with Clay and Buck, marks a significant rollback of federal support for California’s aggressive EV regulations. The hosts explain that this move restores consumer choice in the auto market and protects the U.S. auto industry from what they describe as “Green New Deal insanity.” The repeal affects 17 states that had adopted California’s standards, representing 30% of the U.S. vehicle market. Simultaneously, the hour is dominated by real-time coverage of escalating conflict in the Middle East. The hosts provide live updates on Iran’s missile retaliation against Israel following Israel’s precision strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. They analyze the strategic implications of the Israeli operation, calling it one of the most successful military actions in modern history. The conversation includes commentary on the effectiveness of Israel’s Iron Dome defense system and the broader geopolitical consequences of Iran’s weakened military posture. A poignant segment features an interview with Yael Eckstein, President of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), who shares her personal experience of being turned back mid-flight due to the Israeli airspace closure. She offers emotional insights into the Israeli public’s mindset, the role of universal military service, and the critical humanitarian work being done by IFCJ during the crisis. Her remarks underscore the existential threat Israel faces and the unity of its people in defense of their nation. The hour concludes with lighter moments, including listener feedback on Clay’s attire during the White House visit and playful banter about Buck’s upcoming business trip to the French Riviera.

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Welcome in, hour number three Friday edition. 14 hours up. We are rolling into the

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15th hour now. You can reach out to us 800 282-282-282. If you would like to wait in, you can

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certainly continue to use the talkback and I'm going to play an outrageous attack on my outfit to go visit

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the president of the United States at some point in this hour. I will have all of you know

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800 282-282-82. And we have got a lot to continue to discuss. As always, encourage you to go

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moment uh we have had several guests already talking about the big israel attacks on iran

1:17.4

that happened yesterday evening uh in america uh american time scott jennings cnns i would say

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top talent um came on with us ben shapiro from the Daily Wire, Josh Hammer,

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editor at large at Newsweek. We're going to talk with Yel Epstein from the IFCJ about what's going on

1:36.4

with Israel at the bottom of this hour, but this is a good opportunity to go subscribe to the podcast,

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a lot of discussion, many different angles, I would argue almost every angle covered here.

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And Buck, let's go. We actually happened to be in the West Wing yesterday for a substantial amount of time.

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We met with President Trump, saw J.D. Vance, Stephen Miller, Caroline Levitt, a lot of the people that we have known for years that are doing phenomenal work.

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And I would describe, I think you probably would sign off on it, President Trump as extremely relaxed.

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He wanted us to see the changes that he's made to the Oval Office, the changes that he has made in terms of portraiture in the cabinet

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