Hour 3 - Smithsonian Showdown
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 11.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 August 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In Hour 3 of the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, the hosts dive into a politically charged discussion surrounding the Smithsonian Institution, museum exhibits, and the broader cultural battle over American history and identity. The episode centers on the Trump administration’s directive to review exhibitions at eight Smithsonian museums, aiming to ensure alignment with American ideals and push back against what it calls the “last remaining segment of woke” ideology.
The hosts critique specific exhibits, including those focused on LGBTQ+ history, immigration, and Anthony Fauci, arguing that these displays reflect a left-wing narrative that emphasizes oppression and victimization over national achievement. They contrast this with the National Air and Space Museum, which they praise for celebrating American innovation in flight and space exploration.
A major theme is the 1619 Project, which the hosts claim reframes U.S. history around slavery, undermining foundational documents like the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. They argue that 600,000+ Civil War deaths should be recognized as a sacrifice to end slavery, and that museums should inspire pride, not shame.
The episode also explores Trump’s proposed executive order to criminalize flag burning, sparking a debate over First Amendment rights, symbolic speech, and hate crime legislation. The hosts criticize what they see as selective enforcement, where burning a Pride flag may result in prosecution, but burning an American flag is protected.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.3 | All right. |
| 0:05.0 | Third hour of Clay and Buck starts right now. |
| 0:07.8 | Thanks for being with us, everybody. |
| 0:09.4 | And as promised, we have this discussion that has gotten a lot of attention in the press. |
| 0:17.3 | I think a lot less attention just from Main Street from everyone all across the country |
| 0:23.1 | trying to keep up with the news. |
| 0:25.6 | This has to do with the Smithsonian specifically, but really museums more broadly, which, |
| 0:35.8 | especially when you're talking about D.C. DC museums like the National Portrait Gallery |
| 0:39.3 | and have been filled with Clay what was a lot have you been to any of these museums |
| 0:46.3 | in recent years I have to be honest with you I have not so so this is what got me blown up |
| 0:53.0 | by the left. |
| 0:55.2 | When we were up in D.C., my son was doing a two-week internship. |
| 1:00.2 | He is incredibly fascinated with space travel, with science, with all of the sci-fi-related elements. |
| 1:10.6 | So I took him to the National Air and Space Museum. |
| 1:14.2 | So I was just up at the National Air and Space Museum a couple of months ago when we were in D.C. |
| 1:21.3 | And it was fantastic. |
| 1:23.5 | And now back to you on talking about the Smithsonian, but I will come back and tell you exactly what my take was on it. |
| 1:31.2 | But you lived in D.C. These are all free. |
| 1:34.4 | I imagine what percentage of the audience do you think out there right now has ever been to a Smithsonian Museum? |
| 1:40.6 | If you went to D.C., you have been to a Smithsonian Museum. So I would think at least |
| 1:45.8 | half of the people listening to us right now. I was going to say 25%, but a big chunk, a big chunk. |
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