Hour 3 - Trey Gowdy’s Viral Gun Comments
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 11.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Hour 3 of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show dives deep into the intersection of crime policy, gun control, mental health, and political accountability. Clay and Buck analyze the dramatic 87% drop in carjackings in Washington, DC, crediting President Trump’s federal crime surge and highlighting Mayor Muriel Bowser’s praise for the initiative. They discuss the broader implications of violent crime in American cities, citing an AP poll showing 99% of Americans view urban crime as a major or minor issue. The hosts criticize Democratic leadership for lacking effective crime solutions and argue that law enforcement—not social workers—is key to reducing violent crime.
The hour features a provocative interview with Trey Gowdy, former congressman and Fox News contributor, who defends his viral comments on mass shootings and gun control. Gowdy emphasizes balancing constitutional freedoms with public safety, advocating for stronger enforcement of existing gun laws and mental health evaluations. The conversation explores the role of parents, red flag laws, and the definition of mass shootings, sparking debate over whether any new legislation could have prevented recent tragedies like the Minneapolis school shooting.
Clay and Buck also provide an economic update, celebrating Q2 2025 GDP growth revised to 3.3% and inflation nearing the Fed’s 2% target, branding it the “Trump economy 2.0.” They touch on media bias, the cultural impact of mental illness narratives, and the political fallout from crime-related policies.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome back in hour number three Thursday edition. |
| 0:07.8 | Clay Travis, Buck Sexton Show. |
| 0:09.9 | Appreciate to all of you hanging out with us. |
| 0:13.0 | As we roll through the program, |
| 0:15.3 | Trey Gowdy from Fox News, |
| 0:16.6 | going to join us at the bottom of the hour. |
| 0:19.6 | He's got a new book out scheduled for several weeks |
| 0:22.3 | to come on and talk about us before his comments went viral and we'll play them for you. So |
| 0:27.6 | for him, let him react to them. If you don't know, then you will find out at the bottom of the hour. |
| 0:32.3 | Thanks to our caller Lisa, who we just finished the hour with. I think that was, it's tough to listen to hear. |
| 0:42.5 | I think for a lot of parents and grandparents out there. |
| 0:45.9 | But I believe that so much of this story, they have tried to prey on emotion over logic. |
| 0:54.0 | And they make you feel like you are the one who is the problem. |
| 0:59.5 | And I do think if you go back and you listen to that call, |
| 1:02.0 | and I appreciate her calling in and sharing her experience, |
| 1:05.7 | so much of being a parent is oftentimes having to tell your kid something that they don't |
| 1:15.3 | have enough experience about and everyone out there who's a parent knows it. |
| 1:18.4 | And they may not 100% listen to you, but your job is to get them as healthy as you can |
| 1:23.7 | to 18 and 19 years old when they become adults of their own. |
| 1:27.8 | And you try to 18 and 19 years old when they become adults of their own. And you try to limit decisions that can be incredibly debilitating that your child will make. |
| 1:35.0 | And that can be really, in the grand scheme of things, not hugely significant necessarily. |
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