Weekly Review With Clay and Buck H3 - FL Lieutenant Gov. Jay Collins

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13 days away from voters officially deciding in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, who will be leading them going forward. But there's also starting the process, and it's becoming a big deal in many of the different states where all of you are listening to us right now. for the primaries associated with 2026. And for instance, Texas has got a ton of big elections coming up in March, which will be here very soon, about six months from now. And one of the top battleground states of 2026 is going to be Maine. And Susan Collins has been the senator from Maine Republican for a long time. People expected her to lose. If you remember this well, Buck, in 2020, she was seen as a huge underdog, never led in any poll, and then won comfortably. Now there are a couple of people running against her. Janet Mills, the current governor, you may remember her in Maine as the person who has been defending boys being able to play in girls' sports and in particular got into an argument at the White House with President Trump over this issue. She now is in the race to try and become the nominee on the Democrat side. She is running against a guy buck named Graham Platner. And Graham Platner has a series of scandals going on right now. But this is a story that came out yesterday. A little bit after we got done with the show is when I saw it. He is a far left-wing candidate. And he is 41 years old. He was a Marine. And he says, I'd like to apologize because I got drunk. One night, I'm paraphrasing him, and decided to get a death's head symbol, which is called, I've never even seen this before, a Tottencope. I'm not even sure exactly Tottenkopf. I'm not sure how you pronounce this. It is a symbol adopted by Nazi SS units who guarded concentration camps in World War II. He says, my bad, I got drunk one night. I didn't know what it was. He said he got super drunk in 2007 and he chose a terrifying looking skull. He now has had to apologize for his Nazi skull. I can't believe this is real.

for his Nazi skull tattoo, and he has gone and gotten a new tattoo to cover up the Nazi skull tattoo. Now, he also has all these different posts that they caught from his accounts on Reddit that are considered to be offensive. But I can only imagine the campaign staff when they said, Hey, people are telling us that you have a Nazi skull tattoo. That's not true, right? That's what you're expecting to get shot down, right? Oh, of course not. No, that's all laid up. No, he's like, oh, yeah, sorry, this one time in the Marines, I got drunk, and I got a Nazi skull tattoo. This is a tough one, I think, for the people of Maine to deal with. But this is a Democrat. And he wants everybody to know that now it's been almost 20 years that he had the Nazi skull tattoo. He's not actually a Nazi, and he now has gone and gotten a new tattoo to replace the Nazi skull tattoo. Now, the controversy is a bunch of people are saying, this is a direct quote. He's not an idiot. He's a military history buff. This is a direct quote from one of his friends, his former political director, who says this was 100% intentional. And all of this came out because there were a lot of photos of him where he was evidently a bartender and he would take his shirt off. And so he would show off the tattoo. He knew it was a Nazi tattoo. That's right. And where do we go with this now? He is now running against Janet Mills, and he wants to run against Susan Collins as the Democrat nominee. I just think this is an all-timer for the scandal bucket. If there were a Republican, they said about Pete Hegseth that his cross tattoo, the Jerusalem cross, I believe, was actually a Nazi symbol. Can you imagine if there were a Republican running who had had a Nazi chest tattoo since 2007? And he said, oh, I didn't know. I just got drunk one night. And what, accidentally got a Nazi symbol tattoo? This is kind of funny because it reminds me of the scene in succession, a show that you and I both like a lot, where who's the guy who's married to Shiv? What's his name? Tom. Tom. Tom Wamsgam sits down with the... Now, it's supposed to be a Republican, of course, in the show. It's a very left-wing show and it's politics. And so everyone who's bad is Republican, but he sits down with his Republican guy, and he's like, have you ever read Mind Kumpf? And the guy's like, a couple times. And he's like, a couple times. First time wasn't really enough for you. And he's just like, a lot of terrible things happened, Tom, you know? Millions of Poles died. Millions of Germans died. Millions of Russians. And he's like... I think you're missing some from the till there, buddy. Yeah, I mean, but it's interesting because this now, you have a Democrat running who could be having that same conversation except it's, you don't have a, you never got a Nazi tattoo in your chest, right? You'd be like, well.

actually I kind of did get a Nazi tattoo on my chest. I help you in the Democrat Party now to have gotten a Nazi tattoo on your chest. Certainly, I mean, if Zohran Mamdani can't say, hey, Hamas should put down their weapons, it also reminds me of this a great line in succession. Well, Hitler and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem were quite close if you look back at that. If you remember the... situation in succession. I thought about you when this scene happens, but they're like, what kind of group of people is this? And he was like, it's the kind of group of people where you don't have, I'm paraphrasing, where you don't have to pretend that you liked Hamilton. Like, it was a big gathering. He's like, how did you describe these people? It's a huge group of people from New York who don't pretend that they liked Hamilton. It's funny that someone says that because I always hated Hamilton and always thought the whole thing was totally the emperor has no clothes and ever had to pretend that this was so great. And I stand by that 100%. I have been arguing for some time that I want to do a country and Western version of the Obama administration and have white people play. Barack and Michelle Obama because race is just a social construct and it doesn't matter what the race is of anyone playing a historical figure and see what the reaction would be in New York City. Because I tend to think a country western version of the Obama administration being played by white people would absolutely drive them all insane, but it would be fun to contrast with Hamilton or Bridget was it Bridgerton? Yes. Where they do like pride and prejudice except race doesn't matter? It actually matters a lot. It's just you've got to have as few white people as possible. Or the, what's the, what's the Viking where they have like a black female Viking? And you're supposed to. Y'all something or other, which is their version of like a Lord or an Earl. Yarl was a black woman in, you know. 850 AD. Not a lot of that going on, actually, in the Viking. I was going to say it's probably pretty rare. But that would be fun. And it would call into question what I think all of this represents is the rapidly collapsing identity politics coalition that Barack Obama believed that he had built, which was going to be generationally enduring. Because really, Buck, if you go back and you say, okay, how did this all start? The whole idea with opening the borders was that it was going to give Democrats a perpetual win in all national politics forever. They wanted to make the country less white. I mean, this was the demographically. They see this as a political advantage. The fewer white people in America, the stronger the Democrat Party becomes. Which has now blown up in their face because Trump won Hispanic men. and nearly one Hispanic women in 2024, which was a calculation that Democrats never, ever thought could possibly become a reality. And what you are seeing is a lot of people of good sense of all different backgrounds are saying, I'm over this craziness. But I do think the fact that the main Democrat primary has now descended into a discussion about Nazi tattoos on the chest of their top left-wing candidate is...

somewhat representative, because people are saying, oh, he's going to have to disavow. My first thought was when I saw this, actually is being a Nazi disqualifying for the left now. I think there are some people who are like, you know, maybe we misunderstood Hitler a little bit. I mean, it's crazy, but that's where they are. And when you see all the protests on the college campuses, which mercifully are over, there's a lot of people that support this. Democrats have also made us, in general, I think, made the American people far less. sensitive or maybe they've desensitized us to claims that people are Nazis or fascist because they say it so often about people who are not that now I think at some level it gets You know, oh, another person who's being accused, but is he really? He says he's not. I don't think that this has the same sting that it would have before they say that Donald Trump. I mean, they say the president of the United States is a fascist, and they mean a national socialist fascist. They're not comparing him to Mussolini. They're comparing him to Hitler. And I think that very clearly, this is the fallback that they have. This is the Democrat. When there's nothing that they can say. other than I don't like you or I hate you. Fascist is the go-to term, even though they know nothing about fascism. They know nothing about fascist movements. And if anything, the people that claim to be Antifa are among the most fascistic you'd ever find, all dressed alike, punching people in the face for saying things they don't like on the streets. That seems like fascism, if you know anything about fascism. But the one thing about Democrats, you have to remember, Clay, or leftists. No understanding of irony whatsoever because they have actually no accountability and no self-awareness. So irony goes way over their heads. So that battle is going on. And it is going to be interesting to see who ends up winning a lot of these Democrat primary battles. I don't know. Do we have the audio yet or have we been able to track it down? Jasmine Crockett. is now saying that she may enter the Senate race in Texas, which is one of the greatest gifts Republicans could have because she would win, I think, the Senate nomination for Democrats and then get smoked in the actual race. Well, let's just take a moment here. I think that increasingly in politics, there are people who realize this is true of podcasting, too. You can get a lot of attention by saying crazy things. built that audience, you can try to take them in a different direction or you can you can say, well, I'm not as crazy anymore, but thanks for all the subscribers or thanks for all the donors in politics, right? So Jasmine Crockett, by saying outlandish things, has become something of a political household name. People know her now that would not have known her before. And as we know, once she gets to the level where people start writing big checks to her and if she's going to be running in a Senate primary.

It could be good politics for her up to this point. We might, we'll see, to have been as outlandish as she is because it makes her famous. And fame and politics have never been more intertwined, I think, than they are now, especially given the way that social media amplifies the craziest messages. And like I said, I mean, these days, if somebody was telling me, hey, I want to start a podcast, you know, from scratch, and they're like, what do you think I should do? I'd be like, you know. Just say the craziest stuff imaginable that will get people interested. And don't worry about any of it being true or verifiable until later on. Just say wild stuff. I mean, Donnie. Say Abraham Lincoln was actually a chameleon from like a four, you know, from some planet somewhere else. I mean, an actual like lizard chameleon, right? Like say that he was and then say that you have sources that you can't reveal and say that you're actually just doing the research that no one else is doing. You'll build an audience because people will be fascinated by this. And then you can be like, yeah, I don't know about that. Let's talk about the price of oil. Like then you can switch. Same thing is true in politics now. Get famous on crazy and then translate that into a movement and into dollars. I don't think there's any doubt. Look, Zohran Mamdani is just trying to say now that a lot of the things that he said in the past he didn't actually mean. Gavin Newsom's entire presidential campaign will be, oh, yeah, well, I said that, but I've evolved since then. I mean, that's clearly going to be his game plan to try to get elected president is I don't believe any of the things that I argued for the past decade, basically. That and sure it's buttoned all the way down to his belly button. You know what I mean? He does have a debonair look about him. Gavin's just got to wax that chest. Make sure he keeps it ready for prime time. All right. With all the traveling that I've been doing, I miss my cozy earth sheets. Cozy Earth makes... amazing sheets, blankets, clothing, even PJs. I've got cozy earth sheets on my bed right now at home with my wife and Ginger. Yes, Ginger sleeps in the bed with us. But for the baby, by the way, we have, for a little speed, we have sheets on his crib, too, because Cozy Earth makes those. These bamboo sheets from Cozy Earth will transform your sleep. They're amazing. Try them risk-free, a hundred-night sleep trial, 10-year warranty. It means you get three months and then some to make sure these Cozy Earth sheets are the best sheets you've ever slept on. Upgrade the place you spend the most time, your bed. Visit cozy. If you're trying to grow spiritually while juggling a busy life, Intouch.org is a really helpful place to pause and catch your breath. Sometimes you just need a moment to refocus, and that's exactly what you'll find there. You can dive into practical, down-to-earth teaching from Dr. Charles Stanley. Read a short devotional that fits into your day or explore free study guides that speak to real-life situations you might be dealing with. Whether you're looking for direction, comfort, or simply a little encouragement to keep going, there's always something meaningful waiting for you. It's easy to use. It's available anytime, and it meets you right where you are in your walk with God. When you're ready for a bit of clarity or a spiritual reset, take a moment to see how InTouch.org can support your day. It might be exactly what you need. Our podcast version of the Clay Travis N. Buck Sexton Show is proud to be supported by Grand Canyon University, an affordable, private, non-profit Christian University based in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona. At GCU, programs are built to move at the speed of relevance with practical skills, career readiness, and opportunity for every learner. Grounded in Christian truth, GCU works to empower the next generation to lead with integrity, serve with purpose, and help transform their communities, building a future that matters. Find your purpose at GCU, private, Christian, affordable, non-profit, visit gCU.edu to learn more.

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They're asking if he'll meet, if the president will meet with Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. And here's what the commander chief is saying. Play it. I'd love to meet with them. I just want them to open up the country first. You know, the country is so hot right now. And they've never voted against, you know, continuation. They've never voted again. They've never done that. They're doing this because they have Trump derangement syndrome. But I would love to meet. I would like to meet with both of them. But I set one little caveat. I will only meet if they let the country open. They'll let the country open. The people want to go back to work. They want to be served. They need the services of some people. And a lot of people need the money, the payroll. So I'll do it as soon as they open up the country I'd like to meet. Open up the country. We can have a conversation then, but Trump is not allowing Democrats to take the Treasury hostage here. And I think he's in the right. I think he's been in the right all along on this. And Democrats, you know, Clay, one thing that they've always counted on is at the end of the day, they've been able to convince people that they are better on health care because they've just created this endless slush fund of taxpayer money that goes into health care while it's getting more expensive and getting worse for everybody all the time. The subsidies issue is actually a big issue. And it could be a big issue in the midterms, too. If people realize how screwed up and expensive and crappy Obamacare exchanges really are based on the way they're set up without all this government money that's funneling in on top of what's already there, the Democrat's biggest legislative achievement of the last decade is actually a disaster. Yeah, and I actually give credit to John Stewart, who we played yesterday. pointing that out that when you provide subsidies, you often just drive up the cost of what otherwise... But he was making fun of every... He was pushing this stuff, though. This is what drives me insane. He should say, I'm sorry, everybody. I'm John Stewart. I'm a moron. I'm the reason you have Obamacare. I made fun of all the Republicans for wanting Grandma to die of cancer. Yeah, no, I'm not saying that he is... Right now, when he was interviewing Bernie Sanders, he was pointing out why these premiums have been skyrocketing. And why every human. basically is frustrated with their insurance company on a regular basis because you have no idea what a market-based cost should be for anything. And because you can't even figure out, you switch insurance providers, things cost different amounts. The whole insurance industry as it pertains to health care is broken. You can stay connected with your aging parents anytime, anywhere with a pair of rapid radios, modern day walkie-talkies. They're easy to use. Great additional way to stay connected. get a pair, send one off to your parents home, keep one for yourself. They work right out of the box. You press a button, boom, instant communication. Nationwide LT coverage walkie talkies 100% private, no contracts, no monthly fees. You get a pure, reliable connection. They offer modern convenience with the ease of the old school walkie talkie. Do you remember running around with those GI Joe walkie talkies back in the day, maybe play them with your neighbors? We've got my fifth grader has a rapid radio walkie.

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I think is problematic. I think the notion that you can't just own a place and stay there and that you are subject to the constant possibility of price hikes, et cetera, is not where we should be. And I know that Ron DeSantis really wants to get rid of property tax. I know it happens at like the county and local level. Who's standing in the way of this and how can we get this actually done? Yeah, so I 100% agree with you. The American dream is to own your home, and you never really own it if the government can take it from you. So what we want to do is exempt homesteaded properties from property tax, cut and dried. That's got to be a ballot initiative. You know, we'll run, we're going to push the legislation to be done to run it through there and do all of our math to take care of this, but it's going to have to go on the ballot. People are going to have to show up. They're going to have to check the box, vote yes, if they want that to happen. But it's incumbent on us to do a good job of presenting this. The governor is going to bring out his approach with details here shortly. And when he does, you know, I would love to come back on here and hit his talking points what he's going to do. But the fact of the matter is this. It's at the minimum amount of the money dedicated. It comes to property tax that's dedicated to homesteaded properties. Between 6% and 8% of most counties' budgets. Those are the numbers we're seeing right now. That's solvable. That's achievable to get the government out of your home set property. This is what's so important. I think, I think, Lieutenant Governor, people hear this and they say, oh, but what about fire and police? And like, you know, and what about schools? What you're telling me is, no, that can be, that can be funded by other means. Oh, 100%. There are ways to make this happen. That's a small amount of your property tax budget that comes from homesteaded properties. No one's going to cut the cops. No one's going to cut the firefighters. No one's going to cut education. That will not happen in Florida. We back those people. We stand by them. We lead the nation in many of those things. So what do you do? We're going to measure a little bit. We're going to go in Fafo, as we call it, or Doge, as a federal government calls it, and clean up our spending in some of these municipalities. We're going to find ways to save via how we purchase. And then, you know, we're going to go in and make sure those numbers make sense. They've got to go on the ballot. People got to show up. This is completely doable. I've been told me this excites me because it would give us yet another leg up on these fancy Tennesseans who all are on Clay's team here for what the best new red state to move to for people, especially from the Northeast. So, you know, we need to stay competitive here with Tennessee in the great state of Florida. Go ahead, Clay. Jay Collins, Lieutenant Governor of Florida with us right now. Speaking of competitive. When you see that New York City...

may be poised to elect a communist in Zohran Mamdani as mayor. Do you look around and just expect, we already know that there's been a huge influx of New Yorkers to Florida. Buck is a good example, but there are probably millions of people who live in Florida now that had northeastern, you know, grew up in the northeast. Do you look at that and say, well, we got a bunch more coming? Do you pay attention to other states like that and know that Florida is seen as a batch? of freedom? Man, we're the conservative proving grounds of America. That's who we are. America is a shining city on the hills, and I think Florida is a light, right? We are shining on that because we're leading the way. We're highlighting what's white in America. The fact of the matter is this. Look, I'm a one-legged, I'm a God-fearing gun-loving, freedom defending, one-legged, retired Green Beret. I worked with the ESU, the NYPD, the NYFD. We've buried friends across the globe because of the war on terror. Of all the cities in this nation, why on earth does Maldani have to be elected in that city? Do we really have to learn this lesson face first? How ridiculous is this? He's a watered down communist, and we've got to learn this in the city that never sleeps in New York City. It's absolutely bonkers. It's wrong, and yeah, you're going to see a stream of a caravan of people come in, flee New York, just like during COVID because of his horrible leadership. He's going to gut the state. You know, there's work to do. We're speaking to lieutenant governor, Jay Collins of Florida, and a lieutenant governor, as the name implies, you are second in state leadership. Our fantastic governor, Ron DeSantis, who you work very closely with, is unfortunately going to be termed out here. I know they had the no king's rally. I don't know. Ron DeSantis is king of Florida sounds nice to a lot of us, but the rules are the rules. But you, sir, would seem to be in a fantastic position to... Pick up the Scepter and continue the legacy. Can you speak to that? Are you thinking about a governor's run? Yeah, we're thinking long and hard about this. We've taken a very methodic approach to this. I had kind of a three-phased approach. You know, it's a family decision. You've got to make sure that my kids and my wife, the things I care about most are straight and ready, that the support structure around that in my local community is prepped and ready. And then it comes down to leadership after who I believe is the goat, our greatest governor in the state's history. Frankly, probably the greatest governor in our nation's history. He's amazing. He's an incredible job. Well, my approach, my type of leadership be what's best for Florida. It's a we thing, not a me thing. And I'll tell you, we really finalize kind of our approach here, and we're chewing on what our decision is going to be. So I would say stay tuned. We'll have some information to share here soonish. Soonish, he says. Okay. What do you think Ron DeSantis is going to do next? He's been obviously an incredibly successful governor. As Buck said, he has term limited out. So come next year, his tenure as governor will be over. What do you expect to see him do? Well, I'll tell you what. The one thing I know about him, he is a conservative juggernaut, right? He is brilliant. He is hardworking. No matter what he does, he's going to make a difference because he's going to lead.

He knows what matters. He fights for it. And then people get alongside him. You know, there will be a lot of opportunities. I'm not really sure where he's going to go yet. But I'll tell you, I bring some popcorn and watch because he's going to do something pretty amazing, I'm sure. Well, we wish you well at the University of Florida at the Turning Point event tonight in Gainesville. We know we have a lot of Florida Gator fans listening. I hope at some point they end up with a football coach because as a Tennessee fan, I'm not that ecstatic for them to get another football coach. I'm fine with them not having one. But Lieutenant Governor, we appreciate the time. Good luck at the event tonight. We're glad you're doing it. Hey, I appreciate y'all. Thank you. Vince is going to be great and God bless both of you. Appreciate it. Thank you, sir. You too. The number of babies that are at risk of abortion remains very high day in and day out of this country. Now that's a tragedy, but it's not one that we have to just sit and suffer in silence while it occurs because the people who are working, the good men and women at preborn clinics nationwide are saving babies, including one right here in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In fact, preborn's nonprofit small headquarters office is based right here in Indiana. Their individual actions and efforts this year have combined. to save the lives of more than 67,000 babies. And with your help, they think they can close out this year, saving the lives of 70,000 tiny babies. this year alone. The team of people working at pre-born provide pregnant mothers who come into their clinics with support and assistance so that they will see the light and choose life for their precious unborn baby. I've seen it firsthand at the pre-born clinic in the Hyaliyah community right near my house in Miami. One way that pre-born achieves this process, really a critical way because it's a first step in the process, is the free ultrasound that they give these moms when they come in. It's not a trick or a gimmick. It's just the honest experience of hearing that babies... heart at no cost to the mom walking in and then the offer of assistance love and support so that mom knows she can bring that baby into this world and not be alone it's a turning point for so many women and they accomplish this with just an expense of twenty eight dollars per ultrasound You can help save a tiny baby's life today. Preborn clinics operating communities across our nation where abortion rates are the highest, so they are on the front lines. To donate securely, $28 one time, $28 monthly, whatever you can spare. To donate securely, just dial pound 250 and say the keyword baby. That's pound 250, say baby, or visit preborn.com slash buck.

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No response has yet come from the view to our gallant offer to come on their program. Or our numerous offers to Andrew Cuomo. Andrew Cuomo, no response to Andrew Cuomo either. We got some talkbacks on that. Maybe I'll play that in a sec. But first, I want you all to hear. Joy Behar talked in an incredible coincidence about choking to death today on the program. Listen. I mean, I don't know. I wouldn't even let him give me a heimlich maneuver. Yeah. That's how little I feel about people. I don't know. Well, and a MAGA supporter is like calling you right now. I got it. Somebody's done that MAGA man. I'm not sleeping with you anymore. All right, so Joy Behar said she wouldn't let a Trump supporter give her the Heimlich. I would give Joy Behar the Heimlich. That's just how much of a gentleman I am. I wouldn't let her die on an endless shrimp special at Red Lobster. I would save her life. Now, you're a humanitarian claim. I am. Just too kind. We have podcast listener Adam from Minnesota. He wants to weigh it on the New York race. Play G.G. This is Adam from Minnesota. I know I'm not from New York. And I don't understand the complexities of New York politics because they're clearly so different than everywhere else and blah, blah, blah. Those two ladies that called and talked to you, they are Exhibit A as to why New York has lost their mind. You people are back crap crazy and you can't even see it. Curtis will never, ever win. You've got to let it go. Whoa, Minnesota coming off the top rope after NYC. Minnesota nice, not so nice on a couple of our New York City callers, female callers who called in early. I think when they burned the downtown of your biggest city, you know, maybe you're a little surly afterwards for a while as a Minnesota. Once you've had some of the riots and stuff that they've had, it's not all like the mom from Bobby's world, oh, don't you know? They're scarred. John in Oklahoma City, F.F. If you're trying to grow spiritually while juggling a busy life, Intouch.org, is a really helpful place to pause and catch your breath. Sometimes you just need a moment to refocus, and that's exactly what you'll find there. You can dive into practical, down-to-earth teaching from Dr. Charles Stanley. Read a short devotional that fits into your day or explore free study guides that speak to real-life situations you might be dealing with. Whether you're looking for direction, comfort, or simply a little encouragement to keep going, there's always something meaningful waiting for you. It's easy to use. It's available anytime, and it meets you right where you are in your walk with God. When you're ready for a bit of clarity or a spiritual reset, take a moment to see how intouch.org can support your day. It might be exactly what you need. The Clay Travis and Bucks Exiton Show podcast is proud to be supported by Grand Canyon University, an affordable, private, nonprofit, Christian university based in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona. They say higher education is outdated, irrelevant. GCU doesn't settle for the status quo. They shatter it. At GCU, academically rigorous, industry-driven programs are built to move at the speed of relevance.

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