In Hour 1 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Clay and Buck lead with President Donald Trump’s White House meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, examining the stakes of the U.S.-China relationship and what they describe as one of America’s most consequential foreign-policy challenges. They discuss China, Taiwan, U.S. arms sales, trade and tariffs, artificial intelligence, fentanyl precursors, military-to-military communications, Iran, and the Russia-Ukraine war as potential issues surrounding the talks. The hosts place particular emphasis on the accelerating U.S.-China AI race, arguing that maintaining American leadership in artificial intelligence, data centers, energy production, and advanced technology is essential to national security.

They cite polling about higher AI adoption and trust among Chinese citizens and discuss allegations of Chinese online influence campaigns targeting American attitudes toward AI, data centers, energy costs, and tariffs. Clay and Buck compare the competition for AI dominance to the nuclear arms race and the Cold War, with callers extending the analogy to the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Harry Truman, and America’s race against Nazi Germany to develop the atomic bomb. The discussion also expands into climate policy and the Paris Climate Agreement, as the hosts contrast U.S. and Western environmental restrictions with China’s energy strategy and debate whether fears surrounding AI could similarly lead the United States to restrain itself while geopolitical competitors continue advancing.

Later in Hour 1, Clay and Buck pivot to the news media after CNN and MSNBC regained access to the White House grounds following a judge’s order, criticizing the amount of coverage the networks devoted to their own press access while Trump and Xi were meeting. They debate the modern value of White House press access and access journalism, arguing that presidents, politicians, sports teams, and other public figures can now communicate directly with audiences through social media and other digital platforms instead of relying primarily on traditional reporters as intermediaries.

A clip featuring Karoline Leavitt and Sean Hannity prompts a broader discussion of anonymous sourcing, alleged media bias, Washington journalism, and the relationship between reporters and presidential administrations. Clay and Buck contend that dependence on continued access can make reporters less willing to challenge the officials or institutions they cover, drawing comparisons to sports journalism and discussing media coverage of the Obama and Biden administrations. They also revisit questions surrounding journalists’ coverage of Joe Biden’s health and fitness for office, using that debate to question whether physical proximity to the White House necessarily produces better reporting.

The first hour also briefly previews new battleground-state polling and an Alaska U.S. Senate race involving Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, including reports about complaints and leaked communications from staffers connected to his Democratic opponent. That exchange develops into a joking discussion about differences between Democratic and Republican Capitol Hill staffers before turning briefly to the Lindsay Clancy case and the hosts’ concerns about how mental-health or temporary-insanity arguments could affect criminal responsibility in future cases.

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In Hour 1 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Clay and Buck lead with President Donald Trump&rsquo;s White House meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, examining the stakes of the U.S.-China relationship and what they describe as one of America&rsquo;s most consequential foreign-policy challenges. They discuss China, Taiwan, U.S. arms sales, trade and tariffs, artificial intelligence, fentanyl precursors, military-to-military communications, Iran, and the Russia-Ukraine war as potential issues surrounding the talks. The hosts place particular emphasis on the accelerating U.S.-China AI race, arguing that maintaining American leadership in artificial intelligence, data centers, energy production, and advanced technology is essential to national security.
They cite polling about higher AI adoption and trust among Chinese citizens and discuss allegations of Chinese online influence campaigns targeting American attitudes toward AI, data centers, energy costs, and tariffs. Clay and Buck compare the competition for AI dominance to the nuclear arms race and the Cold War, with callers extending the analogy to the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Harry Truman, and America&rsquo;s race against Nazi Germany to develop the atomic bomb. The discussion also expands into climate policy and the Paris Climate Agreement, as the hosts contrast U.S. and Western environmental restrictions with China&rsquo;s energy strategy and debate whether fears surrounding AI could similarly lead the United States to restrain itself while geopolitical competitors continue advancing.
Later in Hour 1, Clay and Buck pivot to the news media after CNN and MSNBC regained access to the White House grounds following a judge&rsquo;s order, criticizing the amount of coverage the networks devoted to their own press access while Trump and Xi were meeting. They debate the modern value of White House press access and access journalism, arguing that presidents, politicians, sports teams, and other public figures can now communicate directly with audiences through social media and other digital platforms instead of relying primarily on traditional reporters as intermediaries.
A clip featuring Karoline Leavitt and Sean Hannity prompts a broader discussion of anonymous sourcing, alleged media bias, Washington journalism, and the relationship between reporters and presidential administrations. Clay and Buck contend that dependence on continued access can make reporters less willing to challenge the officials or institutions they cover, drawing comparisons to sports journalism and discussing media coverage of the Obama and Biden administrations. They also revisit questions surrounding journalists&rsquo; coverage of Joe Biden&rsquo;s health and fitness for office, using that debate to question whether physical proximity to the White House necessarily produces better reporting.
The first hour also briefly previews new battleground-state polling and an Alaska U.S. Senate race involving Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, including reports about complaints and leaked communications from staffers connected to his Democratic opponent. That exchange develops into a joking discussion about differences between Democratic and Republican Capitol Hill staffers before turning briefly to the Lindsay Clancy case and the hosts&rsquo; concerns about how mental-health or temporary-insanity arguments could affect criminal responsibility in future cases.
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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Hour 1 -  Freedom of the Press (to Lie)

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