The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Feb 23 2026
Team USA
Buck celebrates Team USA’s historic Olympic triumph in men’s ice hockey, defeating Canada to win the gold medal for the first time since 1980. He plays audio from star player Jack Hughes, whose comments about loving the United States set the patriotic vibe of the hour. Buck brings in the show’s two hockey‑obsessed producers to offer expert commentary, recap the game, and revel in both the men's and women’s U.S. hockey teams winning gold. The crew recalls fan reactions and the cultural significance of a rare Olympic sweep over Canada in a sport the Canadians are known to dominate.
Cost of Illegal Immigration
President Trump’s Angel Families remembrance event at the White House. Buck opens the hour by describing the ceremony honoring families whose loved ones were killed by individuals in the country illegally, highlighting Trump’s commitment to giving these families a national voice despite media outlets and Democratic politicians who routinely downplay or ignore the connection between illegal immigration and violent crime. Buck explains how political rhetoric has shifted from referring to “illegal aliens” to softer, euphemistic terms like “undocumented immigrants,” which he argues is intentional linguistic manipulation designed to weaken border‑security arguments.
Buck plays and analyzes Trump’s remarks, including his criticism of politicians who prioritize the comfort of foreign criminals over the safety of American citizens. Trump tells the families that their pain has been censored and suppressed for political purposes, and Buck emphasizes that mainstream media has long focused exclusively on sympathetic narratives about DREAMers while burying the far more numerous cases involving repeat‑offender illegal immigrants responsible for homicide, DUIs, assaults, and other serious crimes. Buck revisits the longstanding political debate around illegal immigration, arguing that many immigration advocates refuse to admit any downsides at all—and that Trump, unlike his predecessors, is openly confronting the reality of violent crimes committed by those who should not be in the country.
Let Him Cook
Buck revisits the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling from the prior week, explaining how the Court said the president could not use IEEPA to raise tariff revenue, prompting Trump to pivot immediately to other legal authorities. He outlines Trump’s response: a temporary global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 (10% and then 15%) and continued enforcement via existing Section 232 and Section 301 measures. The discussion highlights Treasury Secretary Scott Besson’s defense of the program—arguing tariffs have helped rebalance trade, reduce the goods deficit, and catalyze factory reshoring—while Buck notes the broader economy’s resilience despite dire predictions from establishment economists.
Men vs. Women
Buck critiques CA Governor Gavin Newsom’s appeal to a largely Black audience by calling himself a “960 SAT” guy who “can’t read,” calling it clumsy identity‑politics pandering. He also breaks down Newsom’s CNN comments on trans athletes, where Newsom urges Democrats to be more “culturally normal” and to find “nuance” in competitive sports—Buck argues this hedging won’t resolve the core fairness issue of biological males competing in women’s sports, which he says remains electorally damaging for Democrats. He situates that debate within a larger critique of gender ideology, contending that enforced denial of basic biology becomes a political loyalty test the Left uses to consolidate power.
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