"With Trump, it was just pure competitive spirit. Look, Obama talked some smack to him, and he didn’t like that and he ran and thought, if I’m gonna run, I’m gonna win." --Buck Sexton
"There’s an attempt by some on the left to turn this Cornell 7 into one of the most egregious examples of the patriarchy/toxic masculinity. But as more text messages come out, it feels hard to argue this was anything more than a consensual act." --Clay Travis
"I don’t think Marco Rubio will run if JD Vance runs. I believe that very strongly. From what I’ve heard, the relationship between them is very strong and close and personal." --Buck Sexton
"I honestly don’t think Trump had that burning in the soul desire before he ran, because he would have been involved in politics in some way prior if he’d been somebody who felt, 'I have to be president or I won’t be fulfilled.'" --Clay Travis