Who?
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP Caucus; Member, Oversight Committee
LISTEN: Laslo & Burchett
Ask a Pol asks:
Since President Donald Trump called for UFO disclosure, have you reached out to anyone in the administration?
Key Burchett:
“Yeah, I talked to the President about it,” Rep. Tim Burchett exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
How’d that go?
“Very positive,” Burchett says. “I told him we need to know. Need to release it.”
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Readying to pull the plug in coming weeks if folks aren’t into Ask a Pol anymore.
Caught our ear:
“I just want him to release what I’ve seen,” Burchett tells us. “That’d be plenty for most people to handle, I think.”
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Tim Burchett (3-5-2026)
SCENE: Ahead of the last House vote of the week, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo snags Rep. Tim Burchett for this exclusive update on the Congressman’s conversation with President Donald Trump on UFOs.
Matt Laslo: “Look at this young man.”
Rep. Tim Burchett: “Hey brother, what’s up, Laz?”
ML: “Who knows? Hey, I haven’t seen you since the President’s announcement on UAP.”
TB: “Yup.”
ML: “What do you make of that?”
TB: “I don’t know. I don’t know. I just want him to release what I’ve seen. That’d be plenty for most people to handle, I think.”
ML: “Have you reached out to anyone in the administration? Like, are you guys talking to…?”
TB: “Yeah, I talked to the President about it.”
ML: “How’d that go?”
TB: “Very positive. I told him we need to know. Need to release it.”
ML: “Did you tell him where to look?”
TB: “No, I think he knows. I think, there’s plenty to get to, I just, at the appropriate time, I will though.”
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