As a former governor, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) knows there’s a lot of military activity off Virginia’s coast. He also knows there’s other activity off his state’s coast that the federal government can’t — publicly, at least — explain.
“They’re fast movers, not slow movers,” Kaine exclusively told Ask a Pol.
Florida, with its roughly 1,100 miles of coastline, is home to lots of sightings of UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, according to NASA, or UFOs), but you wouldn’t know that from the governor’s mansion.
During his 8 years as governor, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) tells Ask a Pol it was radio silence.
“We didn’t have any. As a state, never saw it,” Scott exclusively told Ask a Pol. “We have 21 military bases. They wouldn't report to me.”
Laslo points down Pennsylvania Ave.
“Because they report to that White House.”
“Yeah,” Scott said. “But it never came up.”
We interviewed both of these former governors in July, before UFO whistleblower David Grusch testified. Kaine we caught up with in early July, and while he hadn’t heard about Grusch’s allegations yet — the buzz was still building in some corners of the Capitol — Kaine was curious.
The former vice-presidential nominee serves on both the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees (SASC).
Kaine says UAPs — as you’ll hear, it’s a new term Ask a Pol coaches him through… — are a serious national security issue.
“I’m aware of all the intel around it. We’ve been following it in Armed Services — some of it’s off the coast of Virginia — but I’m not aware of the whistleblower,” Kaine told Ask a Pol back on July 11th — two weeks before Grusch testified before the House Oversight Committee.
“And you’re pretty sure those are crafts the US can’t identify?”
“Yeah. They’re fast movers, not slow movers.”
Matt Laslo’s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof. & founder of Ask a Pol — a new, people-powered press corps, asking your questions at the Capitol. @Ask_a_Pol (or @askpols).
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Below find rough transcripts of Ask a Pol’s interviews with Sens. Tim Kaine and Rick Scott, slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT I — Matt Laslo & Tim Kaine
Matt Laslo: “Question.”
Tim Kaine: “Yeah.”
ML: “Have you heard about this UAP or UFO whistleblower David Grusch?”
TK: “No.”
ML: “No?”
TK: “I mean — no.”
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