“It’s redundant," Gillibrand aide on Trump's promise to release UFO files. "NDAA already did it”

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and a senior aide walking up to the US Capitol via the historic Senate Carriage Entrance (Mar. 10, 2026). Photo: Matt Laslo

Who?

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) — Armed Services & Intelligence Committees

LISTEN: Laslo & Gillibrand

Ask a Pol asks:

Haven’t seen you since President Donald Trump’s call for UAP disclosure — what do you make of him publicly calling for the federal government’s UFO files to be made public?

Key Gillibrand:

“It’s great,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “It’s a great step in the right direction.”

This isn’t sustainable.

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Is AARO going to be part of this?

“I don’t know,” Gillibrand tells us. “I don’t know what he meant. I tweeted back at him, ‘Great, let’s work on this together!’ though.”

Screenshot of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s tweet on X about UFO disclosure.

Caught our ear — per the Senator’s aide:

“It’s redundant, because we already passed it in the NDAA and that stuff has to be public,” Gillibrand’s senior aide interjects. “He was just talking out of his ass. NDAA already did it.”*

"It’s the same thing,” Gillibrand admits “UAP,” “UAS” & “drone” used interchangeably in NDAA

Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and a staffer, slightly edited for clarity.

TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (3-10-2026)

SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo is staking out the US Capitol’s historic Senate Carriage Entrance — where horses and buggies used to drop off Senators of old — when Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and a senior aide walk up so she can vote on the Senate floor.

Matt Laslo: “Haven’t seen you since the President’s announcement.”

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