Who?
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP Caucus
LISTEN: Laslo & Burchett
Ask a Pol asks:
Have you looked into this Jake Barber guy yet?
Key Burchett:
“If I tell ya I don’t and then I do, I apologize. There’s so many of these guys that are…” Rep. Tim Burchett exclusively told Ask a Pol. “I might have read something on that. And there’s just so many of these guy, and, honestly, I worry about it being a plant, just to steer us off another, you know, down some rabbit hole.”
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What’s Congressional UAP Caucus been up to?
Have you all had a meeting in this new Congress? Any planned?
“None yet,” Burchett says. “I don’t think so. There could be.”
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Caught our ear:
“Oh, this budget stuff’s kinda derailed everybody,” Burchett tells us of the $2 trillion in budget cuts Republicans are hunting for.
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
SCENE: As Burchett was leaving an early am House Republican Conference strategy meeting, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo walks 5 or so paces in front of the congressman for a few minutes as he answered another reporter’s questions (while listening to every word, mind you...) on the walk back to his office.
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Once they were finished, Laslo slid in for this Ask a Pol exclusive…
Matt Laslo: “Have you looked into this Jake Barber guy yet?”
Tim Burchett: “If I tell ya I don’t and then I do, I apologize. There’s so many of these guys that are…”
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ML: “He’s the new David Grusch.”
TB: “Oh.”
ML: “The new whistleblower. You haven’t seen it?”
TB: “I have no idea. I don’t think I have. What’s he whistleblowing about?”
ML: “Similar as Grusch, kinda bolsters him.”
TB: “Is he the guy that’s saying that there’s a network — there’s a recovery unit or something?”
Burchett and Laslo start walking up two flights of marble stairs leading up to the congressman’s office.
ML: “I think so, yeah.”*
*Laslo’s uncertain if they’re talking about the same whistleblower…
TB: “Yeah, okay. I might have read something on that. And there’s just so many of these guys...”
ML: “Yeah?”
TB: “…and, honestly, I worry about it being a plant, just to steer us off another, you know, down some rabbit hole.”
ML: “Yeah? Who do you guys want? Have you guys even had a UAP Caucus meeting yet [in the 119th Congress]? Or are you guys focused on budget and everything else?”
TB: “Oh, this budget stuff’s kinda derailed everybody.”
ML: “Yeah? So, no plans yet…”
TB: “None yet.”
ML: “…for a [UAP Caucus] confab?”
TB: “I don’t think so. There could be.”
ML: “Yeah? I’ll keep my eyes out.”
TB: “I’m sorry.”
ML: “It’s all good. Appreciate ya!”
TB: “I’ll get with ya.”
ML: “Yes sir.”
Nicolae Viorel Butler contributed to this report.
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