Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and over the summer, UFO whistleblower David Grusch wasn’t on his radar.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT:
Matt Laslo: “How are you sir?”
Richard Blumenthal: “Hi.”
ML: “Curious, have you heard this UAP/UFO whistleblower David Gursch? Have you seen his claims?”
RB: “The UAP?”
ML: “UFO, but a whistleblower — the inspector general referred it to Congress, saying it’s valid.”
RB: “I haven’t heard anything about it whistleblowers, what’s happening to them.”
ML: “No, nothing?”
RB: “No.”
ML: “How do you think today’s AI hearing went?”
RB: “I learned a lot, but also learned that we have a lot more to learn.”
ML: “Yeah. I’ll be watching. Appreciate you, sir.”
Camila Aponte and Noah Kolenda contributed to the production of this transcript.
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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EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Richard Blumenthal