EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Ted Budd on Grusch: “I’ve paid attention to it. I’ve not a deep dive.”

Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) is a freshman senator, but he spent three terms in the House of Representatives before moving to the upper chamber. So he knows Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and other members of the Congressional UAP Caucus. Budd, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, exclusively tells Ask a Pol he’s monitoring the Grusch investigation, though not actively investigating his claims. “I’ve paid attention to it,” Budd told Ask a Pol. “I’ve not done a deep dive.” Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s interview with Sen. Ted Budd, slightly edited for clarity.Matt Laslo: “Have you looked into or heard of this UAP/UFO whistleblower David Grusch?”Ted Budd: “Um, no. Just top line. What’s the question behind the question?”ML: “I’m just curious, so yeah, I’m just fishing cause some senators are really investigating it. And next week the House is going to do a hearing on it.”TB: “That's the one that Burchett’s leading, right?”ML: “Yeah. It’ll be interesting.”TB: “I’ve paid attention to it. I’ve not done a deep dive.”ML: “Yeah, you got a day job. Appreciate ya, have a good one.”Both laugh.Camila Aponte and Noah Kolenda contributed to the production of this transcript. Take typos up with Congress (or ping us, please! Our apologies in advance). Matt Laslo is a veteran congressional correspondent and founder of Ask a Pol — a people-powered press corps. Find him on most social media @MattLaslo.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe