"He was helpful" — Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson defends Elon Musk after crushing defeat

Who?Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) — Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsLISTEN: Laslo & JohnsonAsk a Pol asks:Do you think Elon Musk was a weight on your party’s stunning defeat in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race? Key Johnson:“This is ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ and they’re fired up, the other side is fired up, and of course our folks didn’t realize what they needed to do,” Sen. Ron Johnson exclusively tells Ask a Pol.ICYMI — Warren irritate about “co-presidents…Musk and Trump”Caught our ear:“He was helpful,” Johnson tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Ron Johnson SCENE: Sen. Ron Johnson’s walking through a crowded Capitol hallway when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo briefly catches him before he hops an elevator. Matt Laslo: “Do you think Musk is hanging your party down — is a weight on your party at all?”Ron Johnson: “No. No, he was helpful.”ML: “You think he was helpful?”RJ: “Yeah. This is ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ and they’re fired up, the other side is fired up, and of course our folks didn’t realize what they needed to do.”Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!ML: “Yeah?”Johnson hops elevator. ML: “Thank you sir.” Nicolae Viorel Butler contributed to this report. Content posted at AskaPolPolitics.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe