Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP Caucus
Key Burchett:
On why the UAP Caucus has been more outspoken lately:
“We’re just frustrated, brother. We’re just frustrated.”
On whether full disclosure is actually coming:
“I really don’t think they’re going to give us everything. I think they’re going to try to hide it... all they’re going to do is hide something under national security — and that’s what they always do.”
On his conversation with President Trump the morning of the State of the Union:
“I told him, look, it’s so many levels of this thing — you got to peel back that onion. I said we need to get to the bottom of it. He was very receptive.”
On his bill to abolish AARO:
“I’m tired of restructuring government. We just end up with the same dad-gum thing every time. I just want to do away with it.”
Caught our ear:
On the FBI’s UAP office:
“I don’t trust the FBI to do anything.”
On his personal safety disclaimer:
“I always say I’m not suicidal. My wife says, ‘Why do you always say that?’ I say because it’s insurance, honey.”
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol UAP’s exclusive phone interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Tim Burchett (4-10-2026)
SCENE: Congress is still off for their two week Easter recess, so Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo called UAP Caucus Co-chair Rep. Tim Burchett by phone for a candid check-in on all things UAP — from a new bill to blow up AARO, to missing scientists, to details of his UFO conversation with President Donald Trump…
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Matt Laslo: Hey, how you livin’?
Rep. Tim Burchett: I’m just living the dream. I got this inner ear problem so I’m having trouble hearing. Hang on, let me turn the volume up here. I’ll put it in my good ear. What’s up?
Laslo: I was just wondering if you had a minute. There’s been so much news these past week or so.
Burchett: Crazy, man. Matt Gaetz — when he said what he said, you know, he didn’t say that they’re interbreeding with aliens, but he did say that he was briefed on it and it was a military guy. And I remember — we get briefed on this stuff individually. People come up and tell you stuff and people want to meet with you and you always do. And of course he represented one of the biggest military installations in the country. I think he had more military people in his district than anybody in Congress. So.
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