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EXCLUSIVE: Epstein saga shows GOP “as incompetent as they are callous,” Squad member says
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EXCLUSIVE: Epstein saga shows GOP “as incompetent as they are callous,” Squad member says

Ep. 68 — Rep. Ayanna Pressley (7-22-2025)
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley addresses congressional press corps in House Radio-TV Gallery of US Capitol. Photo: Logan Johnson

Who?

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) — Member, ‘The Squad

LISTEN: Laslo & Pressley

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Ask a Pol asks:

What do you make of the House of Representatives pulling up, taking out of town early, because of some pedo?

Key Pressley:

“What can I say?” Rep. Ayanna Pressley exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “It’s just that under this Republican majority, I mean they are as incompetent as they are callous and clueless about the struggles of everyday people.”

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Caught our ear:

“What can I say?” Pressley tells us.

ICYMI — Ask a Pol’s founder Matt Laslo’s feature this week

*Laslo does thousands of interviews annually that don’t make it into his pieces, which is partly why he founded Ask a Pol. Source: Raw Story via MSN

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Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), slightly edited for clarity.

TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Ayanna Pressley (7-22-2025)

SCENE: Rep. Ayanna Pressley entering the Capitol ahead of a vote when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo snags her for a quick question…

ICYMI — More and more Republicans getting nervous…

Matt Laslo: “What do you make of the House of Representatives pulling up, taking out of town early, because of some pedo?”

AP: “What can I say?”

ML: “Yeah!”

AP: “It’s just under — just Republican majority, I mean they are as incompetent as they are callous and clueless about the struggles of everyday people.”

Spencer Newman contributed to this report.

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