
Who?
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) — Member, ‘The Squad’
LISTEN: Laslo & Pressley
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

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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