Who?
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) — Member, House Judiciary Committee
LISTEN: Laslo & McClintock
Ask a Pol asks:
Are you worried the Second Amendment’s being attacked by members of the Trump Administration?
Key McClintock:
“No, I don’t,” Rep. Tom McClintock exclusively tells Ask a Pol Politics. “I reject the premise of your question.”
Caught our ear:
“I utterly reject the premise of your question,” McClintock tells us.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Tom McClintock (2-3-2026)
SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Rep. Tom McClintock walking through the basment of the US Capitol…
Matt Laslo: “What do you make of — like you think your party needs to hold hearings on the Second Amendment?”
The partially perplexed (partially pissed…) Congressman — who Laslo covered for Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio for a decade or so — shakes head.
Laslo: “Are you worried that it’s being attacked by members of the administration?”
Rep. Tom McClintock: “No, I don’t.”
Laslo: “No?”
McClintock: “I reject the premise of your question.”
Laslo: “29 states have concealed carry! And they said that’s illegal?!”
McClintock: “I utterly reject the premise of your question.”
Laslo: “Yeah?”
Laslo’s ears perked, so he does 180.
Laslo: “So what do you think?”
McClintock: “I just told you.”
McClintock boards elevator.
Laslo: “Alright, go ahead, sir.”
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