Who?
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) — Ranking Member, House Judiciary Committee
LISTEN: Laslo & Raskin
Ask a Pol asks:
What do you make of your Republican colleagues standing by Trump’s mental acuity and saying you should have proposed a mental health presidential commission for Joe Biden?
Key Raskin:
“I’d say they are in a distinct minority in the country. Look, I am for the body called for by the 25th Amendment as a standing permanent body for every president — Democrat, Republican, independent,” Rep. Jamie Raskin exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
Caught our ear:
“Republicans refuse to deal with this as a serious constitutional question, and that’s sad,” Raskin tells us.
What should we ask Congress next?
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Jamie Raskin (4-15-2026)
SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Rep. Jamie Raskin as he’s walking up the steps of the Capitol to vote on the floor of the US House of Representatives.
Matt Laslo: “What do you make of your Republican colleagues standing by Trump’s mental acuity and saying you should have done this commission for Biden?”
Jamie Raskin: “I’d say they are in a distinct minority in the country in standing…
“Look, I am for the body called for by the 25th Amendment as a standing permanent body for every president — Democrat, Republican, Independent — the Republicans refuse to deal with this as a serious constitutional question. And that’s sad.”
Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:
Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s…
