Who?

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Senate Minority Leader

LISTEN: Laslo & McConnell

Ask a Pol asks:

Do you oppose SAFER Banking Act?

McConnell:

Silence.

Play the Tape:

“Unrelated nonsense, like easier financing for illegal drugs, was kept out,” McConnell quietly exclaimed from the Senate floor in 2022 when he blocked the then-SAFE Banking Act from being tacked onto the National Defense Authorization Act — or NDAA.

ICYMI — McConnell quietly killed SAFER again this year

Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), slightly edited for clarity.

TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Mitch McConnell

SCENE: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his large entourage of security and aides are walking through the US Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo tries to get McConnell to speak in the marble halls, which he rarely does, especially these days.

Matt Laslo: “How you doing, sir?”

McConnell makes eye contact with Laslo — who covered him for years for Kentucky Public Radio — but says nothing.

ML: “You have any thoughts on the DEA moving to reschedule cannabis?”

McConnell looks away from Laslo and says nothing.

ML: “Are you opposed to SAFER Banking?”

McConnell didn’t flinch or say a thing.

ML: “Have a good one, sir.”

Laslo smirked and then cracked up to himself…

Andrey Beregovskiy contributed to this report.

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