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Josefine@josefine_wi · Jul 4, 2025

This is my Congressman. He is incredibly unfit for office. Please let me give you a quick introduction to him. 🧵

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A thread critiquing Congressman Derrick Van Orden for being unfit for office, citing his presence on Capitol grounds on January 6th, unprofessional conduct including cursing out Senate pages, attacking a library aide over pride displays, passages in his book bragging about sexual harassment, and attempting to bring a loaded gun onto a plane while on probation.

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  1. #1

    This is my Congressman. He is incredibly unfit for office. Please let me give you a quick introduction to him. 🧵

  2. #2

    For starters, he was on Capitol grounds on January 6th… 2/n

  3. #3

    You may recognize him from when he made national news for cursing out Senate pages. There aren't many things that get bipartisan support in DC anymore, but Derrick's actions were so unprofessional that Democrats AND Republicans called him out. 3/n

  4. #4

    Only a few months later, he made national news again… The headline speaks for itself. 4/n

  5. #5

    DVO’s constituents know all too well about his temper. He attacked a high school library aide because of a pride month display at his local library. When they wouldn’t take it down, he checked out all of the books. 5/n

  6. #6

    Speaking of books, he’s an author! He wrote a book — “Book of Man, A Navy SEAL's Guide to the Lost Art of Manhood” Here’s a passage from it where he brags about sexually harassing women while in the military…. 6/n

  7. #7

    During the 2022 election, he was running for office while on probation.... Guess what for? TRYING TO TAKE A LOADED GUN ON TO A PLANE 7/n

  8. #8

    That’s a quick intro to Congressman Van Orden and just a few of the reasons he’s unfit for office. This thread is just the tip of the iceberg… there’s plenty more. (We haven’t even covered his broken promises or terrible policy stances.) 8/8

  9. #9

    TL;DR Congressman Derrick Van Orden is a national embarrassment and the people of Western Wisconsin deserve so much better. @CookPolitical moved this seat from a Lean R to a Toss Up. We can flip #WI03! Help us do it, support @RebeccaforWI secure.actblue.com/donate/cooke-s…