The GOP representative removes the post applauding the cuts in school meals and health coverage
Representative Derrick Van Orden, a Wisconsin Republican, said Thursday that his enthusiastic response to an article on social networks highlighting the loss of school meals and health care for millions of Americans was a mistake.
The post, produced by protesting it against the “Big Beau Bill” approved by Trump, after erasing the room and the Senate, “said:” 17 million people have lost health care. 18 million children have just lost school meals. 3 million Americans have just lost food aid. ”
Van Orden answered the message with an answer in a word: “Yes!” – A comment he said later was published by mistake.
.@Repvanorden In response to a position which says that “17 million people have just lost health care. 18 million children have just lost school meals. 3 million Americans have just lost food aid. And 3.5 billions of dollars were added to the deficit. Everything for a tax reduction for Trump billionaires” https://t.co/nczgjdbunr “
– Kate Morton (@katemorton_) July 3, 2025
“It was supposed to be a response to a different text. And all of this is BS,” said Van Order, also adding that his initial tweet was “an error” in a separate response.
It’s because it was a mistake. https://t.co/ouzoptl7gg
– Derrick Van Orden (@derrickvanorden) July 3, 2025
Democrats spent a large part of last week to fight against the adoption of Bill’s tooth and nails saying that this would reduce health programs, access to hospital and food aid for Americans across the country in mainly rural areas that tend to vote in red.
Connecticut senator, Chris Murphy, replied to Van Orden and said, “You must understand that these people know exactly how much they hurt people and they love it.”
Orden Republican Congress.
You should understand that these people know exactly how much they hurt people and they love it. It’s sick. pic.twitter.com/ujwojmu5nq
– Chris Murphy 🟧 (@chrismurphyct) July 3, 2025
The DNC secretary, Jason Rae, also reacted to the viral post and said: “It is not leadership. It is cruelty. It is time for him to leave.”
Van Orden made the headlines earlier this week when student journalist Kenzie Nguyen of Punchbowl reported that the Congress member had denied Trump influencing his decision to support the bill and reply that the Republicans were “not a bunch of small bitches”.
“No, no, no, I’m not going to allow you to get out of it,” said Van Orden. “The President of the United States did not give us a mission. We are not a bunch of small female dogs here. I am a member of the Congress which represents nearly 800,000 Wisconsinites. Is it clear? “
According to MSNBC on Wednesday, one day before the fact that the bill adopted Van Orden wrote an urgent letter to the Democratic Governor of Wisconsin, Tony Evers, asking him to approve the state budget to protect rural hospitals from the region from the cuts for which he voted.
