Derrick Van Orden: “I had to sit through a five hour committee hearing listening…”

“But I've been very frank, I'll be very frank with you. I've been incredibly disappointed by the Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee. I mean, incredibly disappointed. I had to sit through a five hour committee hearing listening to [Democrats] berate the Secretary of Defense, calling him incompetent. Shouldn't be able to do this. He can't keep a secret. The, the DOD is in disarray under his leadership. All of those people need to come back.” (14:37–14:45)

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