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Derrick Van Orden: “It has nothing to do with weak immune systems. It was put on…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

ON ME 20 - Derrick Van Orden

Published October 29, 2020 | Video Starts at 40:06

You're absolutely welcome. Did I read that BUDS was put on hold due to the virus? Yes. Weak immune systems due to the intensity of training. No, it's just put. It has nothing to do with weak immune systems. It was put on training because no one knew what to do. And you're living in very close quarters and so they paused it. Essentially, they just skipped a class. So I think they're gonna do four classes this year instead of five classes here. (40:06–40:11)

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Asserts that the pause in BUDS training was not due to weak immune systems but uncertainty about COVID-19.

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