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Derrick Van Orden: “It's statistically impossible to say that one of [the 20…”

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

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Rep. Van Orden Joins Carl Higbie to Discuss NOLA Attacks, Weak National Security Under Biden

Published | Video Starts at 03:08

When people think they can get away with something small, they're gonna try to get away with something big. When you allow 20 million unvetted people into the country, It's statistically impossible to say that one of [the 20 million unvetted people] is not going to be committing terrorist act. We're still waiting on verification of exactly who this guy is. We understand he's an American citizen. I guess we don't know who the other people are. (03:08–03:14)

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Asserts that allowing 20 million unvetted people into the U.S. makes a terrorist act statistically inevitable.

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