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Derrick Van Orden: “President Obama sent billions of dollars of hard currency to…”

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

Power plants are dual-use infrastructure, legitimate targets: Van Orden | Ed Henry The Big Take

Published April 6, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:31

So do you think Obama sending pallets of cash is an example this president should follow? Isn't that why we're in this fix now? Well, it is. I mean, President Obama sent billions of dollars of hard currency to Iran, who then sent that to Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthi rebels, ISIS, Al Shabaab, and funded terrorism around the globe for over a decade. Absolutely not. So the type of leadership being demonstrated by Donald Trump is what is needed right now. And it's very painful. (03:31–03:45)

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Asserts that Obama sent billions to Iran, which funded various terrorist groups.

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