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Derrick Van Orden: “That's why Putin invaded Ukraine and that's why Hamas has…”

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

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Rep. Van Orden Speaks on the House Floor in Support of Supplemental Funds for Israel

Published | Video Starts at 00:11

Speaker, I'd remind my colleague that in fact, I agree with him for one time. These events are connected and the connection is the incredibly strategic amount of strategic weakness the Biden administration has shown. That's why Putin invaded Ukraine and that's why Hamas has gone crazy in Israel. Immediately following the attacks of October 7, I went to Israel and I witnessed what Hamas did to the Jewish people. And as a retired Navy SEAL combat medic, it put me on my heels. (00:11–00:17)

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Asserts that perceived strategic weakness by the Biden administration led to Putin's invasion of Ukraine and Hamas's actions in Israel.

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