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Derrick Van Orden: “The assassination of Charlie Kirk really woke up a lot of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 28:32

And this is horrible. Like, outside my office, you got to come by and say hi again. You know, there's a picture of Charlie Kirk and his wife. And unfortunately, The assassination of Charlie Kirk really woke up a lot of young people. And this is the generation that had two to four years of their lives ruined by government overreach. They locked them up. They didn't let him go to school. (28:32–28:37)

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