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Derrick Van Orden: “The conduct of your department is displaying something that…”

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

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Rep. Derrick Van Orden Torches DOI Administrators on Union Station Flag Burning Protests

Published | Video Starts at 02:40

This is just absurd. So we stand for something. You allegedly stand for something. Because your conduct and The conduct of your department is displaying something that you say is inappropriate. right? Is it appropriate to destroy government property or not? As I said, is it an unlawful activity. As I said, Is it a First Amendment right to destroy government property? (02:40–02:47)

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Asserts that the department's conduct contradicts its stated principles.

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