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Derrick Van Orden: “The former chief of Naval operations was incompetent and…”

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

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Derrick Van Orden and Tim Kaine Discuss Military Standards and Insubordination

Published | Video Starts at 01:38

We're going to go forward and we're going to complete the mission because that's what we do. And a lot of my colleagues simply don't understand that or they're trying to ignore it. Clear up a couple things. The former chief of Naval operations was incompetent and gave the Red Sea to the Houthis. The former chairman of the Joy Chiefs of staff let so much DEI garbage fly around, they almost destroyed the military. They, that's why they get fired. (01:38–01:44)

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Asserts that the former chief of Naval operations was incompetent and ceded control of the Red Sea to the Houthis.

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