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Derrick Van Orden: “The most powerful Department of Defense in the history of…”

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

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Rep. Derrick Van Orden Speaks in Support of the Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act

Published | Video Starts at 00:34

And the first thing that you establish is something called ccirs, Commander's Critical Information Requirements. And the first one is, where's the commander? Is the commander in place and able to make decisions? And unfortunately, The most powerful Department of Defense in the history of the world, led by Lloyd Austin, failed to do the most simple task that is required of any commander, and that is to inform the Commander in chief of your presence. This, to me, is another sign of an incredibly incompetent Department of Defense and the Biden administration's inability to lead and protect this nation. (00:34–00:49)

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Asserts that the Department of Defense, under Lloyd Austin, failed to inform the President of their presence.

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