Derrick Van Orden: “The staff should never be the story because the staff's name…”

“Just. They're all wearing masks in front of the camera. Were you able to see this yesterday? And do you have a reaction to it? Here are my thoughts. The staff should never be the story because the staff's name is not on the door. I was elected by 750,000 Wisconsinites to represent them. Those folks are staff. They have the right of free speech, but they must understand that they don't write and dictate policy.” (03:41–03:45)

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