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Derrick Van Orden: “The United States government has given the Taliban over $8…”

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

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Rep. Van Orden Joins Fox & Friends to Discuss Biden's Strategic Weakness in the Middle East

Published | Video Starts at 03:26

And they have failed to do that. And no one can deny that since they've taken office. And in fact, yes, The United States government has given the Taliban over $8 billion since the Biden administration abandoned thousands of American citizens and our allies to the Taliban. Has anybody heard about any of those hostages that the Taliban has been taken, that they took? Has anybody heard about the American hostages that Hamas took in Gaza? (03:26–03:36)

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Asserts that the U.S. has given the Taliban over $8 billion since the Biden administration's withdrawal.

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