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Derrick Van Orden: “Under the leadership of Donald J. Trump, Steve Hegsett…”

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

Power plants are dual-use infrastructure, legitimate targets: Van Orden | Ed Henry The Big Take

Published April 6, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:26

It doesn't matter what type of equipment you have, it doesn't matter what type of training you have, it doesn't matter what type of practice. If you don't have the leadership, nothing happens. So Under the leadership of Donald J. Trump, Steve Hegsett, Raising Cain and John Radcliffe, we've got an amazing team that deployed one of the most complex military operations again for the third time in just as many months. So I'm very incredibly proud of the Air Force. I'm proud of my Navy SEAL brothers who participated in this operation. And I'm very thankful for the wherewithal of the pilot and his RIO in the back. (00:26–00:42)

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Asserts that a team under Trump's leadership deployed a complex military operation three times in three months.

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