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Derrick Van Orden: “We're closer to world war than we have been, gee, since…”

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

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Derrick Van Orden Speaks at Press Conference on Funding Our Military

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

Thank you, Derek. Just going to cut to the chase. The world is a much more dangerous place under the Biden administration. We haven't ascended China. We're closer to world war than we have been, gee, since what, 1962, since the Cuban Missile Crisis. We need to make sure that we understand that our troops are not bargaining chips. They're not poker chips. (00:37–00:45)

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Asserts that the current global situation is the closest to world war since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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