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NBC News reports:
A freshman Republican lawmaker received bipartisan condemnation after he allegedly yelled at a group of high- school-age Senate pages for “defiling” the Capitol on Wednesday. New details shared with NBC News paint an even more disturbing picture of what took place that night.
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., told the teenagers to “get the f— out” of the rotunda, according to one source who witnessed the interaction and spoke on condition of anonymity. The source described Van Orden’s demeanor as “physically aggressive” toward the pages.
The lawmaker was “screaming inches from the pages’ faces” and “shooed” at them with his hands several times, said the source, who described previously unreported details of Van Orden’s behavior.
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New from @brennanleach & @JulieNBCNews, w/ new details of Rep Van Orden cursing at Senate pages: the congressman screamed “inches from the pages’ faces” and “shooed” them multiple times, source says.
“I don’t give a f—who you are. I’m a congressman.”https://t.co/SiiXf2wBh1
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) July 30, 2023
Per a source, here’s a photo from last night of a bunch of alcohol in Van Orden’s office. Van Orden and staff were heard partying loudly before he cursed out a group of teenage Senate pages pic.twitter.com/W6KF35nfWt
— Max Cohen (@maxpcohen) July 27, 2023
Empty liquor bottles in his office. Then an obscenity-laden rant at high schoolers—who were laying down in the Rotunda to take pictures of the amazing frescoes. Now Derrick Van Orden is doubling down.
He’s a disgrace to Wisconsin.
Chip in to fire him:https://t.co/QI9sGCfZdN https://t.co/g8jrlJectL pic.twitter.com/g84f16gCZ4
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) July 27, 2023
What strikes me here is Derrick Van Orden—a man who used campaign funds so he could come to DC on Jan. 6 and trespass on Capitol grounds—is yelling at high school kids about “defiling” the Capitol.
Good guy. https://t.co/luAlfK6oZm
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) July 28, 2023
This is not the first time Van Orden has flashed his temper. Van Orden reportedly threatened a 17-year-old library page in his home state over a gay pride display and demanded to know who set it up.https://t.co/SY5xt4iYJe
— jo (@powerfulpause) July 27, 2023