‘Little s—s’: U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) reportedly drunkenly flips out on teenage Senate pages
Republican congressman from Wisconsin Derrick Van Orden reportedly berated a group of teenage Senate pages while he was giving a tour of the U.S. Capitol late Wednesday.
Republican congressman from Wisconsin Derrick Van Orden reportedly berated a group of teenage Senate pages while he was giving a tour of the U.S. Capitol late Wednesday.
Jake Sherman from Punchbowl News first reported Van Orden’s outburst. The pages, who are high-school aged teenagers completing their last week of service, were lying on the floor and taking pictures of the Capitol Rotunda when Van Orden arrived and began to curse out the group. One of the pages the encounter minutes after it happened. The Hill obtained and published a copy of the transcript on Thursday afternoon.
According to the transcription, Van Orden said, “Wake the f— up you little s—s. … What the f— are you all doing? Get the f— out of here. You are defiling the space.”
Ironically, Van Orden did not care about defiling the U.S. Capitol when he participated in the Jan. 6 Stop the Steal rally in D.C., which turned into the Capitol riot. He and thousands of other supporters of then-President Donald Trump supporters infamously stormed the U.S. Capitol and forced their way inside while fighting security guards and destroying windows and barriers.
Punchbowl’s Max Cohen also shared a picture of Van Orden’s office where several bottles of alcohol can be seen. Van Orden and his staff were reportedly heard partying loudly in his office before he cursed out the Senate pages.
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
“Who the f— are you?” Van Orden continued. “I don’t give a f— who you are, get out. You jacka–es, get out.”
Van Orden served in the U.S. military from 1988 to 2014 and is a retired Navy SEAL. He represents Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District and was elected in last November after narrowly defeating his Democratic opponent, Brad Pfaff.
