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After the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill” passed both the House and Senate, one social media user protested, “17 million people just lost health care. 18 million kids just lost school meals. 3 million Americans just lost food assistance.”

Van Orden responded to the post, “YES!”

After he received backlash, the post was quickly deleted, with the congressman claiming he had meant to reply to a different post.

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[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 33 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"After a journalist suggested that President Donald Trump was the deciding factor in Van Orden’s decision to vote in favor of the controversial “Big Beautiful Bill,” the congressman protested, “No, no, no, I’m not going to allow you to get away with that. The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment. We’re not a bunch of little removed around here. I’m a member of Congress that represent almost 800,000 Wisconsinites. Is that clear?” "

What a bizarre way to respond to that question.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

lol. It looks like someone touched a nerve there and triumphed over him and dominated him and had psycho-social buttsex with his prone and defenseless, submissive, conquered bootie.

I hope they double-down.

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