Van Orden calls Palestinian woman he accused of assaulting him ‘Hamas-loving slipknot’

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden today said the alleged assault against him by a 24-year-old woman yesterday “in no way, shape or form” compares to the assassination attempt against President Trump, saying “I’ve been hit harder from air coming out of a blow dryer.” Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, spoke at this morning’s Wisconsin delegation breakfast at the RNC in Milwaukee, where former U.S. Rep. Mayra...

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