MADISON, Wis. — After the Big Ugly Bill passed, WI-03 Congressman Derrick Van Orden made the implicit explicit by writing “YES!” in response to a tweet stating that Americans would lose health care and food assistance under the newly passed budget bill.
Van Orden may have tried to delete his moment of honesty, but not before the damage was done.
See some of the stories about DVO’s comments:
WXOW: Rep. Van Orden appears to celebrate millions losing healthcare in since-deleted X post
THE ROLLING STONE: ‘YES!’: Republican Celebrates Americans Losing Health Care in Deleted Post
HUFFPOST: Wisconsin Republican Deletes Post That Appeared To Celebrate Millions Of People Losing Health Insurance
THE NEW REPUBLIC: MAGA Rep Literally Cheers for Budget Taking Away Free School Lunch
RAWSTORY: ‘Yes!’ GOP rep cheers post about 17M losing health care — then deletes
THE INDEPENDENT: Republicans slammed online for celebrating children going hungry and millions losing Medicaid from Trump’s bill
MEDIASTOUCH NEWS: GOP Rep Deletes Tweet Celebrating Cutting Healthcare and School Meals
MEDIAITE: GOP Congressman Deletes Post Celebrating ’18 Million Kids’ Losing School Meals: ‘Was an Error’
THE WASHINGTON POST: Republican’s post appearing to celebrate Trump bill’s safety net cuts was ‘an error,’ he says
THE WRAP: GOP Rep Deletes Post Applauding Cuts to School Meals and Health Coverage for Millions After Big, Beautiful Bill Passes: ‘That Was Supposed to Be a Response to a Different Text’
