Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance: Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance Condemns Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s Anti-Muslim Remarks

The Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA) condemns remarks made by Congressman Derrick Van Orden during a September 2026 appearance on The Vicki McKenna Show, in which he made sweeping and bigoted generalizations about Muslims and Islam. During the interview, Rep. Van Orden claimed that Islamic values "do not comport with modern Western thought," invoked the concept of "suicidal empathy" to descr...