Government and Politics
September 12, 2024
MADISON, Wis. — Tuesday night, Donald Trump once again refused to acknowledge his election loss, doubling down on election lies about the 2020 results here in Wisconsin, something that Wisconsin Republican Derrick Van Orden has helped him spread in the four years since Trump’s defeat.
After Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, Derrick Van Orden shouted election lies to anyone who will listen, traveling to the United States Capitol on January 6th and later penning an op-ed defending his presence at the riot. As Donald Trump doubles down on his lies and continues undermining our democracy, Derrick Van Orden is marching in lockstep alongside him.
Like Donald Trump, Derrick Van Orden has a long record attacking our democracy:
“For years, Derrick Van Orden has parroted Donald Trump’s election lies, sowing doubt in our elections and undermining the core of our democracy,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Deputy Communications Director Haley McCoy. “It’s clear Donald Trump has found a kindred, election-denying soul in Derrick Van Orden—and clearer still that western Wisconsin deserves better than them both. All of this begs the question: will Derrick Van Orden accept the election results this time around? Or is he going to storm our nation’s capitol again if his guy loses?”