{"id":1985860,"date":"2023-07-29T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressman-unloads-on-teenage-senate-pages-laying-on-capitol-rotunda-floor\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T15:04:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T19:04:13","slug":"republican-congressman-unloads-on-teenage-senate-pages-laying-on-capitol-rotunda-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressman-unloads-on-teenage-senate-pages-laying-on-capitol-rotunda-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Congressman Criticizes Teen Senate Pages Resting on Capitol Rotunda Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-congressman-unloads-on-teenage-senate-pages-laying-on-capitol-rotunda-floor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1985860&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Lawmaker Slams \u200bSenate Pages \u2062During Capitol Tour<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) made headlines this \u200bweek after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-rebuked-for-what-he-said-to-senate-pages\/\" title=\"Congressman faces backlash for inappropriate comments to Senate pages.\">late-night tour<\/a> of the U.S. Capitol took an unexpected turn. The former U.S. Navy SEAL was\u200c giving\u200b a tour to \u200ba large group of visitors during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-cori-bush-rushes-to-defense-of-very-violent-criminals-rioting-attacking-guard-in-jail\/\" title=\"Democrat Cori Bush Rushes To Defense Of \u2018Very Violent\u2019 Criminals Rioting, Attacking Guard In Jail\">early morning hours<\/a> on Thursday when he stumbled upon a group of \u200chigh school-aged\u200b Senate\u200b pages taking\u2062 pictures\u200d of the building&#8217;s dome in the Capitol \u200bRotunda.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Wake the f*** up you little s***s,&#8221; Van \u200cOrden reportedly exclaimed, according to a transcript created by one of the pages shortly after the\u2064 incident occurred. &#8220;What the f*** are you all doing? Get \u2062the f*** out of here. You are defiling the space \u200cyou\u200d [pieces of s***].&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Van Orden&#8217;s outburst continued as he demanded the pages to \u200cleave, showing no \u200cregard\u200d for their role as Senate\u200d pages. His remarks sparked outrage from Senate Majority Leader Chuck\u200d Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell\u2062 (R-KY), both of whom\u2064 condemned Van Orden&#8217;s behavior.<\/p>\n<h3>Political Backlash and \u200bRefusal to Apologize<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I was shocked when I heard about it, and I\u2062 am further shocked at his refusal to apologize to these young people,&#8221; Schumer expressed. &#8220;I can&#8217;t speak for the House of Representatives, but I do not think that one member&#8217;s disrespect is shared by this body, by Leader McConnell and myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Van Orden&#8217;s spokesperson fired back at Schumer, stating, \u2064&#8221;Chuck Schumer should think twice before throwing stones in glass houses.\u2063 When will Schumer hold \u200dhis own party to the same standard?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the backlash, Van Orden remained unapologetic and even doubled down \u2064on his stance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressman-unloads-on-teenage-senate-pages-laying-on-capitol-rotunda-floor\/\" title=\"GOP Congressman Criticizes Teen Senate Pages Resting on Capitol Rotunda Floor\">subsequent\u200b media interviews<\/a>. \u2063He explained \u2062that the pages&#8217; actions infuriated him because \u200bthe Capitol Rotunda holds historical significance as a field hospital \u200cduring the\u2062 Civil War.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Capitol\u2063 Rotunda \u200bserved \u200das a field hospital where countless Union soldiers died fighting to free \u200bmen \u200bin \u2064the Civil War,&#8221; Van Orden stated. &#8220;I have long \u2064said our nation&#8217;s Capitol is\u200b a symbol of the sacrifice our servicemen \u200dand women have \u200cmade for this\u200d country and should\u200d never be treated like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-derrick-van-orden-on-defense-after-cursing-at-teenage-senate-pages-i-dont-give-a-f-who-you-are-get-out\/\" title=\"Rep. Derrick Van Orden defends his actions towards Senate pages: 'I don't care who you are. Leave.'\">frat house common room<\/a>. Threatening a congressman with bad press to excuse poor behavior is a \u2064reminder of everything that&#8217;s wrong with Washington. Luckily, bad press has never bothered me and if it&#8217;s the price I pay to \u200dstand up for what&#8217;s right, then so be it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Van Orden&#8217;s refusal to apologize\u200b only \u200badded\u200c fuel to the fire, further dividing opinions on his actions.<\/p>\n<h3>Past Controversies<\/h3>\n<p>This is not the first time Van Orden has sparked controversy. Back in 2021, he made headlines for allegedly causing a scene\u2062 in a library during Pride\u2064 Month. According to \u2062the Associated Press, Van Orden complained\u200d loudly about a display of books about \u200chomosexuality in the children&#8217;s section, claiming \u200cthey \u200dwere \u2064propaganda\u200c designed to skew young people&#8217;s perception of Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, he even checked out every book from the \u2062display to \u2062prevent others \u2063from seeing them, causing outrage among the\u200b political Left.<\/p>\n<p>Love him or hate him, Van Orden&#8217;s unapologetic nature and willingness\u200b to stand up for his beliefs continue\u2062 to make waves in the political \u200blandscape.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1690455510071000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0zc8zwWGoXeRzcNJLiJVWI\">CLICK \u200bHERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) criticized high school-aged Senate pages during a late-night U.S. Capitol tour. While leading a large group of visitors early Thursday, the former Navy SEAL encountered the pages lounging on the floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1985861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1985860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1985860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1985861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1985860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1985860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1985860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}