Wisconsin Republican Deletes Post That Appeared To Celebrate Millions Of People Losing Health Insurance
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He claimed it was published in error after facing backlash for its bald-faced cruelty.
Wisconsin Republican Derrick Van Orden shared, and then deleted, a social media post appearing to celebrate how millions of people will lose health insurance and food aid as a result of President Donald Trump’s massive tax bill.
“YES!” he wrote simply on X in response to a post that listed the harms of the legislation, including that “17 million people just lost health care” and that “3 million Americans just lost food assistance.”
Van Orden later deleted his post, claiming that it was published in error and that he meant to respond to a different statement from the White House.
Social media observers were skeptical of his claims, however, suggesting that he may have deleted the post due to the backlash he received for how openly cruel it appeared to be.
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