MAGA Congressman Goes on Wild Rant Blaming Democrats, Media, Canadians for Kirk Shooting: ’21st Century Brown Shirts’

Sarah Rumpf Sep 11th, 2025, 6:05 pm

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Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) reacted furiously to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, posting dozens of tweets and making angry comments to reporters blaming Democrats, the media, Canadians, liberal members of the European Parliament, schools and universities, and more for the fatal shooting, calling them “21st century brown shirts” and vowing to “be at war” for 20 years against them.

Kirk, 31, was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday when the shooting occurred. Video taken by students attending his speech shows Kirk appearing to have been shot in the neck after the

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