Rage-aholic Van Orden Has Outburst During SOTU

During the State of the Union address, when Joe Biden blasted his predecessor for his lack of concern regarding the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, someone yelled, "Lies!"

That someone was quickly identified as none other than Wisconsin's Drunk Uncle, Drunken Van Orden, er, I mean, Derrick Van Orden. That in itself is not surprising. DVO has a history of screaming at people. He terrified a teenage girl working at a library because of a display of a book about Mike Pence's pet bunny. He drunkenly raged at teenaged Senate pages who were making memories on their last day in the Capitol. And he screamed at White House staff that told him things he didn't want to hear about the October 7th attack on Israel.

However, this time has a different feel to it. DVO was too ready with his rationale for his outburst, even though his reasons had nothing to do with the situation at the time:

The interjection came early in the remarks, as Biden derided Trump over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"My predecessor failed in the most basic presidential duty that he owes to the American people, the duty to care," Biden said, after which Van Orden yelled: "Lies!"

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