Who?
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
LISTEN: Laslo & Van Orden
Ask a Pol asks:
According to a new Gallup survey, the 119th Congress is now tied for the lowest disapproval rating in history — should Republican Party leaders retool the GOP agenda ahead of the midterms?
Key Van Orden:
“The only thing that needs to be retooled is the legacy media that consistently and intentionally reports falsehoods about the Republican Party or ignores our wins. That’s what needs to be retooled,” Rep. Derrick Van Orden exclusively tells Ask a Pol Politics. “They’re terrible. Really.”
WATCH: Ask a Pol’s on YouTube, TikTok & Instagram!
Caught our ear:
“On average, the American public — individually and by family — got back thousands and thousands of dollars they never got back,” Van Orden tells us, defending the Republican tax bill. “You know why? Because of the One Big Beautiful Bill.”
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol‘s exclusive interview with Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), slightly edited for clarity.
ICYMI — Matt Laslo’s feature for wire service client
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Derrick Van Orden (4-22-2026)
SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo walks with Rep. Derrick Van Orden down the steps of the US Capitol before the Congressman rides off on his Harley.
Matt Laslo: “With record low approval ratings — do you think you guys…?”
Derrick Van Orden: “Me?”
Laslo: “No. Just for Congress.”
Van Orden: “Oh, I don’t know.”
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT*
*PSA: Student? Unemployed? Underemployed?
Ping us for a free VIP subscription. No questions asked.
