{"id":361039,"date":"2026-09-17T12:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/rep-derrick-van-orden-says-black-voters-arent-ready-for-gay-president"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:50:21","slug":"rep-derrick-van-orden-says-black-voters-arent-ready-for-gay-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/rep-derrick-van-orden-says-black-voters-arent-ready-for-gay-president","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Derrick Van Orden Says Black Voters Aren&#8217;t Prepared for Homosexual President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Rep. Derrick Van Orden<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Black People Don&#8217;t Want a Gay President!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-17T10:15:46-07:00\"><br \/>\n               September 17, 2026<br \/>\n              10:15 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-030c58fd70a58e00df1750defaabdbc5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c2df62ec-075d-419f-9d6c-b2884f1c05de-1005410031-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-c2df62ec-075d-419f-9d6c-b2884f1c05de-1005410031-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"America\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/63\/16by9\/2026\/09\/17\/635c0691c37645c1bf775b950fc277bc_md.png\" alt=\"091726 van orden kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-030c58fd70a58e00df1750defaabdbc5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c28c617a0562065e24dd0773ddc048cc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/derrick-van-orden\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Derrick Van Orden<\/strong><\/a> thinks the road to America&#8217;s first gay president could hit a serious speed bump &#8230; with Black voters.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c28c617a0562065e24dd0773ddc048cc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a9ba866d57194d2cb51bf278cad93664\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/charlie-cotton\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Charlie<\/strong><\/a> caught the Wisconsin Republican Thursday on Capitol Hill and asked him about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pete-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pete Buttigieg<\/strong><\/a> saying America is ready for a gay president &#8230; a belief Mayor Pete says dates back to his 2020 run.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a9ba866d57194d2cb51bf278cad93664--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-200cb24ef2745fc364f111190692ea48\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260917_ed761eb7ac1d42ed90e64ddb4396492a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a1dd0f3f-5791-4e4a-a8db-3b20746d9a8a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ed\/4by3\/2026\/09\/17\/ed761eb7ac1d42ed90e64ddb4396492a_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Pete-Buttigieg-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-200cb24ef2745fc364f111190692ea48--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-540e4d764358542efb1a81b4f43ae000\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Van Orden says a candidate&#8217;s sexuality doesn\u2019t factor into how he judges them &#8230; but when Charlie asked whether the rest of America feels the same way, the congressman zeroed in on Black voters.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-540e4d764358542efb1a81b4f43ae000--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4a74fe2157f97d2603e175fdc9549174\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He claimed that, statistically speaking, African Americans &#8220;are not ready to vote for a gay candidate&#8221; &#8230; and said that could create a problem for Democrats, who rely heavily on Black support.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4a74fe2157f97d2603e175fdc9549174--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a21434e2d6af3a09ef1a7676fa629c70\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Charlie asked if that means America could see a gay Republican president first &#8230; and Van Orden said, objectively, yes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a21434e2d6af3a09ef1a7676fa629c70--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-834304cd862fc7db86cf8fc9c91f1b34\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260313_579419b2b6a24c06926abdc6aac91920\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a1dd0f3f-5791-4e4a-a8db-3b20746d9a8a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/57\/4by3\/2026\/03\/13\/579419b2b6a24c06926abdc6aac91920_md.png\" alt=\"Scott Bessent sub getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-834304cd862fc7db86cf8fc9c91f1b34--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b7451101165df4384d9d45467cdf547e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He pointed to Treasury Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/scott-bessent\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Scott Bessent<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; who is openly gay &#8212; and argued Republicans care more about whether someone is qualified than their race or sexuality.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b7451101165df4384d9d45467cdf547e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-de40b9be7ca12b60d07d65a363e09665\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Van Orden then contrasted that with Democrats, bringing up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kamala-harris\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kamala Harris<\/strong><\/a> and Justice <strong>Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/strong> as examples of what he sees as the party putting more emphasis on identity.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-de40b9be7ca12b60d07d65a363e09665--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-75500a4996468979efe8f2e6e7ba976a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20220302_134f5f143e99445681c172710ba804eb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a1dd0f3f-5791-4e4a-a8db-3b20746d9a8a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/13\/4by3\/2022\/03\/02\/134f5f143e99445681c172710ba804eb_md.jpg\" alt=\"0302-Ketanji Brown Jackson-getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-75500a4996468979efe8f2e6e7ba976a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b56e0c62a5c05ae16b8a1c6276aba60b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Van Orden currently represents Wisconsin\u2019s 3rd Congressional District and has served in the House since 2023.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b56e0c62a5c05ae16b8a1c6276aba60b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3a15e00953b0cc1a66674f80385f2c50\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>So, while Van Orden says he personally couldn\u2019t care less who a candidate dates &#8230; 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