Rep. Drunken Van Orden said he thinks the first gay president will be Republican because Black people wouldn't vote for a gay person. No, really. He said that.
Van Orden Thinks First Gay President Will Be Republican
— September 20, 2026

Last week, Pete Buttigieg said that he thought America was ready for a gay President. TMZ reporter Charlie Cotton asked Rep. Drunken Van Orden whether he agreed with Buttigieg. DVO's answer will leave you flabbergasted.

Before answering the question, DVO bragged about being endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans, the gay caucus of the Republican Party. DVO also boasted that he didn't worry about a person's sexuality and that he never considered it. Yet this is the same DVO who had a public temper tantrum in the Prairie du Chien Memorial Library over a Pride Month display, screaming and threatening a 17-year-old girl. All that alcohol probably killed off some of his memory brain cells.

Eventually, DVO got around to answering the question by saying that he thought the first gay president would be Republican. The reasoning behind this statement is absurd:

"Traditionally, if you look at statistics, if you're doing political science, African Americans don't want to vote for homosexuals," Van Orden said.

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"So, I mean, again, the political science — the Democratic Party needs to carry African American votes, or they'll never get anybody elected," Van Orden continued. "And statistically speaking, if you look at their actual, you know, polling stuff, African Americans are not ready to vote for a gay candidate."

He's gotten to the point where he's offensive without even trying. He really needs to be ousted in November so he can get the help he needs.

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