Van Orden Praises Dear Leader For Imaginary Feats

 The Orange Sphincter had always wanted to do away with WIC, the program that helps provide food for families in need.  And his shut down of the government gave him the opportunity to do so for good.  But when enough people clamored enough to get through his dementia-addled brain, Orange promised to fund WIC through his tariffs.

Rep Drunken Van Orden thought that was great and promptly got to kissing some orange booty:

Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump took action to ensure the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program remains funded during the ongoing government shutdown

“When I was serving overseas as an active-duty Navy SEAL, my wife, Sara Jane, and I used WIC to help feed our kids. We know exactly how much that support means to working families

“Democrats shut down the government to protect healthcare for illegal aliens, leaving American families to bear the cost. President Trump is once again leading where Democrats have failed. I thank President Trump for his leadership and for always putting America first. It’s time for Democrats to stop holding the American people hostage to their radical agenda and do the same.”

Ah, how wonderful, if only Trump could do that, but he can't.  He doesn't have the authority to do that: As Chris Walker - yes, THAT Chris Walker - points out, Trump is blowing smoke up everyone's ass:

At issue, too, is whether the administration has the legal authority to send tariff-derived funds to WIC at all. As outlined by the Constitution, Congress, not the president, is empowered to determine where taxes may go, with other branches of government forbidden from doing so.

Presidents are allowed to disburse some executive branch funds through the use of executive orders, but those, too, require some level of congressional authorization. The tariffs enacted by Trump — which are viewed by many economists to be a tax on consumers — have not explicitly been directed to help pay for WIC.

Now, I have little doubt that Trump doesn't know what's going on.  He's just doing what Stephen Miller tells him to do. 

Sadly, DVO doesn't have a clue either.  Even if he wasn't drunk so much of the time, he isn't exactly the smartest man in the room, even if he was the only person in said room.