Democrats and Republicans Issue Statements on Controversial Post About Pride Month by Lawmaker
Ogles said the post was “stupid” and “hurtful” and said a staffer was reprimanded after the message drew bipartisan backlash.
- Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles posted and then deleted a controversial social media message stating, 'Homosexuality has no place in America,' which he attributed to a staff member who was reprimanded.
- The post coincided with Tennessee's first official designation of June as 'Nuclear Family Month,' promoting traditional family structures.
- The statement drew sharp bipartisan criticism, including from Republicans such as Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Mike Lawler, as well as Democrats including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
- Ogles described the post as a distraction from his legislative focus and faced political backlash amid broader debate over political messaging during Pride Month.
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Andy Ogles Didn't Tweet Anything MAGA Republicans Don't Actually Believe
Andy Ogles, he is this Tennessee Republican congressman who is dumb as a bag of hammers, and also just a complete sack of shit. (Yes, he’s the one who raised $23,000 to build a burial garden for stillborn infants, which was subsequently never built.)Ogles thought he had a good tweet to commemorate Nuclear Family Month, the thing conservative Christian white nationalists and kid-touchers are doing as counterprogramming to Pride Month this June. S…
Ogles ‘mind blown’ by offensive post, but deflects on personal view of homosexuality
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) said Thursday that a staffer sent an “inappropriate” post to his social media account on homosexuality, but he did not say whether he agreed with the expressed sentiment. On Tuesday, with Pride Month underway, Ogles posted on social platform X, “Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month.” The…
Ogles Says During Pride That ‘Homosexuality Has No Place In America’, Gets Immediate Pushback From Lawler, Santos
The Hill reports that GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) and former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) were among those who immediately pushed back against Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) for saying in a since-deleted post, amid the beginning of Pride month, that “Homosexuality has no place in America.” Read more at The Hill
Ted Cruz Is Defending Gay People Now? What Timeline Is This?
File this under “stories that prove hell has officially frozen over,” because Senator Ted Cruz just became the unexpected voice of reason during Pride Month. After far-right Rep. Andy Ogles kicked off June by tweeting that “homosexuality has no place in America,” Cruz was asked by TMZ if he agreed with the statement. Instead of taking the bait or offering a canned “no comment,” Cruz—shockingly—pushed back. “I think for all of recorded history, h…
Lawmaker Faces Criticism Over Post Targeting Homosexuality
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles faced widespread criticism after a social media post stating that “homosexuality has no place in America” appeared on his X account and was later deleted. Ogles subsequently attributed the message to a staff member, saying the individual had been reprimanded and that he was unaware of the post when it was published.The statement drew condemnation from Democrats, LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, and several Republicans. Accordin…
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