Rep. Ogles deletes homophobic tweet, blames staff amid rare GOP pushback
Rep. Andrew Ogles deleted a homophobic tweet that appeared on his official X account. He blamed a staff member for the post, saying it was not his own wording. The incident drew uncommon criticism from other Republicans.
- ▪The tweet read, “Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month,” and was posted as Pride Month began.
- ▪Ogles removed the tweet and claimed a staff member was responsible for the content.
- ▪The episode prompted rare pushback from fellow members of the Republican Party.
- ▪The controversy highlighted tensions within the GOP over LGBTQ issues.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ GOP Rep. Andy Ogles deletes homophobic social media post, blames staffer — NBC News — Politics
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By Amy B WangRep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tennessee) is blaming his staff for a homophobic post made on his X account, as Republicans issue rare criticism of one of their member’s social media activity.A post on Ogles’s official X account Tuesday stated: “Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month.” The post was seemingly in response to the start of Pride Month, which celebrates the LGBTQ community. CommentsSign up
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