{"id":2579674,"date":"2026-03-13T18:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-who-ignited-controversy-by-declaring-muslims-dont-belong-in-american-society-says-told-you-so-after-day-of-violence\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:25:25","slug":"gop-rep-who-ignited-controversy-by-declaring-muslims-dont-belong-in-american-society-says-told-you-so-after-day-of-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-who-ignited-controversy-by-declaring-muslims-dont-belong-in-american-society-says-told-you-so-after-day-of-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep. Who Ignited Controversy by Declaring &#8216;Muslims Don&#8217;t Belong in American Society&#8217; Says &#8216;Told You So&#8217; After Day of Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-rep-who-ignited-controversy-by-declaring-muslims-dont-belong-in-american-society-says-told-you-so-after-day-of-violence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article describes Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles\u2019s reaction to two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-google-removes-parler-from-app-store-amid-reports-that-trump-is-joining-the-platform\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Google Removes Parler From App Store Amid Reports That Trump is Joining the Platform\">terror attacks<\/a> in Virginia and michigan, highlighting his inflammatory posts on social media that linked the attacks to Muslims and called for the repeal of the Hart-Celler act. It quotes Ogles declaring \u201cTwo Muslim terrorist attacks yesterday! Michigan and Virginia. Name? Mohammed. I TOLD YOU SO!!!\u201d and arguing that Muslims don\u2019t belong in american society and that pluralism is a lie. The piece notes the ensuing controversy and the backlash from many who labeled his remarks racist, while also reporting that Ogles defended himself with statistics rather than personal attacks. It also mentions responses from other Republicans, including Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who tweeted that \u201cThe enemy is inside the gates.\u201d The article provides past context about the Hart-Celler Act of 1965, which overhauled U.S. immigration policy, and it references Ogles\u2019s prior provocative posts related to Islam and immigration. it portrays a Republican lawmaker\u2019s provocative stance on national security and immigration, the criticism it drew, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-could-face-more-than-30-years-behind-bars-for-fire-alarm-pull\/\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman may receive over 30 years in prison for pulling fire alarm.\">broader political debate<\/a> it sparked.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I told you so&rdquo; is always a tricky phrase.<\/p>\n<p>Most people enjoy being correct &mdash; but generally not at some great cost or sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>So should you say it?<\/p>\n<p>For one Republican lawmaker, it was an easy choice after a pair of alleged terror attacks struck <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-report-old-dominion-shooting-suspect-idd-islamic-terror-supporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michigan-synagogue-attack-suspect-identified-lebanese-immigrant-axe-grind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a> this week following his prior warnings regarding &ldquo;pluralism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles took to X on Friday, decrying the school shooting in Virginia and synagogue attack in Michigan that had occurred just a day prior.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two Muslim terrorist attacks yesterday!<\/p>\n<p>Michigan and Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Name?<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed.<\/p>\n<p>I TOLD YOU SO!!!<\/p>\n<p>REPEAL HART CELLAR &ndash; SAVE AMERICA &#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2032419734239465821?\">March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two Muslim terrorist attacks yesterday!&rdquo; Ogles posted. &ldquo;Michigan and Virginia. Name? Mohammed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I TOLD YOU SO!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Both alleged perpetrators of the aforementioned attacks reportedly had Islamic ties.)<\/p>\n<p>Ogles then called for the repeal of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, otherwise known as the Hart-Celler Act.<\/p>\n<p>That <a href=\"https:\/\/history.house.gov\/Historical-Highlights\/1951-2000\/Immigration-and-Nationality-Act-of-1965\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill<\/a>, signed by former President Lyndon Johnson, overhauled America&rsquo;s immigration policy by removing a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >national origins quota system<\/a>. Critics often claimed that the prior system favored northern Europeans.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps unsurprisingly, Ogles&rsquo; post drew swift indignation from those eager to label the Tennessee lawmaker as some sort of a &ldquo;racist.&rdquo; Ogles, in response, didn&rsquo;t return any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-news-covers-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"NBC News Covers the Biden Administration\u00a0\">ad hominem attacks<\/a>, but rattled off some statistics.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2 weeks 4 attacks!<br \/> &ndash; Bomb NY<br \/> &ndash; Shooting TX<br \/> &ndash; Vehicle MI<br \/> &ndash; Shooting VA<br \/> All by muslims.<br \/> See a pattern?<br \/> I DO!!!<br \/> &ndash; Repeal Hart Cellar<br \/> &ndash; Denaturalize and Deport Islamists<br \/> &ndash; SAVE AMERICA &#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2032434334783643996?\">March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ogles is no stranger to kicking the proverbial hornet&rsquo;s nest. In fact, his &ldquo;I told you so&rdquo; remark appears to be a direct reference to a post he made just a few days earlier.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Muslims don&rsquo;t belong in American society.<\/p>\n<p>Pluralism is a lie.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2031002097135599717?\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Muslims don&rsquo;t belong in American society,&rdquo; Ogles posted on Monday. &ldquo;Pluralism is a lie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those remarks sparked a firestorm of controversy &mdash; not unlike his Friday post.<\/p>\n<p>Ogles isn&rsquo;t the only Republican lawmaker sounding the alarm on this matter, however.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tommy Tuberville took to X on Thursday, shortly after the aforementioned attacks, and posted a simple message:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The enemy is inside the gates. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YSNHIpDnds\">https:\/\/t.co\/YSNHIpDnds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTuberville\/status\/2032087973810901496?\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The enemy is inside the gates,&rdquo; Tuberville wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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It then focuses on Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles, who used X to criticize a Virginia school shooting and a Michigan synagogue attack that happened the day before, following his earlier warnings about \u201cpluralism.\u201d The article recounts that Ogles tied the incidents to Muslims and used the moment to push policy changes, including a call to repeal the 1965 Hart-Celler Act, which ended national-origins quotas in U.S. immigration law.<\/p>\n<p>The criticism of his posts is described: commentators quickly labeled him racist, and Ogles responded with a burst of statistics suggesting a pattern of attacks by Muslims and urging actions like repealing Hart-Celler, denaturalizing and deporting Islamists, and \u201csaving America.\u201d The piece also notes that Ogles had previously written that Muslims don\u2019t belong in American society and that pluralism is a lie, a stance that drew further controversy. It mentions that other Republicans, such as Sen. 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