{"id":2610103,"date":"2026-06-03T11:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ogles-expresses-regret-over-post-saying-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-the-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:00:10","slug":"ogles-expresses-regret-over-post-saying-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ogles-expresses-regret-over-post-saying-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogles expresses regret over post saying homosexuality doesn&#8217;t belong in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fogles-expresses-regret-over-post-saying-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-the-us%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=2610103&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>Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) apologized after saying a staff member managed an official post on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media account<\/a> during LGBT Pride month that declared, \u201cHomosexuality has no place in America.\u201d Ogles said the message was \u201cstupid, hurtful,\u201d and a distraction from his \u201cAmerica First\u201d agenda, and he reported that the employee involved was reprimanded.  <\/p>\n<p>The post drew backlash from fellow lawmakers, with Rep. Mike Lawler calling it \u201can absolutely idiotic statement,\u201d and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticizing Ogles for divisive rhetoric rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-targets-andy-ogles-over-homophobic-post\/\" title=\"Jeffries targets ... over homophobic ...\">addressing issues voters care<\/a> about. Ogles deleted the post, though it had already circulated.  <\/p>\n<p>The incident stands out because Ogles is already known for pushing anti-LGBT initiatives and for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously making inflammatory statements online<\/a>, and he is now seeking reelection while facing a better<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andy-ogles-beats-back-well-funded-primary-challenger-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... beats back well-funded primary challenger - Washington Examiner\">-funded primary challenger<\/a>.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) apologized for a post he said his staff <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4591501\/ogles-says-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-us\/\">made from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-demand-space-force-commander-be-reinstated-after-being-fired-for-criticizing-marxism\/\" title=\"House ...ublicans Demand Space Force Commander Be Reinstated After Being Fired For Criticizing Marxism\">official social media account<\/a><\/a> that said: \u201cHomosexuality has no place in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEarlier today while working on the farm, my phone began going crazy because of a post made by a member of my comms team,\u201d Ogles wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2061989226996969790?s=20\">on X<\/a> on Tuesday evening. \u201cThe post was stupid, hurtful and a complete distraction from my America First focus. The employee has been reprimanded.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4592686\/watch-live-marco-rubio-capitol-hill-second-day\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Marco Rubio heads back to Capitol Hill for second day<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4592682\/watch-live-mullin-testifies-capitol-hill-second-day\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Mullin testifies on Capitol Hill for second day<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4591399\/tom-kean-jr-gop-nominee-new-jersey-democrat\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>PREWRITE Tom Kean Jr set for matchup with Democrat XXX in November<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogles, a MAGA-hardliner from a deep-red district outside of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nashville\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2148\">Nashville<\/a>, has pushed for several initiatives rolling back LGBT-friendly policies, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4591501\/ogles-says-homosexuality-doesnt-belong-in-us\/\">backing legislation<\/a> that would strip federal funding from transgender surgeries. He is also known for previously <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2031002097135599717?s=20\">posting<\/a>, \u201cMuslims don\u2019t belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But his Tuesday afternoon post, made during the first week of LGBT Pride month, came as a surprise to many lawmakers who saw the rhetoric as going too far. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHomosexuality has no place in America,\u201d the\u00a0now-deleted post on Ogles\u2019s X account read. \u201cHappy Nuclear Family Month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) pushed back against the post, calling it \u201can absolutely idiotic statement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4591909\/hakeem-jeffries-targets-andy-ogles-homophobic-post\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">slammed Ogles<\/a> after the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s someone who continues to make clear that\u00a0Republicans\u00a0have zero interest in actually doing anything about any of the issues that the American people care about in terms of the\u00a0economy, and he\u2019d rather spend time trying to divide us, say outrageous things to appeal to his MAGA base,\u201d Jeffries <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4591909\/hakeem-jeffries-targets-andy-ogles-homophobic-post\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>  on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4592865\/fetterman-wrong-campaign-eliminate-filibuster\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4592865\">FETTERMAN SAYS HE WAS WRONG TO CAMPAIGN ON ELIMINATING THE FILIBUSTER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogles deleted the post on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second-term congressman is running for reelection this year and faces a primary opponent, former Tennessee agriculture chief Charlie Hatcher, who has out-fundraised him so far. But Trump-backed Ogles has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/tennesseelookout.com\/2026\/04\/17\/u-s-rep-andy-ogles-campaign-has-less-100k-heading-into-potential-competitive-election\/\">lost fundraising battles<\/a> in prior elections as he sailed to victory at the polls, winning the Republican primary by over 10 points both times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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