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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T16:43:23.000Z",
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    "Politics",
    "Republicans",
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    "United States",
    "Andy Ogles",
    "Tennessee",
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  "textContent": "Republican Representative Andy Ogles decided to write off an entire religious community in America on Monday.\n\n“Muslims don’t belong in American society,” Ogles posted on X. “Pluralism is a lie.”\n\nThe Tennessee congressman has a long history of bigoted comments. He said America “should kill ’em all” last year regarding Palestinians in Gaza. He called for sending pro-Palestine student protesters to Gaza last May, and used footage of September 11 to attack Zohran Mamdani before he was elected New York City mayor.\n\nIn November, Ogles made a series of anti-Muslim comments on his _Restoring the Republic_ podcast, saying, “The only thing they can do is essentially come to our nation and breed their way through our society, and I hate to say that, that’s harsh, it’s going to offend somebody, so what? Wake up.”\n\nWhat prompted Ogles to post prejudice against Muslims Monday morning isn’t clear, although a protest outside of Mamdani’s mayoral residence in New York on Sunday might have had something to do with it. Anti-Islam provocateur Jake Lang showed up with about 20 protesters outside of Gracie Mansion, only to be met by 125 counterprotesters. Among them were two people allegedly inspired by ISIS who were arrested after throwing homemade bombs that didn’t explode.\n\nIf that wasn’t what spurred Ogles’s attack, it could be the war in Iran, or something from one of his four Muslim colleagues in Congress, particularly Representative Ilhan Omar, whom he has attacked in the past. Perhaps he should be more worried about the open federal investigation into his campaign finances or the mounting fact-checks of his lies about his background. Ogles should be censured by Congress at a minimum, but bigotry against Muslims in America is sadly considered normal, especially in the Republican Party.",
  "title": "MAGA Congressman Claims “Muslims Don’t Belong in American Society”"
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