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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Isabel Keane

GOP rep throws staffer under bus for tweet saying ‘homosexuality has no place in America’

GOP Congressman Andy Ogles threw a staffer under the bus after a homophobic message he shared on social media was met with backlash.

On Tuesday, one day after Pride Month began, the Tennessee Republican said that “homosexuality has no place in America” in a now-deleted X post — and was immediately ripped apart for it by colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

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