Ogles deletes homophobic post, blames staffer after backlash
TL;DR
Rep. Andy Ogles deleted a post from his official X account reading 'Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month' and blamed a staffer for posting it; he says the employee has been reprimanded. The post drew bipartisan condemnation from Republicans and Democrats, including Mike Lawler, Ted Cruz and Steve Scalise. It follows previous inflammatory remarks by Ogles, and polling shows waning GOP support for same-sex marriage.
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