{"id":19331,"date":"2026-06-03T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/rep-andy-ogles-walks-back-anti-gay-comment-blames-staffer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:00:02","slug":"rep-andy-ogles-walks-back-anti-gay-comment-blames-staffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/rep-andy-ogles-walks-back-anti-gay-comment-blames-staffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Andy Ogles Walks Back Anti-Gay Comment, Blames Staffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Rep. Andy Ogles<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Staffer Posted Anti-Gay Tweet, Not Me!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T04:09:44-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              June 3, 2026<br \/>\n                            4:09 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-203ccb5d9e6aff6e0b5bc0d506ad4656\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260602_531f1e14cee54c489e2b9beda516e7ab\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cad3faa4-0b93-496f-9536-d6a56cea005e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rep. Andy Ogles Walks Back Anti-Gay Comment, Blames Staffer\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/53\/4by3\/2026\/06\/02\/531f1e14cee54c489e2b9beda516e7ab_md.jpg\" alt=\"MAIN Andy Ogles getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-203ccb5d9e6aff6e0b5bc0d506ad4656--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-327cc794f765e9aedce47f773257b6ce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/andy-ogles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Rep. <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/andy-ogles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Andy Ogles<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>is taking back his anti-gay tweet that caused a stir Tuesday &#8230; but claims he&#8217;s not the one who posted it in the first place!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-327cc794f765e9aedce47f773257b6ce--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3e3b4e0aee5cda07c9314f399770d48e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Check it out &#8212; the Tennessee GOP rep told followers the &#8220;stupid, hurtful&#8221; message was posted by someone on his communications team when he was working on his farm and called it a &#8220;complete distraction&#8221; from his &#8220;America First focus.&#8221; He also claimed the employee was reprimanded.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3e3b4e0aee5cda07c9314f399770d48e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b0d989d25fa08f7cf38be8ed5b91e89c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-b0d989d25fa08f7cf38be8ed5b91e89c-625823200-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n      Earlier today while working on the farm, my phone began going crazy because of a post made by a member of my comms team. <br \/>The post was stupid, hurtful and a complete distraction from my America First focus. The employee has been reprimanded.<br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepOgles\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@RepOgles<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b0d989d25fa08f7cf38be8ed5b91e89c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-64ea6dc56a9cac8d252533c609185487\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>No word on the employee behind the tweet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-64ea6dc56a9cac8d252533c609185487--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6df6c28d6eba126b825776fd7fbd26ec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We told you all about it &#8212; Ogles tweeted on Tuesday that &#8220;homosexuality has no place in America&#8221; and wished followers a &#8220;Happy Nuclear Family Month&#8221; &#8212; an apparent dig at Pride Month, which kicked off Monday. The tweet was eventually deleted &#8230; but after it made rounds online.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6df6c28d6eba126b825776fd7fbd26ec--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4895d9e626e0ce3471dfe27142efd80c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-e7e484ce-faab-4f5a-8feb-8ab189217309-1343021418-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-e7e484ce-faab-4f5a-8feb-8ab189217309-1343021418-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rep. Andy Ogles Walks Back Anti-Gay Comment, Blames Staffer\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/39\/16by9\/2026\/06\/02\/39334fe4eec441a2be87f1cea69dcc25_md.png\" alt=\"060226_mike_lawler_kal_v2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4895d9e626e0ce3471dfe27142efd80c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-72eb2135908df3402d50f8cf43d4978e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We caught up with Ogles&#8217; fellow Republican congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mike-lawler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Rep. Mike Lawler<\/strong><\/a> in Washington, DC after the tweet turned heads &#8230; who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/02\/mike-lawler-calls-andy-ogles-idiot-after-homosexuality-post\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>slammed him as a &#8220;f***ing idiot&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> for isolating some of his fellow Americans.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-72eb2135908df3402d50f8cf43d4978e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b3801055d6118180b35ace2509547a88\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ted Cruz<\/strong><\/a> also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/02\/ted-cruz-fires-back-at-andy-ogles-homosexuality-claim\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>pushed back<\/strong><\/a> on Ogles&#8217; statement, telling us &#8230; &#8220;the behavior of consenting adults is their business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b3801055d6118180b35ace2509547a88--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f3040a97c39731654daeafe61a0f59f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Looks like Ogles might want to keep a closer eye on his social handles going forward!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f3040a97c39731654daeafe61a0f59f1--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/03\/rep-andy-ogles-walks-back-anti-gay-comment-blames-staffer\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Rep. Andy Ogles Staffer Posted Anti-Gay Tweet, Not Me! Published June 3, 2026 4:09 AM PDT Rep. Andy Ogles is taking back his anti-gay tweet that caused a stir Tuesday &#8230; but claims he&#8217;s not the one who posted it in the first place! 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