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Andy Ogles, whose name and character were both rejected by Armando Iannucci for being too obvious, is always around to show the id of MAGA:

Rep. Andy Ogles said on Monday that Muslims have no place in America, an Islamophobic attack from a sitting member of Congress.

“Muslims don’t belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie,” the Tennessee Republican posted Monday morning on X.

It is not the first bigoted social media post Ogles has made.

He has also said that “America and Islam are incompatible,” and has introduced legislation to halt immigration from Muslim-majority nations.

A spokesperson for Ogles referred POLITICO to an interview the member of Congress did with Fox News following a shooting in Austin, Texas, in which he said that “mass Islamic immigration, legal or illegal, has transformed America and brought destructive consequences.”

Ogles’ post comes as Republicans gather in Florida for their annual retreat and could serve as a distraction as the party seeks to hash out its agenda ahead of the midterms.

Spokespeople for the offices of the top three House Republicans — Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer — did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a post that Ogles is “a malignant clown and pathological liar who has fabricated his whole life story.”

“Disgusting Islamophobes like you do not belong in Congress or in civilized society,” Jeffries added.

Ogles’ legislation, the Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act, would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by refusing admission to immigrants from some majority-Muslim countries like Iran, Libya and Syria. North Korea, Venezuela and Yemen are also named in the bill, which does make exceptions for U.S. citizens.

“E pluribus unum” is so un-American! I can’t wait for John Roberts to hold that there is absolutely no evidence of racial animus behind the Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act.

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