Anti Muslim statements, formation of GOP 'Sharia Free America Caucus' with no rebuke from GOP leaders

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/us/politics/ogles-republicans-anti-muslim.html

When Representative Andy Ogles, Republican of Tennessee, wrote on social media earlier this month that “Muslims don’t belong in American society” and that “pluralism is a lie,” Democrats denounced his comments.

Speaker Mike Johnson and his fellow Republican leaders said nothing.

That was just weeks after Representative Randy Fine, Republican of Florida, said that “if they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” Democrats called for him to resign. Top Republicans refused to criticize him.


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Earlier this month, Senator Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican who is a leading purveyor of anti-Muslim statements, shared a photograph of Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, who is Muslim, next to a picture of the World Trade Center ablaze, writing: “The enemy is inside the gates.”

Democrats called him a bigot; Republicans did not.

Instead, as elected officials continue to vilify and castigate Muslims with no condemnation from Republican leaders in Washington, more than 50 G.O.P. lawmakers in the House — including the No. 3 Republican, Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota — have joined the Sharia Free America Caucus, whose stated mission is to stop the spread of Islamic ideology in the United States.

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He has also followed up his statement with legislation: He introduced the “Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act,” and managed to get more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues, including Mr. Ogles, to sign on as co-sponsors.

[johnnyfins]

1. Hmmm. Must be getting closer to midterms.

Gotta have a boogeyman, right?

They have ZERO plan to govern and ZERO policies that will help their constituents.

Just hate, hate, hate.

This is not sustainable.

Fuck them all.