From Ogles to Tuberville to the Sharia Free America Caucus. The Republican Campaign to Manufacture Anti-Muslim Hysteria Is Not Subtle.

What started with one congressman’s post has become a coordinated campaign. A senator compared a Ramadan iftar to 9/11. A 40-member caucus is pushing legislation to ban Islamic practice. Nearly half of Republican members of Congress have posted negatively about Muslims. And the speaker of the House says the threat of Shari’a law is “what animates this.”

Anti-Muslim Congressman Declares Muslims ‘Don’t Belong in American Society.’ Republican Leaders Won’t Condemn It

Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles posted that Muslims “don’t belong in American society” and that “pluralism is a lie.” He is pushing legislation to ban immigration from Muslim-majority countries. Democratic lawmakers called for consequences. Republican leadership stayed silent.

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