# Anti-Muslim US Congressman Andy Ogles loses congressional primary

https://mins.news/en/item/15789

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-07 04:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/7/anti-muslim-us-congressman-andy-ogles-loses-congressional-primary?traffic_source=rss

> Tennessee legislator Andy Ogles has lost his congressional primary. The defeat came despite an endorsement from Donald Trump. Ogles recently said that Muslims “don’t belong in American society.”

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