Andy Ogles, currently serving in the U.S. Congress representing Tennessee’s 5th district, has made several public statements via social media regarding international affairs. These statements reflect his perspectives on foreign policy and the use of American taxpayer dollars.
On February 19, 2025, Ogles commented on financial aid to Ukraine, expressing concern over alleged misuse of funds by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He stated, “Zelenskyy has laundered billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars into Ukraine. Glad to see @realdonaldtrump calling out Ukraine’s abuse of the American people’s goodwill.”
Later that day, he addressed the political situation in South Africa. At 19:00 UTC, he tweeted about his concerns regarding the country’s internal and external alliances. He wrote, “South Africa is persecuting native people, cozying up to Hamas, and embracing our enemies across the world. Americans should not be subsidizing them.”
In a subsequent tweet at 19:49 UTC on the same day, Ogles shared a post without commentary beyond emojis and a link to another tweet or article. The tweet read simply as “”.
