WATCH: Michele Bachmann flubs almost everything about Egypt

"We don't misunderstand this enemy," Bachmann says of the Muslim Brotherhood. "We know the real facts of this enemy." Well...

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GOP Reps. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), Louie Gohmert (Texas), and Steve King (Iowa) were part of an eight-member U.S. House delegation to Egypt last week. On Saturday, the three conservative lawmakers held a televised press conference in the country. (Watch above.) All three were unambiguously supportive of the July 3 military ouster of democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.