"The firestorm began on Sunday when Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) responded to a sarcastic social media post by Palestinian American activist Nerdeen Kiswani, who jokingly suggested that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's election meant that "NYC is coming to Islam," and it was time to consider banning dogs as pets because "like we've said all along, they are unclean." "If they force us to choose," Fine wrote, "the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.""
""We must call this what it is. Disgusting bigotry," wrote Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). "Fine must be censured. It's about morality and decency, not politics." Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined Khanna's call to censure Fine. "This is genuinely one of the most disgusting statements I have ever seen issued by an American official," she wrote. "It should not stop shocking us that the Republican Party openly embraces this."
Rep. Randy Fine replied to a satirical social media post by Palestinian American activist Nerdeen Kiswani, writing that if forced to choose “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” Kiswani said her post was satire about fears over a Muslim elected official and criticized selective outrage compared with abuse cases. Democratic lawmakers condemned Fine’s remarks as bigotry, including Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who demanded censure and committee removal. Critics described the remarks as Islamophobia and urged congressional action to condemn and punish the behavior.
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