"(Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) is facing a bipartisan backlash over a recent Islamophobic post on X in which he wrote, If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one. Fine's post came in response to Palestinian-American activist Nerdeen Kiswani, who wrote, Dogs definitely have a place in society, just not as indoor pets. Like we've said all along, they are unclean. Although the Quran does not specifically describe dogs as unclean, many Muslims avoid the animals over the Prophet Muhammad's teachings that dog saliva was impure and required ritual washing if it touched a believer."
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) responded to Fine's incendiary post in the harshest possible terms, writing, Resign now, you racist slob. Fine responded, writing, Islam is not a race, moron. It is a religion. One where some of its New York leadership is calling for the abolition of dogs. Good luck bringing that to California."
"Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) called on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to reprimand Fine. If anyone said something this vile in any workplace, they'd be fired, she wrote. Randy Fine has repeatedly dehumanized Muslims without consequence. It's unacceptable and should not be normalized by Congress. @SpeakerJohnson should reprimand him immediately. And if Fine cannot meet the most basic standard of human dignity, he should resign."
Rep. Randy Fine posted on X that "If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one." The post responded to Palestinian-American activist Nerdeen Kiswani, who said dogs have a place in society but not as indoor pets and called them unclean. California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded Fine's resignation, calling him a "racist slob." Fine replied that Islam is a religion and accused some New York leadership of calling for the abolition of dogs. Representatives Yassamin Ansari and Brendan Boyle urged Speaker Mike Johnson to reprimand or remove Fine, calling the remarks dehumanizing and unacceptable.
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