CAIR demands resignation of Randy Fine

That nation’s leading advocacy group for Muslim Americans wants U.S. Rep. Randy Fine to resign.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said a series of social media posts deserve condemnation by other congressional leaders.

“Between his call for the destruction of all ‘mainstream Muslims,’ his claim that Palestinian identity itself is evil, and his call for the killing of everyone in Gaza, Randy Fine is a modern Klansman and Nazi all wrapped into one, only his targets are Muslims and Palestinians,” reads a statement from CAIR.

“Leaders of Congress across the political spectrum should demand his resignation, which is long overdue.”

Most recently, CAIR took issue with the Atlantic Coast Republican implying he preferred dogs to Muslims.

“If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one,” Fine posted on his official X account. The post as of midday Monday had nearly 11 million views.

That controversial post followed criticism of Nerdeen Kiswani, a New York activist who has questioned keeping dogs as pets in the city. Fine called Kiswani “the leader of one of the key mainstream Muslim groups that supported (New York City Mayor Zohran) Mamdani.”

Kiswani had posted: “Finally, NYC is coming to Islam. Dogs definitely have a place in society, just not as indoor pets. Like we’ve said all along, they are unclean.” She later said the post was a joke, according to WABC.

But CAIR said the disagreement over New York City pet policies marked just the latest ugly episode in anti-Muslim rhetoric from Fine since his election to Congress in April. The group also pointed to Fine’s prior comments calling for the “destruction” of mainstream Muslims.

Fine is an ardent defender of Israel in Congress who has made legislation banning antisemitism in education a priority since his election. In the Florida Legislature, he successfully carried a similar bill that became state law.