The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), America’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation, has called on Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to publicly condemn and demand the resignation of Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) over what it described as a pattern of racist and anti-Muslim remarks.
In a statement on Feb. 17, CAIR cited Fine’s recent comments in which he reportedly declared Palestinian identity “evil” and compared Muslims unfavourably to dogs. According to a report in Newsweek, Fine wrote on X, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”
The remarks drew criticism from Gavin Newsom, who publicly called on Fine to resign, writing, “Resign now, you racist slob.”
CAIR condemned Fine’s statements as part of a longstanding pattern of inflammatory rhetoric. “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,” CAIR said. CAIR urged leaders across the political spectrum to demand his resignation, calling it “long overdue.”
CAIR had previously called on US House leaders to seek Fine’s resignation after he posted what it termed a “deranged” call for the destruction of all “mainstream Muslims.”