Rep. Randy Fine is bringing his father to the State of the Union, along with his father's seeing-eye dog, Sadie. (Office of Rep. Randy Fine)
Last week, Fine shared a screenshot from X of Palestinian Muslim activist Nerdeen Kiswani writing, "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."
Fine wrote on the platform in response, "If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one."
It prompted an outpouring of criticism from House Democrats, with calls ranging from a censure to Fine's outright ouster from Congress.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., posted on X, "House Democrats will not let the racist and bigoted behavior of Randy Fine go unchecked. Accountability is coming to all of these sick extremists when the gavels change hands in November, if not sooner."
President Donald Trump delivers his joint address to Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
But he has dug in since then, even introducing a resolution to Congress called the "Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act."
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His father, Alan Fine, said he was eager to see his son on the House floor as a member of Congress.
"I'm actually more excited to be here to watch my son," he said. "More to see him than the president, to be quite honest. I guess that's because I'm a Jewish father."
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