{"id":2570677,"date":"2026-02-17T13:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-try-to-cancel-republican-congressman-after-he-declares-americans-will-not-give-up-dogs-to-appease-nycs-muslims\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:27:58","slug":"dems-try-to-cancel-republican-congressman-after-he-declares-americans-will-not-give-up-dogs-to-appease-nycs-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-try-to-cancel-republican-congressman-after-he-declares-americans-will-not-give-up-dogs-to-appease-nycs-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Try to Cancel Republican Congressman After He Declares Americans Will Not Give Up Dogs to Appease NYC&#8217;s Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-try-to-cancel-republican-congressman-after-he-declares-americans-will-not-give-up-dogs-to-appease-nycs-muslims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent political quarrel centers on Rep. Randy FineS controversial social-media remarks in response to a pro-Palestinian activist&#8217;s post about dogs and Islam. Nerdeen Kiswani claimed that dogs are unclean and should not be indoor pets, a stance that Fine publicly challenged, prompting a heated backlash from Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>Key elements include Kiswani\u2019s post on X and Fine\u2019s reply that,if forced to choose,the option between dogs and Muslims is not challenging,a remark that drew rapid condemnation from several Democratic lawmakers and commentators. ro Khanna defended Kiswani, arguing that attributing one person\u2019s comment to an entire faith is bigoted, while Gavin Newsom called Fine a \u201cracist slob\u201d and other Democrats pressed for accountability or resignation. Fine defended his position as a response to a Muslim leader\u2019s stance and framed the controversy as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-could-face-more-than-30-years-behind-bars-for-fire-alarm-pull\/\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman may receive over 30 years in prison for pulling fire alarm.\">broader political debate<\/a>. The discussion intensified with further tweets and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/well-known-colorado-animal-rights-lawyer-arrested-after-allegedly-hiring-hitman-to-murder-husbands-girlfriend\/\" title=\"Well...Known Colorado Animal Rights Lawyer Arrested After Allegedly Hiring Hitman To Murder Husband\u2019s Girlfriend\">media appearances<\/a>,including criticisms from figures like Piers Morgan,and ongoing calls for discipline against Fine.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican from Florida, called out Muslims on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> this week who are against keeping dogs as indoor pets and continued to stand his ground, despite drawing heavy backlash from several prominent Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The back-and-forth occurred after Fine responded to a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media website<\/a> X by Nerdeen Kiswani. She chairs a New York City-based pro-Palestinian advocacy group and is a vocal supporter of far-left Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Kiswani wrote on X that, &ldquo;Finally, NYC is coming to Islam. Dogs definitely have a place in society, just not as indoor pets. Like we&rsquo;ve said all along, they are unclean.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Finally, NYC is coming to Islam. Dogs definitely have a place in society, just not as indoor pets. Like we&rsquo;ve said all along, they are unclean.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nerdeen Kiswani (@NerdeenKiswani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NerdeenKiswani\/status\/2022091365182845006?\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>After her post went viral and garnered millions of views, she tried to walk it back as a joke.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lmao at the Zionists frothing at the mouth at this, thinking they&rsquo;re doing something,&rdquo; Kiswani wrote. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s obviously a joke I don&rsquo;t care if you have a dog, I do care if your dog is shitting everywhere and you&rsquo;re not cleaning it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fine wasn&rsquo;t buying it though and replied, &ldquo;If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SAVE THE DOGS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gRCo24IifF\">pic.twitter.com\/gRCo24IifF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepFine\/status\/2023569956051234884?\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He followed up with another post that read, &ldquo;For context, this is the leader of one of the key mainstream Muslim groups that supported Mamdani.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For context, this is the leader of one of the key mainstream Muslim groups that supported Mamdani. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zcIs4tVyly\">pic.twitter.com\/zcIs4tVyly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepFine\/status\/2023164125363265596?\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2023535436627661269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defended<\/a> Kiswani, writing: &ldquo;Taking an alleged comment by one person and attributing it to everyone who s that person&rsquo;s faith is the definition of bigotry. And prior to hurling more insults, you may wish to re-read Genesis 1:27 that all humans are made in the &lsquo;image of God.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An alleged comment?&rdquo; Fine shot back. &ldquo;IT WAS IN WRITING, POSTED TO X, AND SEEN MILLIONS OF TIMES BEFORE I RESPONDED. Perhaps you should have read it before you started spouting off like an idiot. As for quoting the Torah, you&rsquo;re forgiven as it is not your faith, but in that same chapter &mdash; Genesis &mdash; G-d also created dogs. They are man&rsquo;s best friend for a reason. You&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-tourism-numbers-show-industry-a-boon-for-the-state\/\" title=\"Oklahoma tourism thrives, benefiting the state\">ve successfully put<\/a> yourself on the 10 side of a 90-10 issue. Congrats. I&rsquo;ll debate this one all day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An alleged comment? IT WAS IN WRITING, POSTED TO X, AND SEEN MILLIONS OF TIMES BEFORE I RESPONDED.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you should have read it before you started spouting off like an idiot.<\/p>\n<p>As for quoting the Torah, you&rsquo;re forgiven as it is not your faith, but in that same chapter &ndash;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t9TvjLemFq\">https:\/\/t.co\/t9TvjLemFq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eH1HW8h4cR\">pic.twitter.com\/eH1HW8h4cR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepFine\/status\/2023603863442403414?\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California called Fine a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/2023293113561973183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racist slob<\/a>&rdquo; and said he should resign, while Rep. Robert Garcia &mdash; also from California &mdash; called Fine&rsquo;s comments an example of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepRobertGarcia\/status\/2023486765466874229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disgusting Islamophobia<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Garcia then called for Fine to be stripped of his committee assignments and forced to resign.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepYassAnsari\/status\/2023346263408955580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> that &ldquo;Fine has repeatedly dehumanized Muslims without consequence,&rdquo; demanding he be reprimanded &mdash; and if necessary &mdash; forced to step down.<\/p>\n<p>Even former CNN host Piers Morgan jumped into the debate, calling Fine a &ldquo;disgusting pr*ck.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a Tuesday appearance on Newsmax to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsmax-tv\/randy-fine-x-muslims\/2026\/02\/17\/id\/1246381\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">address<\/a> the controversy Fine said, &ldquo;My post was in response to a major Muslim leader saying dogs should be forbidden from New York City because, to some Muslims, it bothers them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;Well, if they&rsquo;re going to make us choose between our dogs and them going home, the choice is easy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;RANDY FINE: &ldquo;People should know Democrats like AOC are saying &lsquo;we are going to get rid of your dogs.&rsquo; Americans need to keep that in mind when they go and vote in November.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>I will vote to save the dogs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s8nV8ldGRG\">pic.twitter.com\/s8nV8ldGRG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gunther Eagleman&trade; (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/2023747007328735703?\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats like AOC [New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] are saying, &lsquo;we are going to get rid of your dogs,&#8217;&rdquo; Fine explained. &ldquo;Americans need to keep that in mind when they go to vote in November.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Randy Fine drew fire this week for remarks aimed at Muslims over the idea of keeping dogs as indoor pets, and he stood by his stance despite strong backlash from several prominent Democrats. The dispute kicked off after Fine commented on a post by Nerdeen Kiswani, a New York City\u2013based pro-Palestinian activist who backs far-left Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Kiswani had written online that NYC is moving toward Islam and that dogs should not be indoor pets because they are unclean.<\/p>\n<p>Kiswani later attempted to walk back the remark as a joke, but Fine pressed on, saying that if people were forced to choose, the easier option would be between dogs and Muslims. He then shared a follow-up post suggesting Kiswani\u2019s close ties to a major Muslim group that supported Mamdani. Democratic figures condemned Fine: Gov. Gavin Newsom called him a \u201cracist slob\u201d and urged his resignation; Rep. Robert Garcia and Rep. Yassmin Ansari urged discipline or removal. 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