{"id":2579554,"date":"2026-03-13T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-organize-censure-of-fine-and-ogles-over-islamophobic-posts\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:17:31","slug":"democrats-organize-censure-of-fine-and-ogles-over-islamophobic-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-organize-censure-of-fine-and-ogles-over-islamophobic-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats organize censure of Fine and Ogles over Islamophobic posts"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdemocrats-organize-censure-of-fine-and-ogles-over-islamophobic-posts%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=2579554&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>House Democrats are moving to formally censure two republican lawmakers, Rep. Randy Fine of Florida and Rep. Andy ogles of Tennessee, for Islamophobic remarks made after recent attacks. Democrats argue Fine\u2019s comments are Islamophobic and racist, while a censure resolution by Rep. shri Thanedar condemns Ogles\u2019s Islamophobic, racist, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bronx-judge-orders-trump-to-give-videotaped-deposition-in-protest-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Bronx Judge Orders Trump to Give Videotaped Deposition in Protest Lawsuit\">anti-immigrant rhetoric<\/a> and cites his posts claiming Muslims don\u2019t belong in the United States. Ogles has promoted legislation to ban immigration from predominantly Muslim countries, with a stated exception for U.S. citizens, and has advocated other hard-line measures; Fine has publicly defended a stance that calls for more Islamophobia. The push follows violent incidents in Michigan and Virginia-the Detroit-area synagogue attack and a shooting at Old Dominion University-where the suspects are now dead. The effort has provoked a political clash within the House, with some leaders open to censuring the lawmakers and others defending them, and it remains unclear whether the censure will gain traction.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats organize censure of Fine and Ogles over Islamophobic posts<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2530901\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"441\">House Democrats<\/a> are moving to censure Reps. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/randy-fine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17705\">Randy Fine<\/a> (R-FL) and Andy Ogles (R-TN), both of whom have made statements heavily criticizing Islam in recent days after violent incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are seeking to formally punish Fine for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-gina-carano-firing-part-of-a-movement-to-expel-half-of-america\/\" title=\"Shapiro: Gina Carano Firing Part Of A Movement To \u2018Expel\u2019 Half Of America\">making statements<\/a> they regard as Islamophobic and racist, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/03\/13\/censure-ogles-fine-muslims-democrats-republicans\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/03\/13\/censure-ogles-fine-muslims-democrats-republicans\">according to<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em>.  The report came after Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) called for censuring him over comments he made shortly after attacks in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"655\">Michigan<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"96\">Virginia<\/a> at a synagogue and a university on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4491183\/stephanie-bice-passes-run-mullin-senate\/\">Stephanie Bice passes on run for Markwayne Mullin&#8217;s Oklahoma Senate seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4489428\/house-democrats-ice-contracts-2500-marked-vehicles-noem\/\">House Democrats ask ICE for contracts on 2,500 marked vehicles overbought under Noem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4489521\/house-gop-third-hearing-affordability-series-healthcare-hospitals-providers\/\">House GOP to haul in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >healthcare executives amid struggles<\/a> with affordability message<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In response to those attacks, Fine said the United States needs &ldquo;more Islamophobia, not less&rdquo; and that &ldquo;fear of Islam is rational.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Randy Fine&rsquo;s vile racism should have already resulted in censure,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepYassAnsari\/status\/2032292605074292956\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepYassAnsari\/status\/2032292605074292956\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve asked before and I&rsquo;m asking again:[HouseSpeaker[HouseSpeaker<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA)], will you reprimand Rep. Fine? Strip him of his committee assignments? Anything? Or does the Republican caucus condone racism?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fine <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepFine\/status\/2032447364695236887\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepFine\/status\/2032447364695236887\">responded<\/a> to the congresswoman, calling her an &ldquo;idiot&rdquo; for ignoring Islam-related attacks in the past two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The suspected attacker in Michigan, who used a car to ram into a Detroit-area synagogue, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4491017\/fbi-michigan-synagogue-attack-targeted-act-violence\/\">reportedly lost four relatives<\/a> in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> airstrike on Lebanon last week amid the war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>. In Virginia, the perpetrator who fatally shot one person at Old Dominion University was a former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1956\">National Guard<\/a> member convicted in 2017 for trying to support <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/isis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"108\">ISIS<\/a>. Each suspect is now dead.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the censure process for Ogles has already started after Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) introduced a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/27877793\/ogles-censure-muslim-posts-thanedar.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/27877793\/ogles-censure-muslim-posts-thanedar.pdf\">two-page resolution<\/a> that condemns his &ldquo;Islamophobic, racist, and anti-immigrant rhetoric&rdquo; on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Muslims don&rsquo;t belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie,&rdquo; Ogles <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2031002097135599717\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2031002097135599717\">posted<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The statement generated widespread backlash, coming not long after two pro-Islam protesters were arrested in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York City<\/a> for throwing improvised explosive devices at anti-Islam demonstrators in a rally led by pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang. No one was killed or injured.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD has been on heightened alert since the incident. In the first three days after the attempted attack, officers searched a suspicious device left in a vehicle and a package found near Gracie Mansion.<\/p>\n<p>The recent events motivated Ogles to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2032463282192126419\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepOgles\/status\/2032463282192126419\">prepare a bill<\/a> to repeal the Hart-Cellar Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which ended selective immigration quotas for entry into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Ogles is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ogles.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/fox-news-maga-hardliner-pushes-ban-immigration-islamic-countries-us\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/ogles.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/fox-news-maga-hardliner-pushes-ban-immigration-islamic-countries-us\">pushing legislation<\/a> to ban the entry of immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries and other foreign adversaries of the U.S. If passed, the legislation would target Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. It includes an exception for U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4485381\/ogles-muslim-dont-belong-us-after-attack-nyc-protesters\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4485381\/ogles-muslim-dont-belong-us-after-attack-nyc-protesters\/\">OGLES SAYS MUSLIMS &lsquo;DON&rsquo;T BELONG&rsquo; IN US TWO DAYS AFTER ATTACK ON NYC PROTESTERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if the new censure efforts will gain any traction. House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) appears open to the idea while Johnson defends the two Republican lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the offices of Fine and Ogles for comment in response to Democrats&rsquo; censure efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nHouse Democrats are pushing to formally censure two Republican lawmakers, Rep. Randy Fine of Florida and Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee, for remarks they view as Islamophobic and racist following recent violent incidents. The effort against Fine followed a request from Democrat Yassmin Ansari after his comments in the wake of attacks in Michigan and Virginia. Fine had claimed the United States needs \u201cmore Islamophobia, not less\u201d and said fear of Islam is rational, prompting Ansari to call for his reprimand. Fine later called Ansari an \u201cidiot\u201d in response. Separately, Ogles faces a censure move after a Democrat introduced a two-page resolution condemning his Islamophobic, racist, and anti-immigrant posts on social media; he had written that Muslims \u201cdon\u2019t belong\u201d in American society. The broader context includes related security incidents and protests, and Ogles has proposed bills to repeal the 1965 Hart-Cellar Immigration and Nationality Act and to bar entry from several Muslim-majority countries, though with an exception for U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<p>55-character version:<br \/>\nDemocrats seek censure of Fine, Ogles for Islamophobia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2579555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-bqcoc1q3g-1773421984433-e1773424308997.jpg?1773407685&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4033,3685,5032,50602,28527],"class_list":["post-2579554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-censure","tag-democrats","tag-fine","tag-islamophobia-2","tag-ogles"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-bqcoc1q3g-1773421984433-e1773424308997.jpg?1773407685&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579554"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579558,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579554\/revisions\/2579558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}