{"id":2598102,"date":"2026-05-02T16:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/randy-fine-faces-backlash-after-saying-we-dont-want-armenians-in-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T16:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:55:17","slug":"randy-fine-faces-backlash-after-saying-we-dont-want-armenians-in-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/randy-fine-faces-backlash-after-saying-we-dont-want-armenians-in-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Fine faces backlash after saying &#8216;We don&#8217;t want Armenians&#8217; in Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Frandy-fine-faces-backlash-after-saying-we-dont-want-armenians-in-congress%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=2598102&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>Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) is drawing criticism from Armenian Americans after he said he doesn\u2019t want Armenians serving in Congress. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-takes-new-actions-against-china-as-biden-goes-soft-enough-is-enough-start-fighting-back\/\" title=\"DeSantis Takes New Actions Against China As Biden Goes Soft: \u2018Enough Is Enough,\u2019 \u2018Start Fighting Back\u2019\">remarks targeting<\/a> his opponent Dan Bilzerian, Fine framed Bilzerian as an especially dangerous antisemite and argued that Fine\u2019s \u201clittle Armenian\u201d constituents wouldn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-tell-oversight-board-facebooks-trump-ban-example-of-uneven-standards\/\" title=\"...ublicans Tell Oversight Board Facebook\u2019s Trump Ban Example of Uneven Standards\">accept comments<\/a> like Bilzerian\u2019s about President Trump as acceptable political arguments in the U.S., where Fine said it wouldn\u2019t \u201cwork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-tech-adviser-to-jan-6-committee-makes-a-fool-of-himself-after-picking-a-fight-with-the-american-people\/\" title=\"Senior Tech Adviser to Jan. 6 Committee Makes a Fool of Himself After Picking a Fight with the American People\">comment triggered<\/a> a backlash, including condemnation from the Armenian National Commitee of America, which linked Fine\u2019s remarks to his views regarding Azerbaijan in the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. Several lawmakers and Armenian American public figures also called for Fine to be censured, pointing to the long history of prejudice against Armenians.<\/p>\n<p>Bilzerian responded quickly to Fine, using anti-Jewish attacks and gaining support from Marjorie Taylor Greene, who defended Bilzerian and referenced his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >past remarks expressing hostility<\/a> toward Judaism. the article further notes Bilzerian\u2019s record of anti-Jewish statements, including claims that downplayed or questioned the Holocaust.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/randy-fine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17705\">Randy Fine<\/a> (R-FL) is under fire from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/armenia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3748\">Armenian<\/a> Americans after saying he doesn\u2019t want Armenians serving in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Fine entered office after winning a special election last year and has since made a name for himself with an over-the-top presence on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"433\"><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><\/a>. In an appearance on the Jenny Beth Show, Fine addressed his primary challenger, Dan Bilzerian, who he said was ranked at the top of a list of the most dangerous antisemites.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4550740\/johnson-caps-chaotic-house-week-wins-gop-infighting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Johnson caps chaotic House week with several wins despite GOP infighting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4549989\/house-gop-investigation-airbnb-china-ai-model\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House GOP launches investigation into Airbnb over use of Chinese AI models<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4548895\/house-passes-funding-bill-reopen-dhs\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House passes funding bill to reopen DHS minus border enforcement<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got a very large social media following, not from Florida,\u201d Fine said. \u201cHe lives in Las Vegas when he\u2019s not in his, in his, in his foreign country of Armenia, but, but, you know, he\u2019s just a terrible antisemite. I think what he\u2019s trying to show is that there\u2019s this group of hate-filled lunatics and losers that can take hold in the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cBut look, my constituents are smart,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe little Armenian said, \u2018I think that President Trump was a pedophile rapist who should be impeached.\u2019 That\u2019s not a winning argument, and that may work in Armenia, where he\u2019s from, but that\u2019s not an argument that\u2019s going to work in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to take it seriously, because we don\u2019t want this to take root in our party,\u201d Fine concluded. <br \/>\u201cWe don\u2019t want Armenians to be able to serve in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His final comment sparked a firestorm among Armenian Americans, who connected his comments with historical bigotry against Armenians. The Armenian National Committee of America, one of the leading Armenian advocacy groups in the United States, connected his comments to his support of Azerbaijan, which is locked in a decadeslong conflict with Armenia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ANCA condemns this racist anti-Armenian rant by US Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), cosponsor of a reckless Congressional resolution to ship US arms and aid to genocidal Azerbaijan,\u201d the ANCA <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ANCA_DC\/status\/2050389025291178173?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ANCA_DC\/status\/2050389025291178173?s=20\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRacist attacks against Armenians are not \u2018opinions\u2019\u2014they\u2019re part of a long, dangerous history of dehumanization,\u201d Armenian American communications strategist Stephan Pechdimaldji said in response to the video, calling for Fine to be censured. \u201cAnti-Armenian hatred has fueled violence, erasure, and even genocide. Amplifying that rhetoric today is not just offensive\u2014it\u2019s reckless and harmful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ana Kasparian, an Armenian American host of the progressive <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3\">news organization<\/a> <em>The<\/em> <em>Young Turks<\/em>, was harsher in her response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, we\u2019d only want grotesque, gluttons for civilian slaughter like him in Congress, right?\u201d she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnaKasparian\/status\/2050454971842478393?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnaKasparian\/status\/2050454971842478393?s=20\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The backlash even reached Congress, with some lawmakers calling for Fine to be censured over the remark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand with my Armenian American constituents in condemning this ugly bigotry,\u201d Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBrendanBoyle\/status\/2050562765475962985?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBrendanBoyle\/status\/2050562765475962985?s=20\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for Bilzerian, he was quick to respond with anti-Jewish attacks against Fine, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanBilzerian\/status\/2050545897851724148?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanBilzerian\/status\/2050545897851724148?s=20\">replying<\/a> to the clip of his controversial comments, \u201cThe jew is scared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bilzerian won support from former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"776\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a>, who favorably responded to an interview Bilzerian had with Piers Morgan during which he voiced his strong dislike of Judaism.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4542471\/armenia-attempts-israel-relations-domestic-outrage\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4542471\">ARMENIA\u2019S ATTEMPTS TO WARM TO ISRAEL MET WITH DOMESTIC OUTRAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRandy is Israel first, jew second and America last,\u201d Bilzerian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanBilzerian\/status\/2050623113587478906?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanBilzerian\/status\/2050623113587478906?s=20\">said<\/a> in response. \u201cHe always votes to send our taxes to Israel and he\u2019s got the Israeli flag raised higher than the American flag in his office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bilzerian has been open in his anti-Jewish views, going so far as to deny or downplay the Holocaust. In his interview with Morgan in 2024, he said \u201cwould bet [his] entire net worth\u201d that the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust was \u201cunder 6 million,\u201d and that \u201cthe mathematics don\u2019t work.\u201d He claimed that Jews \u201cbasically invented genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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