Nerdeen Kiswani, a #Palestinian #Muslim New Yorker & organizer, said in a social media post that dung-filled snowdrifts in the city proved that dogs should not have a place in society as indoor pets because, she wrote, “like we’ve said all along, they are unclean.”
#RandyFine responded∶“If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”
The comment prompted immediate & unequivocal condemnation from #Democrats.
Rep #HakeemJeffries, Democrat of New York & the minority leader, said that #RandyFine “is a disgrace to the United States #Congress. He is an Islamophobic, disgusting & unrepentant bigot.”
Jeffries added that it was “unacceptable that #MikeJohnson & #House #Republicans continue to remain silent,” referring to the speaker.