Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., is facing calls for his resignation from Congress after making an anti-Muslim comment on social media last weekend.
Fine, a first-term congressman with a history of making Islamophobic social media posts, posted an anti-Muslim comment on Sunday in response to a post by a Palestinian Muslim activist saying dogs are "unclean" not fit as indoor pets.
"If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one," Fine wrote.
Fine later added that the activist, Within our Lifetime co-founder Nerdeen Kiswani of New York, "is the leader of one of the key mainstream Muslim groups that supported [Mayor Zohran] Mamdani."
The comment from Fine sparked House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to call for his resignation. Jeffries said Fine is "an Islamophobic, disgusting and unrepentant bigot."
