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Rep. Randy Fine Calls for Nuclear Strikes on Gaza Following Embassy Shooting

The congressman’s remarks, invoking Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have drawn sharp criticism for escalating anti-Palestinian rhetoric.

Rep. Randy Fine holds a seal of the House that he bought 30 years ago after he is sworn in by U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson at the U.S. Capitol on April 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
FILE – Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, answers a question about his House Bill 3-C: Independent Special Districts in the House of Representatives April 20, 2022, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)
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Overview

  • Rep. Randy Fine appeared on Fox News advocating for nuclear strikes on Gaza to achieve 'unconditional surrender,' citing WWII bombings of Japan as precedent.
  • His comments followed the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers, Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC.
  • The alleged gunman, Elias Rodriguez, reportedly shouted 'free Palestine' during his arrest, further politicizing the incident.
  • Fine described 'Palestinianism' as inherently violent and reiterated his stance that the conflict can only end with the total defeat of 'Muslim terror.'
  • Civil rights groups, including CAIR, condemned Fine’s remarks, highlighting his history of incendiary anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian statements.