Politicians and elected officials from both parties are denouncing the onslaught of antisemitic postings, including posts directed at Jewish Republican Rep. Randy Fine by Dan Bilzerian, who is challenging Fine in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.<\/p>\n
While Bilzerian, an influencer, podcaster and businessman, has long spread provocative language and antisemitism, he has ramped up his rhetoric with a slew of antisemitic ads and verbal attacks targeting Fine. His content has also included references to Adolf Hitler and explicit antisemitic tropes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leaders from both parties in the House, Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, condemned Bilzerian’s rhetoric and his candidacy Sunday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>Dan Bilzerian attends qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway, April 24, 2015 in Richmond, Va.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “The vile attack ads against Congressman Randy Fine in Florida’s 6th District are disgusting and should be condemned by all political leaders on the Right and Left. Antisemitism and outward hatred of Jewish communities have no place in our politics or in America, and we will continue to call them out wherever they arise,” Johnson\u00a0posted on X<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jeffries similarly\u00a0slammed<\/u><\/a>\u00a0the GOP candidate for his “hateful campaign,” which he calls “blatantly antisemitic and shocks the conscience.”<\/p>\n Republican Rep.\u00a0Don Bacon<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and GOP Sen.\u00a0Ted Cruz<\/u><\/a>\u00a0also expressed their revulsion, though Bilzerian remains undeterred and is\u00a0using\u00a0such criticism to further fuel his campaign.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee also\u00a0called<\/u><\/a>\u00a0Bilzerian’s rhetoric “possibly the most disgusting political thread I’ve seen.”<\/p>\n Randy Fine, Republican nominee for 2025 Florida’s 6th congressional district special election, speaks at a watch party, as Florida holds a special election for a U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, in Ormond Beach, Fla., April 1, 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Octavio Jones\/Reuters, FILE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Fine, who won a special election last year to replace then-Rep. Mike Waltz when he resigned to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has faced criticism over some of his remarks about Muslims and Palestinians.<\/p>\n In February Fine posted on X<\/a>, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”\u00a0He later said his comment was in response to a post by Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani, who had written “Finally NYC is coming to Islam. Dogs definitely have a place in society, just not as indoor pets.” She said she had posted during a debate about picking up pet waste in New York City.<\/p>\n In response to Kiswani’s post, Fine posted, “For context, this is the leader of one of the key mainstream Muslim groups that supported [New York City Mayor Zohran] Mamdani,” but he did not apologize.<\/p>\n Last July, Fine called Somali American Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar a “Muslim terrorist” after she had called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal.”\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"PHOTO:](\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/55b4f0a2-1a88-4812-a719-ae62b22204dc\/fine-rt-er-260817_1786989417932_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=375)
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