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Congressman Randy Fine Brings His Dad’s Seeing-Eye-Dog Sadie to State of the Union Amid Backlash over X Post
Rep. Randy Fine used his father's seeing-eye dog to highlight his 'Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act' amid backlash for his X post about dogs and Muslims.
- At the State of the Union, Rep. Randy Fine attended on Feb. 24, 2026, with his father Alan and his father's seeing-eye dog Sadie, reported from Orlando.
- Following his social-media response last week, Fine shared a screenshot of Nerdeen Kiswani and wrote `If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one`, facing calls for resignation from Democrats.
- Fine said Sadie will wear a 'Don't Tread on Me' shirt, framing her as part of the family and a political symbol, amid controversy.
- House Democrats criticized Randy Fine as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called his posts "racist and bigoted behavior" and Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood withdrew his endorsement.
- Fine introduced the 'Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act' and represents Florida's 6th Congressional District, saying `In America, we will not allow anyone to tell us that we cannot have dogs.
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Congressman Randy Fine brings his dad’s seeing-eye-dog Sadie to State of the Union amid backlash over X post
Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) brought his father’s seeing-eye-dog Sadie to the State of the Union after he received criticism for a post he made last week on X post about choosing "between dogs and Muslims."
Rep Randy Fine to bring 4-legged guest Sadie to Trump's State of the Union amid backlash over X post
Rep. Randy Fine is bringing his father’s service dog to Trump’s State of the Union address after backlash over an X post about choosing “between dogs and Muslims."
Democrats push to censure Randy Fine over social media post, and Fine is ready to fight back
House Democrats are moving to formally censure Rep. Randy Fine of Florida and strip him of his committee assignments over a social media post in which he wrote that "if they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one." Fine isn't backing down. He's promising to turn the effort into a full-blown censure war on the House floor. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered the threat directly to Speaker Mike J…
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