‘These Are People Who Hate America and Seek its Destruction’
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Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) delivered a sobering warning to the nation in the aftermath of the socialist victories in New York City. The Republican congressman was a guest on my national radio show this week. He said the Democrats are no longer the loyal opposition. He said they are the enemy.
“Americans need to know we live in 1932 Germany, and we’ve often been asked, how would you behave if you lived in 1932 Germany? Every American now gets to answer that question, because those are the times that we live in,” Fine said.
Listen to the interview below or follow the time-stamped interview. And be sure to subscribe to the Todd Starnes Radio Show Podcast on your favorite streaming service.
Todd Starnes [00:00:24]
You know, Congressman, I want to get your reaction to what happened yesterday. Listeners of this show were not surprised, but it’s still a bit shocking to the system to know that you’ve got some Democratic Socialists, at least three of them, that will more than likely be in Congress come next year.
Rep. Randy Fine [00:00:40]
Yeah, look, it’s a sad day for America. I mean, these people are bad people. One of them said she wipes her hand with the flag as though it’s a napkin. Others unabashedly support Muslim terrorists. I mean, these are bad, and we’ve got to be worried about the future of the country. The Democrats are no longer the loyal opposition. In many cases, they are the enemy of the country. And I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that. These are people who hate America and who seek its destruction. And we need to be very, very scared about that.
Todd Starnes [00:01:15]
Let’s talk about Dan Goldman, for example, who is, by all accounts, a far leftist. He also happens to be Jewish. He went to a coffee shop over the weekend in Brooklyn, my old neighborhood, with his seven-year-old daughter, and they said, “You’re not welcome here because you’re a Jewish man and you support Israel. You’re no longer welcome here.” What does that tell you about the current state of affairs in New York City?
Rep. Randy Fine [00:01:40]
Well, the Democratic Party is a mainstream antisemitic party. Let’s talk about Dan Goldman. He’s no friend of the Republican Party. He was the face of Trump impeachment. Yet they humiliated him yesterday because he’s Jewish and because he thinks Israel has a right to exist. He’s not even an unambiguous supporter of Israel. He sometimes disagrees. But yet, the fact that he is Jewish and he somewhat supports Israel was a death sentence in the Democratic Party, and the way he was treated in this restaurant is unbelievable. Americans need to know we live in 1932 Germany, and we’ve often been asked, how would you behave if you lived in 1932 Germany? Every American now gets to answer that question, because those are the times that we live in.
Todd Starnes [00:02:29]
It’s shocking to hear you say something like that. And yet, we’re seeing all of this play out before our eyes. And as horrible as things are on the Democrat side of the aisle, I think this is why it disturbs — at least I’m disturbed — by the rise of antisemitism within the Republican Party.
Rep. Randy Fine [00:02:47]
Well, you should be. So I texted with one of my Democratic colleagues last night, who is a strong fighter for Israel and for Jews. He’s not an antisemite. And I said, “Man, this was a bad night for you guys.” And he wrote me back and he said, “The Republican Party is only three years behind us.” It’s his belief that’s where we’ll be in three years. We have a choice to make, because make no mistake, antisemitism is a gateway drug to societal collapse. Every society that has engaged in this has ultimately collapsed. And these people who are antisemitic, they also believe all kinds of other insane things. You know, they’re communists. They want to take our houses away. They want to ban our dogs. They want to change how we live, and fundamentally, they want to destroy what made America the greatest country in the world. Our grandparents’ and our parents’ Democratic Party, they loved America. They wanted a successful America. They may just have wanted to get there differently — a little bit bigger government, higher taxes. These people seek the destruction of our nation. That is their goal. And that’s why it’s so important that we get active to beat these people. The future of the country really is at stake.
Todd Starnes [00:04:04]
Congressman Randy Fine joining us on our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker Line today. And Congressman, I do wonder if conservative media is doing a good enough job here of exposing the dangers. I know it’s easy to make fun of somebody like a James Talarico or a Zohran Mamdani. But the fact of the matter is Zohran Mamdani is a very dangerous man, and he is a very powerful man, as was demonstrated yesterday, to unseat two sitting far-left Democratic members of Congress.
Rep. Randy Fine [00:04:34]
Yeah, no, I mean, we have to run this November on the insane people they’re nominating for office. A guy with a Nazi tattoo on his chest, a woman in California who won’t say the Pledge of Allegiance because she thinks America is bad. Think about that. Why on earth should someone who won’t say the Pledge of Allegiance be in Congress? Someone in New Jersey who worked with Al-Qaeda and Hamas. These people cannot be allowed to take power. And for those who say so-called Hakeem Jeffries will keep them at bay, he will have to defer to those who make him speaker. It is why it is so essential that we win. Look, the Republican Party’s got lots of flaws, but last I checked, they don’t have people who want to wipe their behind with the flag running for office.
Todd Starnes [00:05:21]
Look, it’s a great point. And I know one of the big leftist newspapers is coming after you today because I said something very similar to what you just said, as bad as things may be, we cannot allow these socialists to take over the Congress. We just cannot. There is too much at stake. We cannot allow that to happen, Congressman.
Rep. Randy Fine [00:05:41]
No, they want to destroy the country. And you know what? When the media is coming after you, it means you’re doing the right thing. I took my son to the Holocaust Museum, my 14-year-old, a few months ago, and what affected him most profoundly was not the exhibits about the actual Holocaust. It was the exhibits of what led up to the Holocaust. Germany was an educated society. A lot of this started at their universities. And their hatred of the Jews and the desire to do the Holocaust destroyed the country from within. And that’s what we see with these lunatics that are winning. Many of them are foreigners. I don’t care. Mamdani became a citizen five minutes ago. That doesn’t make you an American, and he doesn’t share our values, and we’ve got to do something about it, because these people do not love America. They seek its destruction.
Todd Starnes [00:06:33]
Congressman, what is one thing here in our final moments together? What is one thing that you would recommend that our listeners can do to help stop all this from happening?
Rep. Randy Fine [00:06:44]
Well, the first thing is, call your senators and tell them to pass the State of America Act. And the reason for that is, if we can’t trust our elections, the whole thing falls apart. We saw an election in Los Angeles get stolen in front of our eyes, and we have got to get the Senate to do whatever is necessary to pass that bill. I don’t care if they have to meet 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the next six months to have a filibuster. That’s what the voters elected 53 Republicans to do. And that’s what they owe to our voters to get that done.