Speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition Summit on Sunday, August 31, 2026, Congressman Randy Fine boasted about helping push what he called "antisemites" out of the Republican Party. His targets included Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, and Tucker Carlson—figures who have been outspoken critics of Israel and, in some cases, of Zionism.
Fine told the audience:
"We ran the quitter Marjorie Taylor Greene out of Congress. And if Thomas Massie needed a real reason to hate the Jews, well, we gave him one in May when we kicked his ass."
He also claimed that they had managed to "expel" Tucker Carlson and "his filth" from the Republican Party.
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What is striking about these remarks is the setting. Fine was speaking to an organized gathering of Republican Jews, celebrating what he portrayed as their success in marginalizing prominent Republicans who oppose or criticize Israel.
The obvious question is: Who exactly does Fine mean when he repeatedly uses the collective "we"?
If "we" means the Republican Jewish Coalition and its political allies, then Fine is describing an organized political effort to punish or marginalize Republicans who challenge Israel's policies or American support for Israel. That is a legitimate subject for scrutiny and debate.
But it is important not to turn that political organization into a claim about Jews collectively. The Republican Jewish Coalition represents a particular political constituency; it does not speak for Jews as a whole, and opposition to Zionism or Israeli government policy is not synonymous with antisemitism.
What is troubling about Fine's rhetoric is the apparent conflation of criticism of Israel, opposition to Zionism, and hatred of Jews. Calling political opponents "antisemites" while celebrating their removal from the Republican Party raises serious questions about where legitimate criticism of a foreign government ends and political censorship or intimidation begins.
And invoking "hate the Jews" while discussing political disagreements over Israel risks trivializing the meaning of genuine antisemitism—and, by extension, diminishing the historical significance of the Holocaust.
The issue, then, is not that a roomful of Jews were discussing politics. Jews, like everyone else, have every right to organize politically. The issue is whether a politically organized faction is using accusations of antisemitism to silence or drive out Republicans whose views on Israel differ from its own—and whether Fine's rhetoric deliberately blurs that distinction.