From Fox News: Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., is using President Donald Trump’s State of the Union to send a message to critics of an X post he made about choosing “between dogs and Muslims.”
Fine’s guest to Trump’s primetime address will be his father, Alan Fine, along with his father’s seeing-eye service dog, Sadie.
“I think it’s also important, given the issues that I burst into the public consciousness last week, to talk about the importance of our dogs as Americans,” Fine told Fox News Digital on Monday. “My father’s seeing-eye dog is part of our family and allows him to live his life, and I’m going to fight like hell against anyone who wants to take it away.”
The dog will be outfitted with a shirt that reads, “Don’t tread on me,” which has become Fine’s rallying cry against the outpouring of rage from Democrats over his controversial X post.
This comes after a huge uproar erupted against Fine, when he shared a screenshot from X of Palestinian Muslim activist Nerdeen Kiswani, who wrote, “Finally, NYC is coming to Islam. Dogs definitely have a place in society, just not as indoor pets. Like we’ve said all along, they are unclean.”
Fine had responded, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”
Kiswani defended her post against dogs, claiming she was only joking, and Democrats tore into Fine in a fuming meltdown, demanding he be censured and ousted from Congress. They accused Fine of being Islamophobic and a bigot.
Fine later mockingly announced on Thursday:
I am proud to introduce the Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act. Democrats are losing their minds because I made a simple statement—given a choice between our dogs and those who would ban them, the choice is easy. They can pound sand.
This bill will ban federal funds to any state or local government that considers dogs “haram.” Proceed accordingly, Mamdani.
I am proud to introduce the Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act.
Democrats are losing their minds because I made a simple statement—given a choice between our dogs and those who would ban them, the choice is easy.
They can pound sand.
This bill will ban federal funds to any… pic.twitter.com/KjertyzUJc
— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) February 19, 2026
🚨BREAKING: I have introduced the Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act.
This legislation does the following:
– Bans funding for any city or state that says you can’t own a dog.
– Ensures American citizens have the right to own a dog.We’re not going to let Mainstream… pic.twitter.com/9hlTbXtiw3
— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) February 21, 2026
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