"Need to be defeated": GOP Rep. Fine says Gaza should be "nuked" in response to DC shooting

[groundloop]

Source: Salon

Rep. Randy Fine called for dropping nuclear bombs on Gaza following the shooting of two Israeli staffers in Washington, D.C.

During an interview with Fox News on Thursday morning, the Florida Republican called for the deployment of nuclear weapons on the 141-square-mile area that's been under siege and constant aerial bombardment since Hamas militants attacked Israeli military installations on Oct. 7.

"In World War 2, we did not negotiate a surrender with the Nazis. We did not negotiate a surrender with the Japanese," he said. "We nuked the Japanese twice in order to get unconditional surrender. That needs to be the same here."

Fine went on to say of Palestinians that "there is something deeply, deeply wrong with this culture and it needs to be defeated."

Read more: https://www.salon.com/2025/05/22/need-to-be-defeated-rep-fine-says-gaza-should-be-nuked-in-response-to-dc/

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But genocide against the residents of Gaza is OK. MAGATs are sick.

[SheltieLover]

1. Sick fuck.

[FakeNoose]

2. This is a completely irresponsible comment, and Rep. Fine should be banned from Faux Noise

[Evolve Dammit]

5. Faux Noise should be banned. Between them and Limbaugh, they have brainwashed half the country.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Illogical and indefensible. Emotional, so I expect Randy is a male. . nt

[PSPS]

4. "there is something deeply, deeply wrong with this culture"

I agree, although my "this" is different than his apparently is. But that's where we're at when fox news wants to excite and gratify its demented viewers.

[sop]

26. "Nuke 'em!" Is the modern day version of "string 'em up!"

[cabotnn22]

6. but nuking gaza would hurt israel

makes no sense. no nukes should ever be used against anyone.

[Deep State Witch]

10. It's Why Bibi Didn't Use the Nukes

After October 11th. The fallout would have drifted over Israel.

[Pisces]

7. We are in upside down world. The comment is insane but

It is revealing what some are thinking. I don’t think these people see the innocents in Gaza as people. They want everyone dead.

[Evolve Dammit]

8. This is insane rhetoric in our House. Censure now please. No place for this. Ever.

[IronLionZion]

9. The shooter is American

[Pompoy]

25. Exactly. Lol

[David__77]

11. He's an anti-Palestinian racist who wants all Palestinians wiped out. The record is clear.

[electric_blue68]

12. JFC! STFU, Asshat! Waaay to bring more "calm" to the ME.

Yeah, the "calm" of utter death & destruction on a bigger scale!

Should be censured for such obscenity

[tonekat]

13. Another violent extremist

Does he mow his lawn with a cruise missile?

[BidenRocks]

14. Okay asshole!

Here's my 45.
I want you personally to go to Gaza and shoot children dead
No proxy you cowardly prick. You personally splatter their little brains!
Nukes are idiotic and you are an idiot!

[Exp]

15. Murderers of Palestinian citizens are sick. Full of hate. Bulldozing homes on Palestinian land. Fuckers. nt

[Bayard]

16. Any politician, or public figure for that matter,

Has something deeply, deeply wrong with them if they promote death for an entire country.

[Karasu]

17. Republicans are such fucking lunatics. What would the point of that be? It's ALREADY virtually destroyed anyhow.

[rubbersole]

19. Randy Fine (R-FL 6th) just elected to replace Mike Waltz.

He's a bomb thrower maga idiot. I'd like to say he's an embarrassment to Florida...if that's even possible anymore.

[RedArkGuy]

20. Just as I thought

Corpulent, face full of blotches. He looks exactly the part of a guy who would say what he said, doesn't he?

[perdita9]

21. Remember the chants of Genocide Joe?

Since Trump got into power, the Ceasefire Now people have gone silent while the suffering in Gaza has increased exponentially. Did they ever truly care about the Palestinians or did they just want to stick it to the democrats?

[Oopsie Daisy]

23. Yes, I remember. It was sickening. The chants of Genocide-Joe and Killer-Kamala... AND*

* hearing an elected representative encourage her own constituents to NOT vote for Biden? It was disgusting.

Well, they got what they wanted... things are now worse than ever. Clearly (as you noted) it was all about sticking-it-to-the-Democrats (and touting their own "purity" for whatever personal gain there may have been in such actions.)

In any case, have you noticed that the loudest and most visible members of that group have been absent? Nowhere to be seen! Where are they? What are the thinking now? What are they doing now? What are they SAYING now?

Who knows? But I'm glad for it, and I hope I never hear them and their anti-Democrat rhetoric again.

[BlueTsunami2018]

22. These people are insane.

I don’t know how else to put it.

[Martin Eden]

24. Murdering a million who had nothing to do with the murder of two

Makes that Rethug 500,000 times worse.

[Norrrm]

27. How many years until it would be safe to put up Trump's hotels and casinos?

[Srkdqltr]

28. Isn't Israel down wind of Gaza?

[marble falls]

31. Reduce an 'other' to the status of being a bug people will stand in line to step on them. Dehumanization is essential...

... welcome to DU!

[sarisataka]

30. He is an absolute lunatic

and is unfit for office.

I must note the line from Salon: "since Hamas militants attacked Israeli military installations on Oct. 7."
For that to be true, there are a surprising number of children, elderly and even non-Israeli citizens in Israel's "military installations". To call a terrorist attack on civilians a terrorist attack would not make the nuke comment any less ludicrous or irresponsible.

[Jean Genie]

32. Let's nuke 'em!

Because "we," the good (white) people of America would NEVER in a million years do something as terrible as killing innocent people just because of their skin color, country of origin, or political affiliation.

Would we?

[Clouds Passing]

33. What an idiot!