"Awful f*cking idiot": Tensions erupt in Congress over Republicans' anti-Muslim posts
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Democrats condemn Republican lawmakers for anti-Muslim social media posts after recent attacks.
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Congressional Democrats condemned Republican lawmakers for anti-Muslim social media posts Thursday night, with Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) calling Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) an "awful f*cking idiot" after Fine posted "We need more Islamophobia, not less." The posts came after attacks at a Michigan synagogue and Virginia college by suspects identified as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali and Mohamed Bailor Jalloh respectively. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) called for House Speaker Mike Johnson to censure Fine and strip his committee assignments.
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