Washington, DC – September 29, 2023: Congressman Shri Thanedar (D-MI) introduces the new Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain (HBSJ) Congressional Caucus at the Capitol. (Photo credit: Phil Pasquini / Shutterstock)
A far-right activist lashed out at a Michigan Democrat on X Friday for introducing a resolution to condemn anti-Muslim hate speech from his GOP colleagues — and got a sharp reply.
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI), whose Detroit-based congressional district is right next door to a sizable Arab-American community, is pushing a resolution to censure Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), who has suggested Muslims deserve fewer rights than dogs and advocated for nuking the Gaza Strip, and Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), who called for banning Muslims from the United States.
This proposed resolution outraged Eric Daugherty, who runs the far-right Florida Voice News and is one of Trump's biggest keyboard warriors on X.
"BREAKING: Indian-born Rep. Shri Thanedar and other Democrats are now moving to CENSURE Reps. Andy Ogles and Randy Fine and after they called for Islam to be repelled from America," wrote Daugherty. "Ogles would even be kicked off the HOMELAND SECURITY Committee for trying to defend America."
"Why are Democrats trying to discipline Republicans for free speech while being SILENT on Rep. LaMonica McIver ASSAULTING federal agents, yet she still has her committee assignment?" he continued. "Massive hypocrites. IT WILL FAIL!"
Thanedar had a blunt response to this post.
"You're a terrible liar; my colleague @RepLaMonica never assaulted ICE officers, they assaulted her," said Thanedar, referring to an ongoing criminal case Trump's Justice Department has made against McIver after federal agents targeted her during a protest at a for-profit immigrant detention facility in New Jersey.
As for the resolution, Thanedar continued, "Calling for the expulsion of Americans on account of their religion is bigoted and anti-1st Amendment, so MAGAs like you and Ogles who support that are TRULY un-American."