WASHINGTON — The Council on American-Islamic Relations on Monday referred to as on congressional leaders from each events to sentence and search the resignation of U.S. Rep. Randy High quality, R-Fla., following feedback he made on social media about Muslims and Palestinians.
CAIR, a Washington-based Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, cited a current submit on X during which High quality wrote, “In the event that they power us to decide on, the selection between canines and Muslims will not be a tough one.” The remark drew swift backlash, together with from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who responded on social media by telling High quality to “resign now.”
Resign now, you racist slob. https://t.co/wt7xiNMX5p
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) February 16, 2026
CAIR mentioned High quality’s remarks are a part of what it described as a longstanding sample of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian feedback. In a assertion, the group referenced earlier feedback by High quality, together with one during which he mentioned of “mainstream Muslims,” “I don’t understand how you make peace with those that search your destruction, I feel you destroy them first.”
Rep. High quality on Cope with Mainstream Muslims: “I don’t understand how you make peace with those that search your destruction, I feel you destroy them first.” 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/vpcS5QX6II
— Congressman Randy High quality (@RepFine) December 11, 2025
“Between his name for the destruction of all ‘mainstream Muslims,’ his declare that Palestinian identification itself is evil, and his name for the killing of everybody in Gaza, Randy High quality is a contemporary Klansman and Nazi all wrapped into one,” CAIR mentioned in its assertion.
High quality, who represents Florida in Congress and beforehand served within the Florida Legislature, has drawn criticism prior to now for social media posts associated to the Israel-Hamas warfare and Muslim elected officers. CAIR pointed to prior statements during which High quality endorsed withholding assist to Gaza and the group mentioned he used inflammatory language towards Muslim members of Congress.
High quality has not publicly indicated that he intends to resign.
