The Jenny Beth Show

Antisemitism in America: One Congressman's Fight to Protect American Jews | Randy Fine

Episode Summary

Antisemitism in America is real, it is rising, and Congressman Randy Fine has lived it firsthand. In this episode of The Jenny Beth Show, Jenny Beth Martin sits down with Rep. Randy Fine (FL-6), the first Jewish member of the House Freedom Caucus, for a deeply personal conversation about the rise of antisemitism, the line between free speech and action, and the conservative influencers Fine says are pushing a moral rot into the movement. A Harvard graduate, third-generation Floridian, and former state legislator who authored landmark anti-boycott legislation, Rep. Fine represents Florida's sixth Congressional District. He led Florida's response to campus antisemitism, secured $40 million a year for Jewish day school security, and chaired the Florida House Commerce Committee. Inside this conversation: how Fine grew Florida's Jewish day school security funding from $641,000 to $40 million a year; the Florida bill that sends antisemitic flyer-litterers to prison for five years; why every American synagogue now needs panic buttons on the wall; the three real prosecutions for credible threats Fine has faced in nine years in office; why he calls Tucker Carlson the most dangerous antisemite in America; how China, Russia, Iran, and Qatar are weaponizing antisemitism to fracture America; and the one action every viewer can take today. Jenny Beth Martin is co-founder of the Tea Party movement and Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action. Find every episode at jennybethshow.com. Learn more about Tea Party Patriots Action at teapartypatriots.org.

Episode Notes

GUEST: Rep. Randy Fine (FL-6) is the U.S. Congressman for Florida's sixth Congressional District and the first Jewish member of the House Freedom Caucus. A Harvard graduate, entrepreneur, and former Florida state legislator, he authored landmark anti-boycott legislation, led Florida's response to campus antisemitism, and chaired the Florida House Commerce Committee. He grew Florida's Jewish day school security funding from $641,000 to $40 million a year before being elected to Congress in a 2025 special election.

HOST: Jenny Beth Martin is co-founder of the Tea Party movement and Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action.

KEY TOPICS COVERED

TIMESTAMPED BREAKDOWN

00:14 — Show open

00:17 — Antisemitism in America: Why this conversation matters now

01:26 — Meet Rep. Randy Fine: Background and bio

03:17 — Florida's anti-antisemitism legislation

05:39 — Free speech vs. action: The First Amendment line

10:07 — How it started: Bomb threats at Florida Jewish day schools

11:59 — Inside the Atlanta Jewish Center after October 7th

15:22 — Three real prosecutions for credible threats

17:31 — Conservative influencers and the antisemitism creep

20:42 — Why antisemitism is a cancer that destroys nations

23:43 — Fine's antisemitic Republican primary challenger

27:08 — The Tucker Carlson problem

32:34 — Foreign influence on social media: China, Russia, Iran, Qatar

36:06 — What Americans don't understand about American Jews

37:22 — Take action: What every viewer can do today

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