Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is facing criticism from Florida's lone Jewish Republican in Congress as she works to unseat two fellow House Democrats in the state.
Tlaib was scheduled to appear at a rally Friday in Fort Lauderdale hosted by left-wing groups supporting three congressional candidates, including two socialists running against Reps. Jared Moskowitz and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, both Florida Democrats.
"I think that it's no coincidence that she's coming to target two of the remaining Jewish Democrats," Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital.
What the Right Is Saying
"It won't be well received in Florida," Fine said of Tlaib's appearance. "How it's received in a Democratic primary — look, the Democrats are lost."
Fine described what he called the far-left surge within the Democratic Party as dangerous for American Jews and for the country.
"I don't know that it's lost and dangerous in Fort Lauderdale or Florida, but nationally, the kinds of people that the Democrats are nominating, these are people who do not love America," Fine said. "They hate it. They are here to destroy it, and no one embodies that better than Rashida Tlaib."
What the Left Is Saying
Progressive groups organizing Friday's rally, including Gen Z For Change and the Florida Youth Justice Coalition, frame Tlaib's involvement as part of a broader movement for Democratic Party reform.
The event, titled "Chomp the Oligarchy," is supporting candidates affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America who have challenged establishment Democrats in primary races across multiple states this election cycle.
Tlaib and other progressive allies have previously accused Fine of anti-Muslim racism. The Michigan congresswoman has denied accusations of antisemitism and maintains that her criticism targets Israeli government policies, not Jewish people generally.
DSA-linked candidates have won several high-profile Democratic primaries this cycle, including defeating incumbent House Democrats in New York, Colorado and Michigan.
What the Numbers Show
DSA-linked candidates have successfully toppled incumbent House Democrats in multiple states this election cycle.
Moskowitz currently represents Florida's 23rd Congressional District but is running for re-election in the newly redrawn 25th Congressional District, which was recently redistricted to give Republicans a better shot in the general race.
Wasserman Schultz is running in the newly redrawn 20th Congressional District, a majority-Black district that leans heavily Democratic. Her candidacy sparked backlash over concerns it could impact the area's historically Black representation.
Both campaigns did not respond to requests for comment on Tlaib's appearance. Tlaib's campaign also did not respond to requests for comment on Fine's remarks.
The Bottom Line
The rally highlights ongoing tensions within the Democratic Party between progressive candidates aligned with DSA and more establishment-aligned incumbents, particularly in districts affected by recent redistricting.
Fine's criticism reflects broader Republican efforts to capitalize on intra-party Democratic divisions heading into the election cycle. His office noted that Tlaib was a "vocal supporter of Hamas" — a characterization Tlaib has rejected.
Both campaigns for Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz did not respond to requests for comment, leaving their positions on Tlaib's involvement unstated publicly.