The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), appears to have dropped its endorsement of the inimitable U.S. Rep Randy Fine (R-FL), days after the freshman lawmaker tweeted, “Release the hostages. Until then, starve away.” He added: “(This is all a lie anyway. It amazes me that the media continues to regurgitate Muslim terror propaganda.)” Fine has made similar statements throughout his public career, yet AIPAC had endorsed him ahead of his House race earlier this year. As of last night, his name seems to have been removed from the AIPAC database of endorsed candidates. A spokesperson for AIPAC only said that they “will be endorsing candidates for the 2026 election throughout the cycle—current endorsees for 2026 so far are listed on the AIPAC-PAC website.”
Weighing in on the apparent development, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tweeted: “A Jewish U.S. Representative calling for the continued starvation of innocent people and children is disgraceful. It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct. 7th in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza.”
