Congressman Randy Fine (R-FL) continued his rebuke of Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday, calling on Vance to apologize to the American people. Fine said Vance's suggestion that the US created Israel is disrespectful to millions of Americans, many of whom lost family in the Holocaust, and stressed that Israel arose from Jewish sacrifice, not American founding.
Congressman Randy Fine (R-FL) escalated his public rebuke of Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday morning, calling on Vance to apologize to the American people. In a statement posted to his channel, Fine argued that Vance's suggestion that the United States founded Israel is disrespectful to millions of Americans, many of whom lost family in the Holocaust, and stressed that Israel arose from Jewish sacrifice, not American founding. The demand for an apology is the strongest version yet of Fine's criticism, adding a new layer to the intra-Republican dispute that first broke into public view earlier this week.
Fine's public clash with Vance has unfolded in rapid succession since Wednesday morning. At 09:29 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported Fine's initial critique, in which he called Vance's claim that the US founded Israel "simply not true" and said Vance needed to study history. That report was followed by a second dispatch also published at 09:29 Jerusalem, in which Fine described Vance's tone toward Israel as "hostile" and said Vance seemed to have confused "who the bad guys and who the good guys are." Both earlier statements did not include a call for an apology; the current update, posted after 09:29, adds that demand. The sequence shows Fine sharpening his language over the course of a single morning, moving from a factual rebuttal to a direct personal demand.
The White House and Vice President's office have not responded to Fine's remarks as of Wednesday morning. The dispute is part of a wider pattern of tensions between the Trump administration and parts of the Israeli right over the president's recent approach to Iran and Israel's international standing. As The Zioneer reported on Thursday June 18, Vance himself had escalated earlier that week, stating that the only world leader sympathetic to Israel at the moment was President Trump.
It remains unclear whether Vance or the White House will issue any response to Fine's demand. Fine has not indicated whether he plans to raise the issue in Congress or in a formal letter.
5 developments
- StrongRep. Randy Fine: Vance owes American people an apology over Israel remarks
- DevelopingCongressman Randy Fine tells Israeli politicians to put Israel first, not America first
- DevelopingJD Vance says he trusts no one when asked about Israel reliability
- DevelopingRepublican Jewish Congressman Randy Fine tweets 'Anyone But JD 2028'
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