Randy Fine
Role at the time: U.S. Representative (R-FL)
Condemned
Statement summary
Rep. Randy Fine said Macklemore's free speech rights don't obligate any venue to give him a stage, pointed to Macklemore's 2014 costume (a wig, beard, and prosthetic nose) as evidence of an antisemitic pattern he says informs his current stance, and defended Robert Kraft's decision to bar him from Gillette Stadium.
“Free speech doesn't mean stadium access for antisemitic trash.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Rep. Randy Fine Says Macklemore Has Free Speech, Not a Right to Perform 'Antisemitic Garbage' (TMZ)
TMZ DC on-camera interview with Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), conducted by reporter Charlie Cotton, the day after AOC's TMZ interview on the same controversy.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Fine explicitly calls Macklemore's comments "antisemitic garbage"/"antisemitic trash" and cites the 2014 costume controversy as evidence of a pattern, an express condemnation of Macklemore's conduct.