Overview
- Dan Bilzerian, who filed with the FEC on Tuesday to run as a Republican in Florida’s 6th District, is challenging incumbent Randy Fine.
- In a live TMZ interview, he defended calling Fine a “fat Jew” and said the n-word on air, then claimed the term antisemitism is made up.
- Fine condemned the remarks as antisemitic, pointed to his repeated endorsements from President Trump, and said the n-word comment alone ruled out a debate.
- Bilzerian’s filing lists a Las Vegas address, and his campaign sites went offline after briefly appearing, raising questions about state residency at election time and the campaign’s basic readiness.
- The contest plays out in a safe GOP seat Trump carried by about 30 points in 2024, with right-leaning outlets stressing Fine’s ties to Trump and left-leaning sites focusing on Bilzerian’s slurs.