A.G. Gancarski
The normally low-profile races for Duval County’s state committee slots are getting unusual scrutiny, with the only elected Jewish Republican in the Legislature lashing out at a series of tweets from a candidate that amount to “blatant antisemitism.”
That’s the argument from Brevard County state Rep. Randy Fine, who said various X posts from Nathan Tocco are out of bounds due to their embrace of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel language and positions.
“The Republican Party of Florida proudly stands with Israel and the Jewish people. The Florida GOP doesn’t want Nazis like this clown Nathan Tocco anywhere near Republican leadership,” Fine posted.
Fine offered various screenshots to support his position, including one from Dec. 13, 2023, where Tocco suggested that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem earned “shekels” for denouncing antisemitism, and one from Dec. 22, 2023, where Tocco claimed UFOs were “spiritual beings (Demonic) that our Zionist CIA summoned through occult ritual.”
In another screenshot from Jan. 29, 2024, Tocco takes issue with members of Congress who “hold dual citizenship with Israel.” He called for the deportation of those holding dual citizenship in another tweet the same day.
The next day, Tocco responded to a Joe Biden tweet, suggesting the President isn’t “strong enough to resist the Israel lobby.”
Feb. 2 saw Tocco call for expelling U.S. Rep. Brian Mast from Congress for wearing a “foreign military” uniform into the Capitol.
Fine didn’t get to everything Tocco said, including an August call for the Anti-Defamation League to be purged from X, and a July disparagement of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as bringing his “laundry” to Washington last month: “demanding hundreds of millions of dollars what’s a few suitcases of dirty clothes to top it off.”
“Crazy after AIPAC spending $400,000 against him (during) his primary he didn’t want to show up and clap like a seal while Netanyahu begged for money and bombs,” he added in a response to Laura Loomer.
“This is political theater because they need our money and weapons, just like Zelensky and Ukraine,” Tocco told Jenna Ellis around the same time. “It’s no different. And, just like Zelensky, he enters OUR country as a guest to make demands and preach to us that it is our obligation to support him. He even has the arrogance to bring loads of dirty laundry to have us wash it. He views the US as a vassal state and I find it insulting.”
He also offered other inflammatory comments, including critiques of GOP outreach.
“Out with the whites, out with the Christians, in with the Enriques, Jamals, prayer to false gods, and p*rnstars with face tattoos. That’s Susie Wiles. Her and Chris LaCivita are ruining this party and ruining Trump’s brand. They didn’t even think the 2020 election was stolen.”
We’ve reached out to Tocco through text and phone calls Monday morning to no avail, but will update if we hear back with his side of the story.
We asked Fine, meanwhile, who was to blame for antisemitism like this being given a hearing in the Republican Party.
“He is to blame for his own antisemitism. And you can blame anyone who won’t condemn it,” the legislator said.
Fine said he will be in Jacksonville Monday to make his case in person, and no doubt he will have more to say on this subject.
13 comments
Yrral
August 12, 2024 at 10:06 am
The court ruled in MIT favors saying Jewish students were not victims of anti-Semitism , because of others protesting and not willing to support Israel genocide in Gaza,their is no law saying you have to support Israel or anything else related the state of Israel Google MIT Federal Judge Jewish Students
the Truth
August 12, 2024 at 10:13 am
Tocco is a nut
APGOP
August 12, 2024 at 10:22 am
Tocco is an antisemite and Black is a racist, great choices for Duval.
WTF
August 12, 2024 at 12:13 pm
are we to assume, that those who support Nathan Tocco for state committeeman, share his beliefs of hating Jews along with that crazy stuff about UFO’s????? a big supporter of Tocco is the wife of a city council member????
whom people support
August 12, 2024 at 2:15 pm
this is unbelievable !!! did you know that Maleana Gay, who is running for state committeewoman, is a big supporter of Nathan Tocco… does this mean she supports his views?? I am in no way saying she does, im just asking the question??? does her husband, city council member, Mike Gay, support Nathan Tocco’s views,,, im just asking that’s all, no way implying anything, lets get that straight!!!
My Take
August 12, 2024 at 6:14 pm
Tocco claimed UFOs were “spiritual beings (Demonic) that our Zionist CIA summoned through occult ritual.”
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HAHHAHA
I have now heard it all!
My Take
August 12, 2024 at 6:17 pm
Galactic Golem!
My Take
August 12, 2024 at 7:26 pm
Being against anything Fine is for is still safe.
But being for anything he is against may need a a second glance.
Sandra DeLeon
August 13, 2024 at 3:28 am
THE Republican Party of Duval County needs a cleaning up.The entire leadership needs to resign Dean Black is a racist and control freak and money lauder. THEY don’t want to reach out to the Black Community because they don’t think they are important.Dean Black should not be in no political position how about Laura Loomer investigate the Duval Republican Club that would make a great story. Dean Black treats people like slaves he has no respect for anyone that speaks against him .HE thinks he is John Gotti .His flyer has it as President Trump is supporting him for State Committee Man but President Trump hasn’t endorsed him.
Seber Newsome III
August 13, 2024 at 12:31 pm
I am not going to get into about who is supporting Tocco, all I will say, it seems the guy hates Jews and has some pretty wild theories about the CIA and UFO’s, enough said
My Take
August 13, 2024 at 6:41 pm
This must somehow relate to MTG’s Jewish space lasers.
Casual Observer
August 15, 2024 at 11:45 am
Why won’t state committee woman, Maleana Gay, denounce or disavow herself from Nathan Tocco who is running for State committee man??? He has said some crazy things about Jews and UFO’s? By not saying anything, it makes. her look like, to some, that she supports his views,,,
I want to know
August 16, 2024 at 6:12 pm
is it true, what I have read from Representative Randy Fine, that Maleana and Mike Gay, who is a Jacksonville City Council man bye the way, hate Jews???? I am just asking, because that is what I have read???
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