'America is my home': Raja Krishnamoorthi responds after Florida councilman asks him to 'take your curry and go home'
Krishnamoorthi said he would remain in the United States after a Florida councilman told him to go home.

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The article includes Krishnamoorthi’s response, describes the council’s actions and the lawsuit settlement, and attributes some background details to Florida Today. It offers little perspective from Langevin or the city and limited context for the dispute.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives details about Langevin’s remarks, the council’s response, and the lawsuit, but does not include Langevin’s perspective or the city’s explanation. Krishnamoorthi’s statements and criticism receive the most direct voice.
- Counterarguments presented — Langevin’s legal challenge is noted, but his account or arguments are not described.
- Source diversity — The article quotes Krishnamoorthi and attributes background reporting to Florida Today, with no direct city or Langevin comment.
- Loaded language — The most inflammatory wording appears as attributed quotations rather than the article’s own characterization.
- Omitted context — The article gives limited context for the city’s actions and the settlement.
The report uses neutral explanatory language and presents the remarks as attributed statements, rather than using the incident to make an explicit broader political argument. The headline foregrounds Krishnamoorthi’s response, but that framing follows the event being reported.
- Language tone — Mostly factual and attribution-based; the charged language is quoted from the people involved.
- Framing — Frames the story around Krishnamoorthi’s response and the dispute’s background.
- Source selection — Includes Krishnamoorthi’s statements and reports actions taken by the city, but does not quote Langevin.
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi responded to a Florida city councilman’s anti-Indian remarks, saying he would not leave the United States. The story also recounts the council’s censure of the councilman and a settlement in his lawsuit against the city.
Palm Bay City Councilman Chandler Langevin directed the remark “take your curry and go home” at Krishnamoorthi in a post on X. Krishnamoorthi replied that America was his home and said no bigot could decide who belongs in the country. The article says Langevin had targeted him in earlier posts as well.
The article reports that Palm Bay’s council voted to ask Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to suspend Langevin and later voted to censure him, restricting some of his council duties. Langevin challenged the city’s actions in federal court, and the city agreed to pay $55,000 to settle the lawsuit in February 2026. The story also notes Krishnamoorthi’s criticism of recent remarks targeting South Asian Americans.
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