Florida Senate Candidate Condemns Opposition at Delray Beach Islamic Center Meeting
October 3, 2026
Florida State Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon condemned protesters who opposed a planned Islamic center and school near Delray Beach, characterizing parts of the opposition as Islamophobic and accusing an outside activist of coming to “terrorize” Muslim residents and spread hate.
Local reporting on the October 2 meeting documented a highly contentious atmosphere. Some attendees made sweeping statements linking Islam or “Islamists” to terrorism, while other residents raised concerns about traffic, zoning and development.
Rhetoric distinction: The inflammatory statements made by some attendees are documented public remarks. Nixon’s broader descriptions of the crowd as a “mob” and of an activist as “terrorizing” Muslims are her political characterizations, not judicial findings or proof about every person who opposed the project.