Vance Calls Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed 'Evil'

Vice President JD Vance called Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed “evil” at a campaign rally and told him to “keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth.” El-Sayed accused Vance of using a “dog whistle” and said Republican policies were the true evil. El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers in a Senate race marked by personal attacks.

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JD Vance Called Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in Speech

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El-Sayed faces Trump ally Mike Rogers in what has quickly become a senate race characterised by personal attacks and insults between the two.

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BBC Published 1 September 2026

Vance calls Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed 'evil' at campaign rally

El-Sayed faces Trump ally Mike Rogers in what has quickly become a senate race characterised by personal attacks and insults between the two.

Guardian Published 1 September 2026

Democratic contender Abdul El-Sayed hits back at JD Vance over ‘evil’ taunt

Michigan Senate candidate accuses vice-president of ‘dog whistle’ and says Republican policies are true evil Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic US Senate candidate in Michigan, has hit back at Republican vice-president JD Vance’s onslaught against him, saying it is “evil” to deprive people of healthcare and affordable groceries. Vance, in a Monday speech that railed against undocumented immigrants, cast El-Sayed as repr…

NYT Published 1 September 2026

JD Vance Called Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in Speech

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