Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized on August 31 for deleted social media posts invoking 9/11 and the U.S. response, drawing criticism from Vice President JD Vance and conservative media. The controversy centers on El-Sayed's past comments and his association with streamer Hasan Piker, while he faces Democratic tensions over his Israel stance.
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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed deleted posts invoking 9/11 and the U.S. response.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is apologizing for past comments that may be impacting his campaign. Political strategists Hyma Moore and Justin Wallin have more.
JD Vance on Abdul El-Sayed: One of Abdul El-Sayed's campaign surrogates suggested that America deserved 9/11.
JD Vance on Abdul El-Sayed: Abdul El-Sayed is a gold mine of content. Unfortunately, it’s a gold mine of content of him fighting for the most terrible and crazy ideas.
Vice President Vance lashed out at Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed at a campaign style rally in Detroit on Monday, labeling him as “evil.” "There's something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil, and on the rise in the United States of America today,” Vance said. "It's people who see themselves not as...
Vice President JD Vance described Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic nominee for Senate, as “evil” during a campaign rally.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leading opponent former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) by a few points in the battle for a seat in the upper chamber, according to new polling. In the EPIC-MRA poll, 43 percent of respondents either said they would back Rogers or leaned toward him if their ballots were due that...
The vice president also told Dr. El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, to “keep my wife’s name out of your mouth.”
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Monday shot back at Vice President Vance’s comment about him being “very, very evil.” Earlier Monday, Vice President Vance went after El-Sayed at a rally in Detroit, calling him “evil.” “There’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil and on the rise in the United States...
The vice president called Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed “very, very evil” and told him to stop talking about Vance’s wife.
El-Sayed faces Trump ally Mike Rogers in what has quickly become a senate race characterised by personal attacks and insults between the two.
El-Sayed faces Trump ally Mike Rogers in what has quickly become a senate race characterised by personal attacks and insults between the two.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) commented Tuesday on President Trump making him the “main character” of this year's midterms, saying the move may give the Democrat a "gigantic platform" should he win in November. “Trump is messing around and making me the … front page or the main character of the midterms,” El-Sayed told...
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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, ca
Meanwhile, several of the state’s Jewish leaders signed a petition pledging to vote for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s GOP opponent.
Abdul El-Sayed is walking a political tightrope in the Michigan Senate race as the Democratic nominee enters the final stretch of his campaign, looking to shore up support among skeptical Jewish voters without outright disavowing controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker. El-Sayed has also faced pressure to disavow Piker, who campaigned for El-Sayed during the primary...
EaglesFan37: Re-added and reworded section about his comments after the Temple Israel attack and his apology (covered by CNN, NYT, The Guardian), but moved it to end of campaign section.
Democrats’ most controversial Senate candidate is in a must-win race for the party.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed blamed “Trump’s mismanagement” for a global sell-off in bonds in this week.
El-Sayed has previously made remarks about Second Lady Usha Vance and the couple's children, including during an April appearance on "The Allen Analysis Show," according to Fox News.
Beverly Aikins said Wednesday that she would “probably punch” Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for past comments he made about her son, Vice President Vance. In an interview on “Tomi Lahren is Fearless,” Fox News host Tomi Lahren showed Aikins a clip of El-Sayed stating, “Can you imagine, he’s got brown kids, at some point...
Can progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed overcome tensions within the Democratic Party over Israel and Hasan Piker and defeat former Rep. Mike Rogers (R) in Michigan? Plus, an unusually high number of incumbents have been ousted this primary season. When do voters begin paying attention to the midterms? Also, the hosts will take a look...
Right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson described Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign as "literally Trumpian” in his podcast episode released Wednesday. During an interview with conservative commentator Saagar Enjeti's, the pair discussed the Michigan senate race between El-Sayed and his GOP opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). “I watch his campaign now, Amer
Abdul El-Sayed says Netanyahu should be arrested if he comes to the U.S., calling him a war criminal.
Vice President Vance and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) are facing separate questions over their associations with Tucker Carlson and Hasan Piker, respectively. How are each of them responding to the pushback? Plus, is Republicans’ path to retaining control of the Senate narrowing? Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon and...