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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 representative of “terrible evil” and as someone who fights for “one group at the expense of others”.
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Rachel Leingang · Tue, Sep 1, 2026, 1:21 PM
US news | The Guardian
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 representative of “terrible evil” and as someone who fights for “one group at the expense of others”.
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