Vice President JD Vance said in Michigan on Monday that “there’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very, evil,” arguing that the state’s Democratic Senate nominee is symptomatic of a growing trend in America of fighting “for one group at the expense of others.”
His sharp criticism of El-Sayed — which included telling the Democrat to “keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth” — underscored how heated the rhetoric has become in this competitive Senate race, which could be critical in the larger battle for control of the chamber.
Vance cast the choice between El-Sayed and GOP nominee Mike Rogers as about who would fight for all Michiganders — even if they don’t agree 100% with Rogers — while obliquely suggesting that El-Sayed cared more about members of the Muslim community than other voters.
“There’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil and on the rise in the United States of America today, and it’s people who see themselves not as citizens of a common nation, fighting for every single person … but see themselves as fighting for one group at the expense of others,” Vance said at a rally in Sterling Heights hosted by MAGA Inc., a super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump.
