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Vance Calls Michigan Senate Candidate ‘Crazy’ on Fox

8/10/2026

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance called Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed “crazy” and a terrible senator on Fox News’s “Saturday in America.”
El-Sayed retorted that Vance is “Peter Thiel’s boy,” referencing the tech mogul Vance once worked for.
El-Sayed narrowly beat moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary.
El-Sayed received more than $100,000 from individuals linked to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance called Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed “crazy” and a terrible senator on Fox News’s “Saturday in America.”
El-Sayed retorted that Vance is “Peter Thiel’s boy,” referencing the tech mogul Vance once worked for.
El-Sayed narrowly beat moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary.
El-Sayed received more than $100,000 from individuals linked to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.