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JD Vance Slams Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Over Tweets

8/24/2026

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U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan) posted a tweet mocking Second Lady Usha Vance’s Indian heritage.
The tweet claimed Vance’s white, working-class grandfather would reject his Indian wife.
El-Sayed also posted a disparaging comment about President Donald Trump’s aide Natalie Harp.
Vice President JD Vance called El-Sayed “crazy,” “odd,” and unfit for the Senate.
Rep. Ben Graber (R-FL) condemned El-Sayed’s attacks on spouses of U.S. leaders on X.

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U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan) posted a tweet mocking Second Lady Usha Vance’s Indian heritage.
The tweet claimed Vance’s white, working-class grandfather would reject his Indian wife.
El-Sayed also posted a disparaging comment about President Donald Trump’s aide Natalie Harp.
Vice President JD Vance called El-Sayed “crazy,” “odd,” and unfit for the Senate.
Rep. Ben Graber (R-FL) condemned El-Sayed’s attacks on spouses of U.S. leaders on X.