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El-Sayed Defends Sharia as Vance Attacks in Senate Race

8/25/2026

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El-Sayed Defends

U.S. Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defended his Sharia stance on Jesse Watters Primetime on August 25, 2026.
Vice President JD Vance accused El-Sayed of supporting Sharia law, saying it isn’t his grandfather’s Democratic Party.
He proposed a 7% tax on wealth over $100 million, and his 2025 income was $686,069.
El-Sayed jabbed at Second Lady Usha Vance’s ethnicity and criticized Trump aide Natalie Harp, prompting sexism claims.

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El-Sayed Wins

El-Sayed clinched the Michigan Democratic Senate primary in early August, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens.
He now faces Republican nominee Mike Rogers, a former congressman, Army veteran, and former FBI special agent.
U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Rogers, calling El-Sayed’s primary win “great news for the Republican Party.”
El-Sayed proposed reviving the Immigration and Naturalization Service and arresting some illegal migrants, replacing ICE.

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El-Sayed Defends

U.S. Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defended his Sharia stance on Jesse Watters Primetime on August 25, 2026.
Vice President JD Vance accused El-Sayed of supporting Sharia law, saying it isn’t his grandfather’s Democratic Party.
He proposed a 7% tax on wealth over $100 million, and his 2025 income was $686,069.
El-Sayed jabbed at Second Lady Usha Vance’s ethnicity and criticized Trump aide Natalie Harp, prompting sexism claims.

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