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JD Vance Attacks El-Sayed Over Sharia Remarks

8/27/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed posted a comment that JD Vance’s grandfather would reject his Indian-American wife Usha Vance.
JD Vance attacked El-Sayed’s Sharia-law remarks at an Ohio rally, invoking his late grandfather James “Papaw” Vance.
Usha Vance told Fox & Friends she laughed and loves JD’s family despite never meeting his “Papaw”.
Ben Graber, Ryan Girdusky and Emily Schrader called El-Sayed’s remarks sexist and racist.

History

Historical Context

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2 1964, outlawed discrimination in employment and voting after a 73-27 Senate vote and a 72-day filibuster. Its passage shifted Southern voters toward the Republican Party, a pattern reflected today as Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance rebuts a slur from Abdul El-Sayed.

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Story summary

Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed posted a comment that JD Vance’s grandfather would reject his Indian-American wife Usha Vance.
JD Vance attacked El-Sayed’s Sharia-law remarks at an Ohio rally, invoking his late grandfather James “Papaw” Vance.
Usha Vance told Fox & Friends she laughed and loves JD’s family despite never meeting his “Papaw”.
Ben Graber, Ryan Girdusky and Emily Schrader called El-Sayed’s remarks sexist and racist.

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