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JD Vance Calls Abdul El-Sayed “Evil” at Rally

9/4/2026

Center

Vance Calls Evil

Vice President JD Vance called Abdul El-Sayed “evil” and told him to keep wife’s name out his mouth at Sterling Heights August 31, 2026.
The Michigan Senate race is contested, pivotal for Senate control, and a poll shows El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by four points.
Vance spoke at a MAGA Inc. rally, a PAC backing President Donald Trump.
El-Sayed warned ‘evil’ means stripping healthcare from workers and granting breaks to billionaires.

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Vance Attacks El-Sayed

VP JD Vance called Abdul El-Sayed “very evil” and told him to keep wife’s name out of mouth at a Sterling Heights rally August 31, 2026.
El-Sayed said Vance’s attack was a divisive, Islamophobic dog-whistle that endangers working-class health care and affordable food.
That rhetoric removes health care, raises gas costs, and benefits billionaires, according to El-Sayed.
Vance praised the synagogue’s security guards for preventing injuries during the March Temple Israel attack.

Blindspot

A poll by Michigan firm Epic-MRA gave Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed a four-point lead over Republican nominee Mike Rogers.
Analysts noted the race could determine partisan control of the U.S. Senate, where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority.
Within this story's sources, this electoral-context angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Vance Calls Evil

Vice President JD Vance called Abdul El-Sayed “evil” and told him to keep wife’s name out his mouth at Sterling Heights August 31, 2026.
The Michigan Senate race is contested, pivotal for Senate control, and a poll shows El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by four points.
Vance spoke at a MAGA Inc. rally, a PAC backing President Donald Trump.
El-Sayed warned ‘evil’ means stripping healthcare from workers and granting breaks to billionaires.

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