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Democratic contender Abdul El-Sayed hits backat JD Vance over ‘evil’ taunt

Michigan Senate candidate accuses vice-president of ‘dog whistle’ and says Republican policies are true evil

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Rachel Leingang1 Sept 2026, 08:21 pmUpdated 9h ago1 min readAmericasUnited States

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Democratic contender Abdul El-Sayed hits back at JD Vance over ‘evil’ taunt

Michigan Senate candidate accuses vice-president of ‘dog whistle’ and says Republican policies are true evil

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic US Senate candidate in Michigan, has hit back at Republican vice-president JD Vance’s onslaught against him, saying it is “evil” to deprive people of healthcare and affordable groceries.

Vance, in a Monday speech that railed against undocumented immigrants, cast El-Sayed as representative of “terrible evil” and as someone who fights for “one group at the expense of others”.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic US Senate candidate in Michigan, has hit back at Republican vice-president JD Vance’s onslaught against him, saying it is “evil” to deprive people of healthcare and affordable groceries.

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Source: The Guardian · Rachel Leingang. Published 1 Sept 2026, 08:21 pm.

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