Vance casts El-Sayed as ‘evil’ and tells him to ‘keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth’
Vice President JD Vance said in Michigan on Monday that “there’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very, evil,” arguing that the state’s Democratic Senate nominee is symptomatic of a growing trend in America of fighting “for one group at the expense of others.
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2 sourcesVance wades into caustic Michigan Senate race, calling candidate ‘evil’
Vance characterizes Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed as ‘evil’
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6 sourcesRuhle Claims Vance Calling El-Sayed 'Evil' Helps Him, Omits Piker Connection
JD Vance drops the gloves on El-Sayed: There’s something ‘very, very evil’ about him
El Sayed swings back at Vance after he called him ‘very, very evil’
Vance calls Michigan Senate Democratic nominee El-Sayed 'very, very evil' at rally for his opponent
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1 articleDemocratic contender Abdul El-Sayed hits back at JD Vance over ‘evil’ taunt
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