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JD Vance tells Abdul El-Sayed to 'keep my wife's name the hell out of your mouth'

El-Sayed pushed back against Vance’s attacks and defended his comments about the vice president’s wife.

JD Vance tells Abdul El-Sayed to 'keep my wife's name the hell out of your mouth'
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Vice President J. Vance attacked Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a rally, telling him to keep Vance’s wife out of his comments. El-Sayed responded by criticizing the Trump administration, as the exchange added to heated rhetoric in the Senate race.

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Democratic Senate candidate criticized by Vance and respondent to his remarks

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J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice President who attacked El-Sayed at a Michigan rally

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President; the rally was hosted by a super PAC aligned with him

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ALSO MENTIONED  Hasan Piker, Streamer whose past remarks and connection to El-Sayed were discussed; Usha Vance, The vice president’s wife, whose background and comments by El-Sayed were discussed

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JD Vance Criticizes Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan Rally

Outlets agree that Vice President JD Vance criticized Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Michigan rally over comments about Vance’s wife. Center outlets present a heated, two-sided personal exchange, including El-Sayed’s pushback. Right-leaning outlets foreground Vance’s rebuke and defense of his wife, with less emphasis on El-Sayed’s response.

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