“El Sayed is now attacking Wives [sic] of US leaders? What a guy,” said former Florida state Rep. Ben Graber on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n El-Sayed, running against Republican former Congressman Mike Rogers<\/a>, launched the attack on Saturday after Vance slammed him for his stated adherence to Sharia law<\/a> during a rally in Ohio, suggesting the practice would be completely alien to his grandfather, whom he calls his “Papaw.”<\/p>\n Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters at his Get Out to Vote rally in Detroit, Mich., on Aug. 3, 2026. (Jeff Kowalsky\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n VANCE UNLOADS ON EL-SAYED OVER SHARIA REMARKS: \u2018THAT\u2019S NOT MY GRANDPA\u2019S DEMOCRATIC PARTY\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n “So do we think JD is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no\u2026” El-Sayed said, seemingly in reference to the second lady’s Indian ethnicity.<\/p>\n El-Sayed’s campaign did not return a comment request from Fox News Digital asking him to explain exactly what he was implying.<\/p>\n SWING-STATE DEM CANDIDATE’S ‘DISGUSTING’ COMMENTS ABOUT JD, USHA VANCE’S ‘BROWN CHILDREN’ SPARKS OUTRAGE<\/a><\/p>\n “Why does Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed just assume that all White midwestern grandparents are racist?” asked<\/a> Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, in response to the post.<\/p>\n Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha with their children, including newborn baby boy Alec. (Second Lady Usha Vance @SLOTUS on X)<\/p>\n “If you\u2019re a rural White American living in Michigan, just remember El-Sayed believes you\u2019re a racist,” said<\/a> commentator Ryan Girdusky.<\/p>\n MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT ACCUSES ABDUL EL-SAYED OF ‘DEEPLY SEXIST ATTACKS’ ON FEMALE POLITICAL RIVALS<\/a><\/p>\n “This is why there were ads in the primary correctly highlighting how sexist and misogynistic Abdul is,” said an X account run by Democrats supporting El-Sayed’s opponent Mike Rogers. “He has so much contempt for women. If you\u2019re over the politics of division. Reject Abdul El-Sayed.”<\/p>\n Others accused El-Sayed of being racist himself.<\/p>\n WHITE HOUSE TEARS INTO OSSOFF WITH BRUTAL TAKEDOWN AFTER JAB AT KEY TRUMP AIDE: \u2018LIGHTWEIGHT LOSER\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n “You are a racist creep,” said<\/a> journalist Emily Schrader in response to El-Sayed’s post.<\/p>\n Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, talks poolside with streamer Hasan Piker at a party for content creators supporting his campaign, Aug. 3, 2026, in Detroit. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n Earlier in the day, El-Sayed also made a post directed toward Natalie Harp<\/a>, an aide to President Donald Trump<\/a>. Far-left media and Democrats online have spent the past two weeks implying that Harp and Trump have an improper relationship.<\/p>\n “Natalie, I think he\u2019s had a little too much iPad for the week. He needs his rest,” El-Sayed said in response to Trump blasting him at a rally for campaigning with far-left socialist Hasan Piker, who has said that “America deserved 9\/11.”<\/p>\n EL-SAYED DARES GOP RIVAL TO NO-PADS FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN AS SENATE FEUD TURNS PERSONAL<\/a><\/p>\n FILE – El-Sayed also made comments in reference to Trump aide Natalie Harp. (Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “This is what I\u2019m talking about,” said GOP strategist Matt Whitlock, posting screenshots of the posts directed at Harp and Usha Vance. “Just a bad campaign, bad candidate, bad instincts. Sitting at home on a Saturday morning tweeting bad takes that any normal campaign would shut down.”<\/p>\n “He goes after Usha. He goes after Natalie [Harp]. This coward picks on women who are not in his fight. Imagine how he would treat female staffers in the halls of Congress,” said Tudor Dixon<\/a>, a Republican former gubernatorial candidate in Michigan.<\/p>\n![\"Abdul](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/abdul-el-sayed-senate-campaign.jpg\")
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