US vice president furious with democratic candidate over wife's mention

Vice President Vance attacked democratic senatorial candidate El-Sayed after the candidate mentioned the second lady in a sarcastic social media post.

"Say what you want, Abdul El-Sayed, but do not mention my wife's name, because she is in a completely different league than you," US Vice President JD Vance stated on 31/8 at a rally organized by the MAGA political action committee in Michigan.

El-Sayed is the democratic candidate in the race for a US Senate seat representing Michigan. El-Sayed's opponent is republican Mike Rogers, whom Vance supports.

According to The Wall Street Journal, this marks Vance's most direct and aggressive attack on El-Sayed. El-Sayed, who is Muslim, previously mentioned Usha Vance, the vice president's wife, in statements related to Vance. Usha Vance practices Hinduism, and her parents immigrated from India.

Vice President JD Vance attacked Abdul El-Sayed. Video: X/nicksortor

Earlier in August, Vance criticized El-Sayed after the democratic candidate stated that efforts to ban sharia law stemmed from white supremacy. The US vice president remarked he wished he could go back in time to speak with his grandfather, whom Vance affectionately called "Papaw".

"That is not the democratic party Papaw knew, my friends," Vance said.

"I wonder if JD plans to take Usha back in time with him to meet Papaw...", El-Sayed responded on social media platform X on 22/8.

On 31/8, Vice President Vance stated he was particularly sensitive to these comments because Usha had just given birth to their fourth child in late July. In an interview with Fox News last week, Usha said El-Sayed's comments only made her laugh.

"It is true I have never met JD's grandparents. But I know and love the children they raised, including his mother, aunt, and uncle. They have always shown me boundless affection and love," the second lady shared.

Abdul El-Sayed (left) and Mike Rogers, two candidates running for the US Senate seat representing Michigan. Photo: AP

On 31/8, Vance further accused El-Sayed of possessing divisive ideologies, asserting that the candidate's views are the "source of a terrible evil rising in the US."

The US vice president suggested that Michigan voters need to decide who will fight for the interests of all residents in the state. He implied that El-Sayed is more concerned with members of the Muslim community than with voters from other groups.

El-Sayed rejected Vance's accusations, arguing that President Donald Trump's administration and the republican party are the ones causing evil.