Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed Apologizes, Faces Vance's 'Evil' Label

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed publicly apologized to the Michigan Democratic Party's Jewish Caucus for past controversial comments at an August 30 event.

Vice President JD Vance called El-Sayed very, very evil at a Detroit rally on Monday. Vance also told El-Sayed to keep their wife's name the hell out of your mouth. El-Sayed responded by calling Vance's positions on issues like healthcare, wars, and the economy evil. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is Jewish, urged Jewish Democrats at the same August 30 event to prioritize the needs of the rest of humanity over their own safety and security.

Nessel has withheld her endorsement from El-Sayed due to his stance on Israel. CBS News boss Bari Weiss reportedly personally directed a headline that insinuated El-Sayed deleted controversial tweets about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The CBS article, published Monday, focused on El-Sayed's deleted posts from before July 2023, including one comparing 9/11 deaths to Covid-19 deaths.

El-Sayed's campaign stated he deleted posts to avoid them being taken out of context. El-Sayed's campaign will hire a liaison to Michigan's Jewish community. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) stated El-Sayed has a lot more work to do on antisemitism. El-Sayed has been criticized for his reaction to an antisemitic attack on a Michigan synagogue, where he said hurt people hurt people and violence is a cycle.