AOC endorses Michigan’s far-left Abdul El-Sayed for Senate

“We are proud to endorse Abdul El-Sayed to be Michigan’s next senator. Abdul is building a winning coalition by putting forward an agenda that speaks directly to working people.” El-Sayed has vowed to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said the upper class is "the enemy," called JD Vance racist against his own children, and was "sad" about the death of Iran's brutal Supreme Leader Aytollah Khomeini and said that all Muslims were.

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El-Sayed responded on X praising the representative for her support:

“AOC has changed the trajectory of American politics and inspired a generation to believe that government really can work for working people,” he said. “I am deeply honored to earn her endorsement for U.S. Senate. Together, we’re proving that even in the face of unprecedented outside spending, a movement powered by the people can win.”

https://twitter.com/AbdulElSayed/status/2072644590583111731

El-Sayed has drawn criticism for a variety of statements, but some of the most pointed backlash came from comments he made on The Allen Analysis Show about Second Lady Usha Vance.

“What do you think is going through Usha’s head when he (JD Vance) talks?” he queried. “She’s like, Damn, I have to sleep with him?" She is pregnant with the couple's third child.

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During the interview, El-Sayed questioned how Vance’s political views align with his personal family life, referencing the vice president’s wife and children in a way that quickly sparked outrage online. He suggested that Vance’s political rhetoric about America and identity conflicted with the fact that his children are of mixed heritage, saying Vance would eventually have to explain to them a political worldview that, in El-Sayed’s framing, treats some people as “less American” than others.

El-Sayed also made personal comments about Usha Vance, including a remark speculating about her private thoughts and suggesting she should “get out” of the marriage. Critics said the comments crossed a line from political critique into unnecessary personal attacks.

One of the more widely circulated portion of the interview centered on El-Sayed’s repeated references to the Vance children’s background, where he argued that the vice president’s ideology is inconsistent with his own family. He also described Vance’s political philosophy as incoherent and suggested there is a “cognitive dissonance” between his public positions and private life.