<p>Vice-president tries to link El-Sayed to Paris protests and claims he would lead rioters in ‘burning down’ Detroit</p><p>JD Vance has escalated his inflammatory attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan who has faced an onslaught of Islamophobia, claiming he would lead rioters in “burning down” Detroit.</p><p>El-Sayed, who would become the country’s first Muslim senator if he wins next week’s election, has been branded a “jihadist” by Donald Trump, the US president.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/jd-vance-el-sayed-attacks">Continue reading...</a>
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JD Vance steps up extreme attacks on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed
<p>Vice-president tries to link El-Sayed to Paris protests and claims he would lead rioters in ‘burning down’ Detroit</p><p>JD Vance has escalated his inflammatory attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan who has faced an onslaught of Islamophobia, claiming he would lead rioters in “burning down” Detroit.</p><p>El-Sayed, who would become the country’s first Muslim senator if he wins next week’s election, has been branded a “jihadist” by Donald Trump, the US president.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/jd-vance-el-sayed-attacks">Continue reading...</a>