{"id":2650185,"date":"2026-08-26T20:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-sayed-targets-harp-in-mocking-trumps-pronunciation-of-abdul\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T20:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:27:15","slug":"el-sayed-targets-harp-in-mocking-trumps-pronunciation-of-abdul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-sayed-targets-harp-in-mocking-trumps-pronunciation-of-abdul\/","title":{"rendered":"El Sayed targets Harp in mocking Trump&#8217;s pronunciation of &#8216;Abdul&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fel-sayed-targets-harp-in-mocking-trumps-pronunciation-of-abdul%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2650185&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed criticized President Donald Trump during a town hall in Farmington Hills. He targeted Trump&#8217;s pronunciation of his name, calling it &#8220;creepy,&#8221; and referenced Trump&#8217;s aide Natalie Harp amidst speculation about their relationship, especially after letters revealing her close ties to Trump surfaced. El Sayed also condemned Trump&#8217;s tariff policies, accusing him of acting on ego rather than economic sense, and criticized Congressman Mike Rogers for blindly supporting Trump\u2019s misguided policies. <\/p>\n<p>El Sayed holds progressive positions,including abolishing ICE,eliminating medical debt,implementing Medicare for All,and introducing a wealth tax. He advocates for government ownership of AI, cracking down on corporate landlords, and banning large corporations from owning homes. His foreign policy stance leans toward isolationism, particularly criticizing the war in Iran. <\/p>\n<p>His campaign has faced controversy over his association with Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, especially regarding Piker&#8217;s remarks about Hamas and Israel, which have drawn allegations of antisemitism. El Sayed is a left-leaning Democrat who promotes progressive economic and social reforms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\">Michigan<\/a> Senate Democratic nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> on Wednesday ripped into President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, referencing his top aide, Natalie Harp, amid gossip about the pair\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\">town hall<\/a> in Farmington Hills, el Sayed turned a campaign speech against Trump as he hit his GOP rival, former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, over his alliance with the president. El Sayed railed against the way Trump pronounces his name and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4689864\/who-is-natalie-harp-donald-trump-aide\/\">sardonically referenced Harp<\/a>, saying the president would be sure to share his remarks with his top aide. Trump and Harp\u2019s relationship has recently become the subject of speculation after several letters <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4697319\/bill-maher-defend-trump-aide-natalie-harp\/\">she wrote to him<\/a> surfaced that documented her intense connection to the president.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4702094\/el-sayed-natalie-harp-trump-creepy-abdul\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>El Sayed targets Natalie Harp in mocking Trump\u2019s \u2018creepy\u2019 pronunciation of \u2018Abdul\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701986\/michigan-democrat-doesnt-want-hasan-piker-to-visit-state-election-day\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018I pray we\u2019re not going to see him\u2019: Michigan Democrat doesn\u2019t want Hasan Piker to visit state until after Election Day<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4701831\/south-carolina-senate-runoff-shows-2028-gop-primary-may-be-up-for-grabs\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>South Carolina Senate runoff shows 2028 GOP primary may be up for grabs<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDonald Trump, because he can\u2019t resist the red meat, can\u2019t seem to keep my name out of his mouth. Habibi [Arabic for beloved],\u00a0if you can\u2019t say the name, don\u2019t say the name. \u2018Abdul, Abdul.\u2019 You don\u2019t gotta say it like that, man, it\u2019s creepy,\u201d he told the crowd. \u201c\u2019Abdul\u2019 \u2014 he holds on to the \u2018L\u2019 a little too long. \u2018<em>Abdulll<\/em>.\u2019 You know Natalie\u2019s going to show him this clip and he\u2019s going to be so mad.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed continued to attack Trump over his tariff policy, while swinging in some searing swipes at Rogers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDonald Trump doesn\u2019t understand economics. I get, he, you know, you get money from daddy, become a nepo baby, and then all of a sudden you think you\u2019re some kind of like, you know, master businessman,\u201d he said. \u201cThese tariffs are simply about his ego, and he wants us to have to pay for them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMike Rogers is going to do nothing but rubber-stamp it. He literally wants to rubber-stamp a policy that he knows makes no sense. To kowtow to the ego of Donald Trump,\u201d he added. \u201cThe thing about Mike Rogers, which makes him so much more frustrating, is that he knows better. So it\u2019s one thing to be an idiot. It\u2019s another entirely to be so small as a human being as to know the other person is an idiot and do what they want anyway, because all you want is power.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed sits on the left wing of the political spectrum and holds a range of positions that echo socialist proposals, though he insists he is a capitalist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate hopeful wants to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, eliminate medical debt, and institute \u201cMedicare for all.\u201d El Sayed also backs government ownership of artificial intelligence. He supports a wealth tax on those earning over $100 million, along with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stock-market-tanks-after-report-on-biden-plan-to-pay-for-leftist-agenda-experts-warn-it-is-insanity\/\" title=\"Stock Market Tanks After Report On Biden Plan To Pay For Leftist Agenda, Experts Warn: \u2018It Is Insanity...\">capital gains tax hike<\/a>, a personal income tax hike, and the elimination of corporate tax breaks. He has been targeted for appearing to concede that the middle class, or those earning under $1 million, will also face higher taxes to finance his progressive healthcare model. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On housing, el Sayed has vowed to target\u00a0\u201ccorporate landlords against\u00a0unfair evictions,\u201d wants to ban large corporations from owning homes, and supports barring algorithmic rental price-fixing software that he says allows landlords \u201cto collude to raise rent.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4689539\/ossoff-rip-trump-close-natalie-harp-human-printer-second-plane-white-house\/\"><strong>OSSOFF RIPS TRUMP OVER CLOSENESS WITH WHITE HOUSE AIDE IN NEW DEMOCRATIC ATTACK LINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On foreign policy, the Senate candidate has favored a more isolationist-leaning stance, denouncing the war in Iran. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed\u2019s stance on Israel has drawn particular attention in the race after he campaigned with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4696932\/hasan-piker-hamas-moderate\/\">Hasan Piker earlier this year<\/a>. El Sayed\u2019s association with Piker has been controversial due to concerns that the Twitch streamer is antisemitic, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LSQyaJ-3Vms\">repeated<\/a> denials or downplaying of sweeping sexual violence against Jews in Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jvAN_N2OQJQ\">saying<\/a> he \u201cwould vote for Hamas over Israel every single time\u201d and calling Hamas \u201ca thousand times better\u201d than Israel. Hamas is the terrorist organization that controls Gaza, which borders Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Sayed mocks Trump, Harp, and criticizes GOP rival Rogers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2650186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-xc21sl7x2-1787787421388-e1787788619961.jpg?1787773171&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81734,6240,3634],"class_list":["post-2650185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-el-sayed","tag-harvard","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-xc21sl7x2-1787787421388-e1787788619961.jpg?1787773171&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650185"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2650190,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650185\/revisions\/2650190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2650186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}