{"id":2651822,"date":"2026-08-29T21:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T01:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usha-vance-fires-back-at-abdul-el-sayeds-demeaning-comments-i-laughed\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T21:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T01:20:07","slug":"usha-vance-fires-back-at-abdul-el-sayeds-demeaning-comments-i-laughed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usha-vance-fires-back-at-abdul-el-sayeds-demeaning-comments-i-laughed\/","title":{"rendered":"Usha Vance Fires Back at Abdul El-Sayed\u2019s Demeaning Comments: \u2018I\u2026 Laughed\u2019"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fusha-vance-fires-back-at-abdul-el-sayeds-demeaning-comments-i-laughed%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=2651822&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>The content discusses recent political tensions involving Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and michigan political figures. El-Sayed faced backlash after making derogatory remarks about Second Lady Usha Vance following her husbandS, Vice President J.D. Vance&#8217;s, criticism of his comments linking opposition to Sharia law with white supremacy. El-Sayed further escalated the situation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversial-democratic-kansas-state-legislator-arrested-for-second-time-in-a-month\/\" title=\"Controversial Democratic Kansas State Legislator Arrested For Second Time In A Month\">social media posts mocking<\/a> J.D. Vance and Usha,which risked alienating Indian-American and female voters in Michigan. Usha Vance responded by dismissing El-Sayed\u2019s comments, emphasizing her positive relationship with her husband&#8217;s family. Political leaders and the state party called for El-Sayed to apologize, criticizing his remarks as offensive and harmful, particularly toward women and ethnic groups. the controversy underscores the delicate dynamics of campaigning and personal attacks, with potential electoral repercussions for El-Sayed.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed may have hurt himself in his campaign with his demeaning comments toward Second Lady Usha Vance, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed, a darling of the far left who is seeking Michigan\u2019s open Senate seat, trashed Usha Vance after her husband, Vice President J.D. Vance, slammed El-Sayed for saying opposition to Sharia law was based on white supremacy, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsfront\/usha-vance-abdul-el-sayed-jd-vance\/2026\/08\/27\/id\/1267578\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsmax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to go back in time and tell my papaw that there\u2019s a man who claims to stand for working people who says not only should we have Sharia law, but if you criticize it, you\u2019re a white supremacist,\u201d Vance said, using his nickname for his grandfather. \u201cThat\u2019s not my papaw\u2019s Democratic Party, my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed had to go lower, asking on social media, \u201cSo do we think J.D. is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no\u2026,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/29\/us-news\/el-sayeds-pawpaw-swipe-at-usha-vance-risks-backlash\/?utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet said the remark threatens to alienate the progressive wunderkind\u2019s standing among Michigan\u2019s 130,000 Indian-Americans, as well as female voters.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan is third in the nation in female voter turnout at 69 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to admit, I kind of laughed,\u201d Usha Vance said when asked about El-Sayed\u2019s comment. \u201cThey have never been anything but incredibly loving.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Usha Vance responds to Abdul El-Sayed\u2019s dig about whether JD Vance would take her \u201cback in time to meet Papaw.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second lady says she laughed off the far-left candidates comment about their personal lives, saying she\u2019s always felt at home with her husband\u2019s Ohio family.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cRkinyUKgg\">pic.twitter.com\/cRkinyUKgg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2092230560986862009?\">August 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Abdul has a Napoleon complex and he victimizes women to look tough instead of the actual men he claims to have a problem with,\u201d an insider told the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Vance is likely to respond Monday when he visits Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure,\u201d he\u2019s going to come out swinging, state GOP party co-chair Sunny Reddy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s going to see more reaction from the community,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Reddy said family members should be off limits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe may have differences. We attack each other. But going to the family and the kids is a disaster,\u201d he noted. \u201cThey are not the one running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reddy said the slight would cost El-Sayed support from middle-aged women, Indian-Americans, and other ethnic groups, and said Usha\u2019s recent pregnancy should also be off-limits.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, El-Sayed had said, \u201cWhat do you think is going through Usha\u2019s head when [JD Vance] talks? She\u2019s like, \u2018Damn, I have to sleep with him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">El-Sayed\u2019s racist swipe at Usha Vance is badly backfiring with Indian-Americans and women <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ulCrj9LM88\">https:\/\/t.co\/ulCrj9LM88<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rx9EPlmaNy\">pic.twitter.com\/Rx9EPlmaNy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2093678155705774577?\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess she\u2019s pregnant so something is happening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Reddy added, \u201cenough is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state party and Indian-American leaders demanded El-Sayed issue an apology.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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