El-Sayed Mocked Vance’s Children as Less American – The VP Let Him Have It
There is a threshold of behavior that disqualifies you from being taken seriously as a candidate for the United States Senate. Abdul El-Sayed crossed it in April, and JD Vance has now made sure Michigan voters know exactly what he said.
In a podcast interview recorded months before the primary, El-Sayed went after Vance’s children — Usha Vance’s children, three American kids who have nothing to do with Senate primaries or political campaigns. “He has brown kids. At some point, he’s going to have to have a really awkward conversation with his kids, like — you made your career hating people who are different,” El-Sayed said. “How do you tell your brown kids they aren’t as American as everyone else?”
Those children are seven, five, and three years old. And Vance has never, ever been credibly accused of “hating people who are different.” In reality, that’s El-Sayed and his garbage Democrat Party, most of whom believe Jews and Israel have no right to exist – the same view held by Adolph Hitler and his Nazis.
Vance’s response on Fox News Saturday was measured given what was said: “I think the guy is crazy and would be a terrible senator for the people of Michigan. He’s also gone after my kids. He’s just kind of an odd guy.”
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“Odd” is the polite version. A man who uses a politician’s young children to make a point about immigration politics isn’t strategically clever. He’s telling you exactly who he is — the kind of person who will say anything to anyone, including weaponize toddlers, if he thinks it scores a point.
The kids attack isn’t the only sign El-Sayed isn’t ready for this race. In a different interview, he called Mackinac Island — the governor’s summer residence and one of Michigan’s most iconic landmarks — a place he’s always hated. “Every time I’ve ever come here, I’ve hated it. Why am I here?” he said, apparently forgetting that video exists and that running for Senate in Michigan means occasionally being asked about Michigan.
Mike Rogers, who spent years hunting actual terrorists, has been letting El-Sayed do his own damage while presenting the straightforward contrast: “The vast majority of Michiganders think Abdul El-Sayed is too extreme, and know that we have a state to save.”
He’s right. CNN’s Harry Enten observed that El-Sayed lost all 15 Michigan counties with the lowest percentage of college degrees — which means he won a Democratic primary on the backs of college towns and the DSA apparatus while demonstrating almost no appeal to the working-class voters who actually decide general elections in the state.
El-Sayed can mock JD Vance’s charisma and call his children less American. He can tell podcast audiences he hates Michigan’s most famous island. He can build a primary coalition out of DSA activists and Hasan Piker’s Twitch followers.
And in November, Mike Rogers will win Michigan.
The kids deserved better than being used as props. Michigan deserves better than Abdul El-Sayed. On both counts, voters will have their say.
BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s Cause Of Death Revealed: ‘Brief Battle’
Dolly Parton’s death came after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives revealed Tuesday.
The country music legend died Aug. 25 at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. She was 80.
Parton had been admitted to the cancer center Friday, four days before her death. Her representatives confirmed the cancer diagnosis in a statement to PEOPLE but did not disclose what type she had.
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement read.
“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement concluded.
The “Jolene” singer had also been dealing with kidney and autoimmune issues before her death, PEOPLE previously reported.
Just days earlier, Dolly Parton opened up about her declining health and acknowledged that she had put off addressing some medical issues while caring for her husband, Carl.
“As I’ve shared in video messages throughout the past year, I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over [my husband] Carl. You know, this isn’t the first time I’ve had to manage something like this. Back in the early ’80s, I was down for several months with female issues, and I was struggling with my weight at the time too, so it’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” Parton told PEOPLE.
Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in an Instagram video Tuesday on behalf of the Parton and Owens family.
“My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” he says in the video.
Seaver, who served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades, said she had asked him years earlier to deliver the announcement.
“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he continued. “As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now.”
Seaver said the moment brought immense pride and heartbreak, but he took comfort in his faith that Parton had been reunited with Carl and other loved ones.
Seaver added: “It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless othe
Shocking 'truth' behind Prince Harry's decision to quit major role
Prince Harry should have "resigned in disgrace" from the board of a controversial African wildlife charity, a commentator says. James Walker makes the bombshell remark in Wednesday's episode of this publication's podcast, Daily Expresso.
He and the show's host, JJ Anisiobi, delve into the Duke of Sussex's dramatic decision to step down from African Parks. James, commenting on the controversy, said: "When you hear about this stuff and how long it's been going on for, you should be resigning in disgrace. [Harry] should be saying: 'I'm not touching that with a barge pole. That is a failed entity. We're going nowhere near it'.
"But no. He's still saying he's going to 'support their mission'. And again this Caroline Pearce, executive director of Survival International, goes on to say: 'His departure doesn't undo that record'.
"She alleged that African Parks was aware of the abuses for years, but it was only after Survival complained to Harry that the charity finally commissioned an investigation."
James added: "Well, she's got a point."
It emerged on Monday (August 24) that Harry was no longer a board member of the wildlife charity.
The conservation organisation has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers against members of the semi-nomadic Baka group in Congo-Brazzaville.
African Parks has said since that it has improved its safeguarding processes both in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and institutionally.
Its admission followed an independent human rights investigation into allegations guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
Harry was president of the charity for six years before he became a member of its board of directors in 2023.
A spokesman for the Duke said he remains an active and avid supporter of African Parks. He added: "The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its board.
"His commitment to conservation in Africa continues and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission."
Human rights organisation, Survival International, said it had been calling on Harry to step down from African Parks for years.
The group's director, Caroline Pearce, said in a statement: "It’s outrageous that for 10 years Prince Harry has served African Parks while the organisation has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.
"His departure doesn't undo that record — African Parks itself must now be held accountable, and must abandon this model of fortress conservation for good."
Survival International said indigenous peoples know how best to manage their land and the idea outsiders know better is racist and colonial.
