Fetterman Just Called El-Sayed a ‘Weird Little Man’ — and He’s Doing Michigan Republicans a Favor
The Democratic Party’s internal civil war just produced its most entertaining exchange yet, and the entertainment value comes entirely at Michigan Senate socialist nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s expense.
Fetterman warned that El-Sayed has “put that seat in play” — a must-hold Senate race that Democrats cannot afford to lose if they want any chance at a Senate majority. He named ‘Independent’ commie Sen. Bernie Sanders and the Maine disaster, Graham Platner, in the same breath: “They pushed a garbage person like Platner, and now they’ve pushed an individual like El-Sayed that’s been very proud of his very deeply anti-Israel views and proud to campaign with an avowed communist.”
Every word of that is accurate. Platner had a Nazi tattoo and a rape allegation. El-Sayed says Israel doesn’t have a right to exist and campaigned alongside commie leftist influencer Hasan Piker — a man who praises Mao Zedong and celebrated Hamas after October 7th. These are the candidates Sanders and the DSA apparatus have produced for the 2026 cycle, and Fetterman is the only Democrat in national politics willing to say it out loud with his name attached.
El-Sayed fired back with the practiced petulance of someone who has never been told no: “Fetterman is the biggest issue. He’s also just an a——. He seems miserable and doesn’t like the job.”
Fetterman’s response was everything: “He just has like this weird little man syndrome energy just going around insulting people. That’s the kind of campaign he’s run.”
‘Weird little man syndrome energy.’ You cannot buy that kind of opposition research.
The feud is politically significant beyond its entertainment value. Fetterman is essentially doing what the entire Democratic establishment is too cowardly to do — publicly, repeatedly, and loudly identifying El-Sayed as a liability who is going to cost his party a critical Senate seat. He’s naming the problem. He’s attaching his name to the criticism. And El-Sayed’s response is to call him miserable and an obscenity, which is precisely the kind of “weird little man syndrome energy” that confirms everything Fetterman is saying.
The broader question Fetterman is circling without quite landing is the one that matters most: where does a pro-Israel, anti-communist Democrat go in a party that just gave its Michigan Senate nomination to a man backed by Hasan Piker? There isn’t a clean answer. Fetterman won’t switch parties. He doesn’t have enough policy common ground with conservatives to caucus with Republicans. He’s the last senator standing in a caucus that’s walking toward the cliff he keeps describing.
This midterm is shaping up to be a real humdinger.
John Fetterman is right about El-Sayed. El-Sayed is right that Fetterman is a problem for him. They’re both right that this race is now genuinely competitive.
Michigan GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers should send Fetterman a thank-you card.
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.
