Abdul El-Sayed criticises JD Vance's wife Usha Vance
Michigan Senate candidate's social media posts draw accusations of racism and sexism.
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Abdul El-Sayed criticises JD Vance's wife Usha Vance
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What this story says
- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed posted on X suggesting Vice President JD Vance's family might not welcome his wife, Usha Vance, due to her ethnicity.
- The post was in response to Vance's remarks about El-Sayed's stance on Sharia law and criticism of white supremacists.
- El-Sayed also made a remark about Natalie Harp, an aide to former President Donald Trump.
- Critics, including Republican figures, accused El-Sayed of racism and sexism for his posts targeting women.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 13 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
61/100
14 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 13 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed posted on X, "So do we think JD is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no…" This post was made in response to Vice President JD Vance's statement: "I would love to go back in time and tell my papaw, that there is a man who claims to stand for working people, who says not only should we have sharia law, but if you criticize it, you are a white supremacist."
El-Sayed also directed comments at Natalie Harp, an aide to President Donald Trump, saying, "Natalie, I think he’s had a little too much iPad for the week. He needs his rest." This followed Trump criticising El-Sayed at a rally.
Disagreement on the nature of El-Sayed's remarks
The Gateway Pundit reported that El-Sayed's post about Usha Vance "appears to suggest that Vice President JD Vance’s family would not welcome Usha because of her Indian ethnicity." Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion stated that El-Sayed said, "JD Vance has Brown kids who he thinks are less American than everyone else… Usha, like, get out. Okay? Still got time."
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports printed below mention the context of El-Sayed's initial post, which was a response to Vice President JD Vance's remarks about Sharia law and criticism of white supremacists.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 57 times, most recently on 24 Aug 2026, 16:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
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Left
0 rated outlets
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Centre
2 rated outlets
We have not written our reading of the centre coverage of this story. The centre-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Right
11 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on accusations of racism and sexism against El-Sayed. The Gateway Pundit reported El-Sayed made a "vile swipe" at Usha Vance and suggested her ethnicity would be unwelcome. It quoted Rep. Brandon Gill asking, "Why does Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed just assume that all white midwestern grandparents are racist?" The outlet also cited an account purporting to represent supporters of Mike Rogers stating, "This is why there were ads in the primary correctly highlighting how sexist and misogynistic Abdul is. He has so much contempt for women."
- WIN reported El-Sayed was accused of racism and sexism over posts targeting Usha Vance and Natalie Harp. Fox News and Breitbart also highlighted the backlash El-Sayed faced for his social media posts concerning Usha Vance and a Trump aide, with Breitbart stating El-Sayed "pointedly attacked Vance's marriage."
- Twitchy noted Laura Ingraham calling El-Sayed a "weirdo" for his comments about Usha Vance. Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion described El-Sayed's remarks about Usha Vance as a "racist attack."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Abdul El-Sayed criticises JD Vance's wife Usha Vance?
- Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 85% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Abdul El-Sayed criticises JD Vance's wife Usha Vance left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 85% of the 13 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
- Is the coverage of Abdul El-Sayed criticises JD Vance's wife Usha Vance biased?
- Abdul El-Sayed criticises JD Vance's wife Usha Vance is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Abdul El-Sayed criticises JD Vance's wife Usha Vance?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Abdul El-Sayed criticises JD Vance's wife Usha Vance?
- 14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Abdul El-Sayed post on social media?
- Abdul El-Sayed posted on X, "So do we think JD is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no…" He also commented on Natalie Harp, an aide to Donald Trump, saying, "Natalie, I think he’s had a little too much iPad for the week. He needs his rest."
- Why did JD Vance make remarks about El-Sayed?
- Vice President JD Vance stated, “I would love to go back in time and tell my papaw, that there is a man who claims to stand for working people, who says not only should we have sharia law, but if you criticize it, you are a white supremacist.”
- What accusations were made against El-Sayed?
- Critics accused Abdul El-Sayed of racism and sexism for his social media posts targeting Usha Vance and Natalie Harp. Some reports described his remarks about Usha Vance as a "racist attack" and a "vile swipe."
Read it at the source
14 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2- Socialist Candidate Faces Backlash Over Usha Vance Attacks (opens Internewscast in a new tab)
Internewscast — is Internewscast biased? Our profile of this outlet
- El-Sayed under fire online after taking aim at Usha Vance, female Trump aide in weekend social media posts (opens cedarnews.net in a new tab)
cedarnews.net — is cedarnews.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
11- Outrage Erupts as Abdul El-Sayed Attacks Usha Vance and Natalie Harp (opens News Addicts in a new tab)
News Addicts — is News Addicts biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed sparks backlash over Usha Vance comments (opens ussanews.com in a new tab)
ussanews.com — is ussanews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Abdul El-Sayed sparks pushback over ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ Usha Vance, Natalie Harp posts (opens New York Post in a new tab)
New York Post — is New York Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Vile Socialist Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Takes Swipe at Second Lady Usha Vance (opens The Gateway Pundit in a new tab)
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- El-Sayed accused of racism, sexism over posts targeting Usha Vance, Trump aide (opens WIN in a new tab)
- El-Sayed under fire online after taking aim at Usha Vance, female Trump aide in weekend social media posts (opens khbrknews in a new tab)
- El-Sayed under fire online after taking aim at Usha Vance, female Trump aide in weekend social media posts (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
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- El-Sayed under fire online after taking aim at Usha Vance, female Trump aide in weekend social media posts (opens Fox News in a new tab)
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- El-Sayed Attacks Vance's Marriage After Critcism of Sharia Law (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
- Is He FOR REAL?! Laura Ingraham Sums 'Weirdo' Abdul El-Sayed UP in 1 Post and Peeps Are LOVING IT (opens Twitchy in a new tab)
- Abdul El-Sayed Targets Usha Vance in Racist Attack (opens Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion in a new tab)
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