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JD Vance steps up extreme attacks on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed
Vice-president tries to link El-Sayed to Paris protests and claims he would lead rioters in ‘burning down’ DetroitJD Vance has escalated his inflammatory attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan who has faced an onslaught of Islamophobia, claiming he would lead rioters in “burning down” Detroit.El-Sayed, who would become the country’s first Muslim senator if he wins next week’s election, has been branded a “jihadist” by Donald Trump, the US president. Continue reading...
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