{
  "id": 15029095,
  "title": "Vance calls El-Sayed a \"weasel\" as Michigan Senate race heats up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/vance-calls-el-sayed-a-weasel-as-michigan-senate-race-heats-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T19:45:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-el-sayed-mike-rogers-weasel-michigan-senate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed fired back at Vice President JD Vance's derogatory comments, calling him a \"weasel\" and rebuking his characterization of him as a \"weasel who should shut his mouth.\" El-Sayed, a Michigan alumnus, told a crowd in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, \"You could take your Buckeye and go shove it somewhere else.\" Vance, a former Ohio senator and Ohio State University graduate, has been seeking to portray El-Sayed as an Islamic extremist. Trump and Republicans have accused El-Sayed of being a \"Muslim radical\" and a \"Muslim Brotherhood Member,\" despite a lack of evidence to support these claims. Vance criticized El-Sayed's past critical comments about America's history and accused him of wanting to litigate ancient grievances with taxpayers' money. El-Sayed responded, stating that Vance's remarks were intended to raise questions about his commitment to America and criticized him for lecturing him about the United States.",
  "summary": "Abdul El-Sayed told Michigan voters the state's U.S. Senate race could go down \"as one of the ugliest campaigns in modern history.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/15029095.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "El-Sayed mocks Vance's 'cute little' Michigan rally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/el-sayed-mocks-vances-cute-little-michigan-rally",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:21:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "AOC transfers $1m to Michigan candidate El-Sayed in progressive push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/aoc-transfers-1m-to-michigan-candidate-el-sayed-in-progressive-push",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:07:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "AOC transfers $1 million to El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/aoc-transfers-1-million-to-el-sayeds-michigan-senate-campaign",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:55:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}