{
  "id": 18976770,
  "title": "Abdul El-Sayed defends calling Trump an 'unserious fool' as President says midterms 'a giant step back'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/abdul-el-sayed-defends-calling-trump-an-unserious-fool-as-president-18976770",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T16:13:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/11/08/senator-abdul-el-sayed-trump-fool/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat from Michigan and the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, defended his recent criticism of President Donald Trump as an \"unserious fool\" on an ABC news program. This came after Trump lamented the midterm election results, which saw the Democratic Party gain control of the House and Senate. El-Sayed argued that Trump's actions, such as starting a trade war with Canada and tax cuts benefiting the wealthy, demonstrated his \"foolishness.\" He emphasized his campaign slogan, \"getting money out of politics and putting money in your pockets,\" as his strategy for the new Congress. Trump responded by promoting controversial adviser Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff and vowed a strong stance against opposition. Democratic Representative Robert Garcia, likely to head the Oversight Committee, echoed El-Sayed's sentiments, calling for \"lawyer up\" against Miller's policies.",
  "summary": "Abdul El-Sayed , the Democrat from Michigan who recently became the first Muslim to be elected to US Senate, on Sunday defended calling President Donald Trump an “unserious fool”. The senator elect was responding to a question during an appearance on ABC's flagship weekend news programme This Week about his campaign style, having made the comments about Mr Trump the day before. “How is it going…",
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  "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."
}