{
  "id": 3678099,
  "title": "Usha Vance responds to El-Sayed’s ‘Papaw’ remark: ‘I kind of laughed’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/usha-vance-responds-to-el-sayeds-papaw-remark-i-kind-of-laughed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:51:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-news/usha-vance-abdul-el-sayed-remarks-racism-allegations-jd-vance-papaw-10850701/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed made a remark on social media that appeared to reference Usha Vance's Indian heritage while criticizing her husband, Vice President JD Vance. In response, Usha Vance laughed off the comment and revealed that she had never met Vance's grandparents, but knew and loved the children they raised. El-Sayed's campaign did not clarify his intent behind the remark.",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T17:15:01.000Z"
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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."
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