{
  "id": 4225905,
  "title": "Abdul El-Sayed's derogatory remarks against Usha Vance backfiring among Indian-Americans & women: ‘He’s going to see…’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/abdul-el-sayeds-derogatory-remarks-against-usha-vance-backfiring",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T15:33:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/abdul-el-sayeds-derogatory-remarks-against-usha-vance-backfiring-among-indian-americans-and-women-101788015941897.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's derogatory remarks against Second Lady Usha Vance are causing significant backlash, particularly among Michigan's Indian-American community and women voters, according to sources. El-Sayed's attack, which included a sarcastic post on X questioning whether Governor Gretchen Whitmer would take Usha with him \"back in time to meet Papaw,\" has been criticized as exploiting women to project strength. Sources claim that El-Sayed suffers from a Napoleon complex and uses women to appear tough. Republican insiders predict that Michigan GOP co-chair Sunny Reddy will challenge El-Sayed when he campaigns in the 10th Congressional District near Detroit. Republican strategists see an opportunity to draw South Asian voters away from El-Sayed, whose parents are Egyptian immigrants. El-Sayed, who leads Rogers by less than one percentage point in polls, faces criticism for referencing Usha's recent pregnancy in his attacks. The state GOP and Indian-American leaders have called for El-Sayed to apologize, with Reddy dismissing his approach as detrimental to middle-aged women, Indian-Americans, and other ethnic groups.",
  "summary": "Abdul El-Sayed’s racially insensitive comment aimed at Usha Vance backfires, risking support from Michigan's Indian-American and female voters.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}