Vance Blasts El-Sayed as 'Evil' in Michigan

"There's something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil and on the rise in the United States of America today, and it's people who see themselves not as citizens of a common nation, fighting for every single person … but see themselves as fighting for one group at the expense of others," Vance said.

"What I see is a man who has sympathy and compassion for people who share his religion, but have nothing for people who don't," Vance said. "A person who will apologize for a murderer so long as he looks the right way, but will not understand the plight of an innocent child if that person has the wrong faith." He urged Michigan voters to "reject it in November."

Vance also said El-Sayed had a "weird habit of talking about my family."

El-Sayed turned the word back on the administration. "Evil is ripping healthcare away from working people in exchange for tax breaks for billionaires. Evil is making people pay more for groceries and gas while pushing for trade wars and actual war. Evil is dividing people for your own gain. Evil is selling out your morals for a little bit of power," he said in a statement.

"Michigan is better than being lectured to by sock puppets from Ohio and Florida," El-Sayed added. "We understand what's at stake, and Michiganders will show you at the ballot box this November when we send Mike Rogers packing."

On X, El-Sayed said Vance's description of us-versus-them politics was "basically how I feel about working people v. billionaires and Michigan v. Ohio."

Before the rally, El-Sayed mocked the Ohio-born vice president's visit and hit the administration's trade fight with Canada: "Who better to invite to Michigan to declare war on Michigan than Ohio's JD Vance. Who do you like better, Canada or Ohio? I think all of us will tell you we're good with Canada. It's Ohio we got problems with."