In his election night victory speech in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed spoke directly to Vance: "there is this delicious irony in the fact that you're constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January." He then turned to Donald Trump: "I know you struggled with my name. So after JD swears me in in January, you can just go on and call me senator."
The receipt
- Who
- Abdul El-Sayed
- Where
- rally - election night, Michigan Senate victory speech
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 45 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 3 on Instagram
Read the transcript
JD, Habibi, there is this delicious irony in the fact that you're constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January. So you know what that means? Wolverine won, Buck guy zero, Donald. Look, I know you struggled with my name. So after JD swears me in in January, you can just go on and call me senator. Thank you.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.