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Abdul El-Sayed taunts Trump and Vance in election victory speech

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The clip succeeds by capturing a moment of sharp, witty political humor that feels authentic and human, contrasting the typical formality of election speeches.

Summary

Michigan politician Abdul El-Sayed delivers a victory speech where he jokingly taunts JD Vance about the irony of Vance being constitutionally required to swear him into office. He also makes a lighthearted reference to the Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry.

Structure

1Abdul El-Sayed addresses the crowd
2He taunts JD Vance about the swearing-in ceremony
3He references the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry
4He jokes about his name and his future title

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Abdul El-Sayed taunts Trump and Vance in election victory speech JD. Habibi. There is this delicious irony in the fact that you are constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January. So, you know, that means Wolverine one Buckeye, zero. Donald, look, I, I know you struggled with my name, so after JD swears me in, in January, you can just go on and call me Senator.

Transcript

JD. Habibi. There is this delicious irony in the fact that you are constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January. So, you know, that means Wolverine one, Buckeye, zero. Donald, look, I, I know you struggled with my name, so after JD swears me in, in January, you can just go on and call me Senator.

Original caption

Although the result has yet to be called, Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has taken to the podium to troll vice president JD Vance. Using the Arabic word for ‘my love’, El-Sayed told supporters: “JD, habibi, there is this delicious irony in the fact that you're constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January.” The jab comes after Vance launched repeated attacks on the progressive candidate on the campaign trail.