El-Sayed open to working with Trump on affordable healthcare
El-Sayed said he will negotiate with Trump on universal health care and other priorities, despite calling the president an “unserious fool.”
- Appearing on ABC's "This Week" Sunday, Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed expressed willingness to negotiate with President Donald Trump on universal health care despite labeling him an "unserious fool."
- The progressive Democrat secured an upset Senate victory despite being outspent by $110 million in the general election, running a campaign centered on Medicare for All and grassroots organizing.
- El-Sayed criticized Stephen Miller's appointment as White House chief of staff as proof of "incoherent messaging," citing concerns over potential conflict in Iran, trade wars with Canada, and Medicaid rollbacks.
- Despite the rhetorical friction, the senator-elect signaled he will not allow personal animus to block legislative progress, stating he is "happy to meet with him" to advance campaign goals.
- El-Sayed challenged the president to pass "Trumpcare for all" guaranteeing universal coverage, while noting his Republican rival Mike Rogers has not yet conceded the election.
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El Sayed would support working with president on ‘Trumpcare for All’
Sen.-elect Abdul el Sayed (D-MI) said he was willing to work with President Donald Trump on the issues he ran on during his campaign. “Look, I’ve never met the man; he is the president of the United States; I am the U.S. senator-elect from the state of Michigan,” el Sayed said Sunday on ABC News. […]
Abdul El-Sayed Calls Trump an ‘Unserious Fool’
“Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed said Sunday that Democrats will work with President Donald Trump to help the American people if ‘he wants to act serious,’ but if the president instead chooses ‘foolishness,’ the incoming senator said he will not find a willing partner in Congress,” ABC News reports. Said El-Sayed: “Let’s talk about how he is […]
Michigan's El-Sayed Extends A Wary Olive Branch After Calling Trump An 'Unserious Fool'
Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed isn’t taking back his claim that Donald Trump is an “unserious fool,” but he is willing to cut a deal with him anyway — even if it means putting the president’s name on universal health care. Appearing Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” the progressive Democrat struck an unapologetic yet transactional tone, […] Michigan’s El-Sayed Extends A Wary Olive Branch After Calling Trump An ‘Unserious Fool’
El-Sayed: Trump Is an 'Unserious Fool' with Dumb Ideas
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) said President Donald Trump is acting like an “unserious fool.” Host Jonathan Karl said, “You said that Democrats should drop the decorum and treat Trump, these were your words, as the unserious
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