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Senator-elect El-Sayed says Trump is an “unserious fool” in interviews
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In recent interviews, Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, said President Donald Trump is acting like an “unserious fool” and urged Democrats to drop what he called outdated political decorum. At a live Pod Save America recording in Washington, he said he would keep being “crass and obnoxious” in fighting Trump. He won the Senate seat by defeating Republican Mike Rogers. The Daily Beast reports that he is the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.
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Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic senator-elect from Michigan, having defeated Republican Mike Rogers.
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El-Sayed said Trump is an “unserious fool” and that Democrats should stop clinging to outdated decorum.
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El-Sayed said he plans to keep being “crass and obnoxious” in fighting Trump.
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El-Sayed made an appearance on a live Pod Save America recording in Washington.
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El-Sayed is reported to be the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.
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Every side present reports that El-Sayed, a Democrat, is Michigan’s senator-elect and has been combative toward Trump in recent podcast and TV appearances. The right’s outlets quote him calling Trump an “unserious fool”, while the left’s coverage emphasizes his plan to keep being crass and his history-making win.
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The Daily Beast, the only left-side coverage supplied, frames El-Sayed as a defiant figure planning an “Assault” on Trump, with a headline built around his plans rather than his remarks.
Defiant Dem Star Plans ‘Obnoxious’ Sensational language“Assault”Calling a political criticism an assault is a dramatic label in the outlet’s own voice.More neutral: criticism ofDisagree with this highlight? on Trump
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Fox News and Breitbart headlines lead with El-Sayed’s “unserious fool” remark as his own words, and Breitbart adds its own judgement that Trump’s ideas are dumb.
Democratic senator-elect calls Trump 'unserious fool' while defending combative political style
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The Michigan Senator-elect also dished out a profanity-laced insult at the president.
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El-Sayed: Trump Is an 'Unserious Fool' with Dumb Ideas
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El-Sayed: Trump Is an 'Unserious Fool' with Dumb Ideas
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- his pledge to keep being “crass and obnoxious”
- his history-making Senate win
- his fight against Trump as a bully
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- his “unserious fool” remark about Trump
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Defiant Dem Star Plans ‘Obnoxious’ Sensational language“Assault”Calling a political criticism an assault is a dramatic label in the outlet’s own voice.More neutral: criticism ofDisagree with this highlight? on Trump
Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed says he plans to keep being “crass and obnoxious” because it’s the best way to fight a bully like Donald Trump. Days after making history by becoming the first Muslim elected to the U.S. …
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- El-Sayed’s “unserious fool” remark
- his call for Democrats to drop decorum
- his criticism of Trump’s tariffs and Iran policy
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- that he is the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate
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El-Sayed: Trump Is an 'Loaded modifier“Unserious Fool”The headline states the insult in its own voice, and the attribution to El-Sayed comes only in the prefix.More neutral: said Trump was unseriousThese are Abdul El-Sayed’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?' with Loaded modifier“Dumb Ideas”Calling Trump’s ideas dumb is the outlet’s own judgement, not a description of what the ideas are.More neutral: policies he opposesDisagree with this highlight?
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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Democratic senator-elect calls Trump 'unserious fool' while defending combative political style
Abdul El-Sayed told Pod Save America that Democrats must treat Trump as an "unserious fool" and stop clinging to outdated political decorum.
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The Daily Beast, Nov 6, 3:09 PM EST
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