Vice-President 
J.D. Vance called Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate in Michigan's Senate race, "evil" at a rally in the Detroit area on Monday, and El-Sayed hit back later that day. Replying to the remark that there was something "very, very evil" about him, El-Sayed said "what's evil is corrupting yourself," The Hill reported.
What did the vice-president say? At the rally in a Detroit suburb, which the BBC reported was held to support Republican Mike Rogers, an ally of 
Donald Trump, Vance said El-Sayed was seeking to "destroy" the country. He warned El-Sayed to "keep my wife's name the hell out of your mouth" after the candidate appeared to suggest that Vance's late grandfather would not accept Second Lady Usha Vance, who is Hindu. Vance also said El-Sayed could "pal around with terrorist sympathisers" and "say that America deserved 9/11," repeatedly tying him to Hasan Piker, a far-left Twitch streamer who campaigned with El-Sayed during his primary. El-Sayed never said those words and has since distanced himself from Piker.
How did El-Sayed respond? Later on Monday, El-Sayed accused the Trump administration of pushing "evil" policies and of "starting wars abroad when there's peace," the BBC reported. "Evil is ripping healthcare away from working people in exchange for tax breaks for billionaires," he said in an interview with CNN. "Evil is selling out your morals for a little bit of power." He also sought to clarify his earlier comments about the Vance family and the Second Lady, saying he meant to show that Vance "believes in a political philosophy that says that some people are somehow more American than others."
Where does the race stand? The contest, in a key battleground state, is among the most high-profile of the midterm elections, and a survey by Michigan firm Epic-MRA gave El-Sayed a narrow four-point lead over Rogers, a former law enforcement officer, the BBC reported. On Tuesday, in remarks The Hill reported, El-Sayed said Trump was "messing around and making me the … front page or the main character of the midterms," and that this could give him a "gigantic platform" if he wins in November.
Figures referenced: J.D. Vance, Donald Trump. — JudgeMarket.
