Trump and Vance step up attacks on Abdul El-Sayed as president tours Texas in final midterms push – live

Trump and Vance double down on racist and Islamophobic slurs against Michigan Senate candidate as campaign enters final weekSign up for the Breaking News US emailUS voters: tell us what issues will decide your vote?Speaking to reporters on the tarmac before departing for a campaign event in Michigan, JD Vance responded to a question about President Trump’s remarks branding Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a “jihadist.”Vance, who has sparred with the progressive El-Sayed repeatedly on the campaign trail, took a somewhat softer tone. But he didn’t walk away from Trump’s remarks. Continue reading...