Michigan senator-elect El-Sayed offers to work with Trump if he acts serious
On ABC, the Democrat calls Trump an "unserious fool" and says he is "game" if Trump wants to pass "Trump Care for All."
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat who won Michigan's race, spoke on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. He called President Donald Trump an "unserious fool," pointing to the war in Iran, a war with Canada and cuts paired with tax cuts for the richest Americans. He also said Democrats are ready to work with Trump if he wants to act serious.
El-Sayed said he has never met Trump and has had no outreach from him, but is happy to sit down with him. He said he would be "game" if Trump wants to pass "Trump Care for All," guaranteeing health care to everyone. He said that if Trump keeps up "foolishness," he will hire people like Stephen Miller.
Trump said on Friday that Miller would replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff, effective Monday. Asked about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, El-Sayed did not pledge to back him for majority leader. He said he wants to see who else runs and voiced support for Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who has not announced a bid.
El-Sayed said that, as far as he knows, he had not heard from Republican opponent Mike Rogers.
- $5,600 a yearcost El-Sayed says Americans are paying because of the tariff war with CanadaBreitbart News
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Liberal2 outlets
El-Sayed's conditional offer to work with Trump
ABC News leads with El-Sayed's line that Democrats will work with Trump "if he wants to act serious," and gives his list of criticisms: the Iran war, the Canada tariff fight and Medicaid cuts. It adds Trump's naming of Stephen Miller as chief of staff, El-Sayed's decision not to pledge support for Schumer, and his support for Van Hollen. ABC also recounts his story of Bill Clinton urging him to run.
Yahoo News centers its report on another angle: El-Sayed is "happy" to partner with Trump on for all and other goals. It quotes him saying he has never met the president and notes the White House did not immediately respond. Yahoo adds that Trump mocked his name during the campaign and backed Rogers.
Both outlets quote his "Trump Care for All" line and his joke about Rogers having a flight to Florida.
Center1 outlet
El-Sayed open to working with Trump
The Hill reports that El-Sayed, the Democratic senator-elect from Michigan, said he is open to working with Trump on affordable health care, even though the two traded jabs during the campaign. It quotes him saying he has never met the president and is the senator-elect from Michigan.
Conservative2 outlets
El-Sayed's jabs at Trump and Trump's past attacks
Breitbart News titles its piece around El-Sayed calling Trump an "unserious fool" with dumb ideas. It opens with the ABC "This Week" appearance, then prints host Jonathan Karl's question about dropping decorum. It runs El-Sayed's full answer on the Iran war and the , the Canada tariff fight, which he says costs Americans "$5,600 a year," and Medicaid cuts he says take hold in January.
It ends with his line that voters want affordability and accountability. The Washington Examiner's headline stresses another angle: El-Sayed would collaborate with the president on "Trumpcare for All." It notes Trump labeled him a "vicious, violent jihadist," and Karl pointed out that Trump had faulted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in similar terms but later cooperated with him.
It reports that Democrats took and Senate, that Trump has said he can veto bills, and that El-Sayed backed Trump's announced cut in aid to Israel.
- Breitbart News: El-Sayed: Trump Is an 'Unserious Fool' with Dumb Ideas
- Washington Examiner: El Sayed would support working with the president on ‘Trumpcare for All’
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- ABC News: El-Sayed: Democrats will work with Trump if 'he wants to act serious'
- Yahoo News: El-Sayed says he is 'happy' to work with Trump on Medicare for all and other priorities
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- Breitbart News: El-Sayed: Trump Is an 'Unserious Fool' with Dumb Ideas
- Washington Examiner: El Sayed would support working with the president on ‘Trumpcare for All’
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