# Midterms: How Abdul El-Sayed used ‘humour and hope’ to rebuff racism

https://mins.news/en/item/129164

- France 24, 2026-11-04 14:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261104-midterms-how-abdul-el-sayed-used-humour-and-hope-to-rebuff-racism

> Abdul El-Sayed is poised to become the first Muslim senator in US history after winning Michigan’s midterm election. He faced what he denounced as racist attacks, including from Donald Trump, and responded with what a France 24 correspondent described as “humour and hope.”

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