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

https://mins.news/en/video/129161

- France 24 English, 2026-11-04 14:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtJa86O4CiA

> Abdul El-Sayed is poised to become the first Muslim senator in US history after winning in Michigan. He has denounced racist attacks against him, including from Donald Trump, and France 24 correspondent Jessica Le Masurier says he countered them with “humour and hope.”

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