El-Sayed mocks Trump, Vance and Rogers in gloating victory speech signaling combative tone in Senate

What happened: Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed mocked President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Republican Mike Rogers in a combative victory speech Tuesday night in Michigan after defeating Rogers. Why it matters: The speech signals a combative tone for his Senate term, and his win is described as a major blow to the GOP's push against the progressive lean in Democratic politics.

Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed mocked President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Republican Mike Rogers in a combative victory speech Tuesday night in Michigan after defeating Rogers.

The speech signals a combative tone for his Senate term, and his win is described as a major blow to the GOP's push against the progressive lean in Democratic politics.