India, Nov. 5 -- Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed hit back at President Donald Trump after winning the Senate race. He said voters had rejected a "hateful, spiteful campaign"

He also joked that Vice President JD Vance, whom he called "habibi," would have to swear him in as a senator in January.

Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Michigan voters had rejected "a hateful, spiteful campaign." This came after months of Republican attacks on his Muslim identity in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country.

El-Sayed said, "Michigan proved just how big we are. Rejected a hateful, spiteful campaign that had nothing to say about the issues and only wanted to point to my name and my ...