Then came the sharper response. El-Sayed addressed Vice President JD Vance, highlighting the prospect of being sworn in in January, before turning directly to Trump. “Donald, I know you struggled with my name. So after JD swears me in in January, you can just go on and call me ‘Senator,’” he said. The remark tied his electoral victory to the identity-based attacks he had faced. The account reported no immediate response from Trump.