Vance attacks El-Sayed at Michigan GOP rally without mentioning trade war with Canada

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 1,882

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago


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U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Monday did not even once mention the nation’s ongoing trade war with Canada — and The White House’s politically charged renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America as a result — during a visit to Sterling Heights aimed at boosting President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates in Michigan.

Vance’s visit was exclusively billed as a rally for Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. John James of Shelby Township and U.S. …

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