Beverly Vance Aikins, the mother of U.S. vice presidential nominee JD Vance, says she would confront Abdul El-Sayed after what she describes as repeated attacks on JD Vance’s wife Usha Vance and their children. In an interview with Tomi Lahren, Aikins responds to El-Sayed’s criticisms by saying she “would probably punch” him if she saw him, adding that she would then “get in trouble.”
Both outlets frame the exchange as a direct personal rebuttal to El-Sayed, who is also described as making racially charged remarks. Fox News and the New York Post both highlight Aikins’ comments and her characterization of El-Sayed’s criticism as targeting her family. The reporting differs primarily in wording: Fox News emphasizes the idea of “punch him,” while the New York Post includes a fuller description of her decision not to act and to “go with the flow,” but both present the same core dispute and response.
