El-Sayed would ‘love’ to work with Trump on ending aid to Israel

LONDON: Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has said he would “love to work” with US President Donald Trump on cutting aid to Israel.

Ahead of the midterm elections that saw Democrat El-Sayed win his race in Michigan to become the first Muslim US senator, Trump announced plans to cut $4 billion in aid to Israel by the end of the year.

When asked why on “Fox and Friends” on Tuesday morning, the president responded: “They don’t need it.”

He added: “Why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like El-Sayed when they don’t need it?”

El-Sayed responded positively to the announcement, despite the insult, following his victory on Wednesday.