After exchanging insults... Abdul Rahman Al-Sayyed reveals his position on meeting with Trump

US Senator-elect from the state of Michigan, Abdul Rahman Al-Sayyed, said on Sunday that he is open to meeting with US President Donald Trump, to discuss ways to work together to “serve the people of Michigan,” despite the two men exchanging insults during the Democratic candidate’s election campaign.

“I have never met this man before,” Al-Sayed said on ABC’s “This Week.” He is the president of the United States, and I am an elected senator from the state of Michigan. I am happy to meet him, just as I am happy to meet anyone who can help achieve the goals for which I ran for office, which are: keeping money out of politics, putting money in the pockets of citizens, and implementing a comprehensive health care system (Medicare for All).”

He added: "If Trump wants to be serious, we are ready to work with him to actually address these issues. But if he wants to continue to act absurdly, as he is doing by appointing people like Stephen Miller to run the White House, then he has complete freedom to choose the path he will take."

Trump had repeatedly attacked Al-Sayed, because of his Islamic religion, during the period leading up to the midterm elections. Since his election victory last week, Abdel-Rahman has described Mr. Trump as a “fool who is not serious,” and US Vice President J.D. Vance as a “coward.”

The senator-elect indicated that there are currently no plans to hold a meeting between them.

Regarding his relationship with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Al-Sayed stated that they “found a way to work together” to ensure his victory in the elections, but he did not rule out supporting another candidate to lead the Democrats in the Senate during the next year.

“The question for me is: Who is the leader capable of ensuring the implementation of the mandate we just received? I want to see who the other candidates are,” Al-Sayed said. “I was strongly supportive of someone like Senator Chris Van Hollen, even though I know he has other goals to achieve. But let’s see what happens.”