The first Muslim Democrat elected to the Senate, El-Sayed called US Vice President Vance "Habibi". "JD, my dear there is a delicious irony in the fact that you are constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January"; “Donald, I know you had problems with my name. So after J. I'll be sworn in in January, you can just call me "Senator". Dimitri Nicotin.