Sen. Abdul El-Sayed, the newly elected Democrat from Michigan, called the state "the capital of Arab America" at a summit for Arab Americans. 

“I’m honored to be the next United States senator from the great state of Michigan, which of course I know we’re here in D.C. which of course is the capital of the United States of America. But Michigan is the capital of Arab America," El-Sayed said. 

The remark was made during the Connect Arab America Empowerment Summit in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Chantilly, Virginia, on Friday, Breitbart reported. 

Dearborn, Michigan, which has the largest Arab population in the U.S., has often been referred to as the "capital of Arab America."