President Donald Trump has praised Democrat Haley Stevens after she broke with her party to endorse Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race.
Her surprise move has sparked a political stir just days before the midterm elections, especially after her public fallout with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
“Her following is huge, and the level of respect from the People of Michigan, especially our African American and Jewish populations, is virtually unparalleled.
Haley said what few people are willing to say,” he continued.
She also appeared with Rogers at a church in Detroit the same day, as per The Hill . This happened after days of public and private clashes between the two. The disagreement was mainly over Israel and the war in Gaza. The issue played a major role in their primary fight, their recent feud and Stevens’ decision to back Rogers. El-Sayed wants the US to stop sending financial aid to Israel and use that money for domestic issues. During the primary, Stevens received millions of dollars from pro-Israel lobbying groups. This became a major point of disagreement between the two.
Because el-Sayed had told her to stay away, stevens said she took this step.
“As you may have seen, our Democratic nominee for US Senate, Abdul, said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away. Stevens was supposed to attend a campaign event with El-Sayed, but he dropped her from it, according to The Hill. El-Sayed mostly brushed off questions about the endorsement, according to CNN. “At the end of the day, I actually don’t think about Haley Stevens,” he said.
On Sunday, just two days before the midterm elections, Stevens broke with her party and endorsed Rogers instead of El-Sayed. And he’s right, and that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today,” she said, according to CNN .
