Trump has field day with Haley Stevens’ ‘brave’ flip against Abdul El-Sayed

Michigan Democratic Representative Haley Stevens has switched sides in the state's U.S. Senate contest, backing Republican Mike Rogers over her own party's nominee, Abdul El-Sayed. She made the announcement in a video on Sunday, with Election Day just two days off. President Donald Trump quickly seized on it, posting on Truth Social that she had shown bravery and unusual loyalty to Michiganders, according to The Independent.

The rupture grew out of disagreements about Israel. El-Sayed wants Washington to end military funding for Israel and calls its conduct in Gaza genocide; Stevens rejects that label and opposed an amendment to cut the money. She had also pressed him to keep his distance from the streamer Hasan Piker, and on Friday she demanded an apology from him and a denunciation of an outside group's ad she called antisemitic. Politico reported that his campaign then told her to stay away from its events. Stevens, who is leaving Congress in 2027, lost the August primary to him by one percentage point, and in October she told CNN she would vote for him. El-Sayed, in a tight race with Rogers, told reporters at a Detroit church that the endorsement doesn't matter and steered the conversation to living costs.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →