Democrat Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers Days Before Michigan Senate Vote

Rep. Haley Stevens, a Democrat, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate at a Detroit church on Sunday, two days before Michigan votes. Stevens narrowly lost the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed.

The break had been building. El-Sayed disinvited Stevens from a party-unity event after a public clash over antisemitism. Stevens had demanded he condemn an ad from Rebellion PAC, founded by Cenk Uygur, that showed shoppers blaming U.S. military support for Israel for high grocery prices. She called the ad antisemitic. El-Sayed's campaign said it was not affiliated with the ad, and he later said he disagreed with its contents.

Fox News Digital reported that Stevens's fiancé, Jason Turkish, and her former campaign chairman, David Kramer, had already decided to vote for Rogers.

Trump called the move "brave" at a rally in Iowa on Sunday and said he would "love to have her" in the GOP. Schumer called it "a despicable betrayal." RNC spokesman Hunter Lovell said it showed Rogers's appeal beyond Republicans.

Asked how she could back a candidate whose positions oppose hers, Stevens said, "Nothing is perfect." El-Sayed's campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital before publication.