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Trump Says He Would Welcome Haley Stevens Into the Republican Party After Her Endorsement of Mike Rogers

President Donald Trump said Sunday he would welcome Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens into the Republican Party after she endorsed GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers, a move that drew sharp condemnation from Democratic leaders two days before the midterm elections.

By admin Nov. 1, 2026 · 7:44 PM ET 2 min read

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President Donald Trump said Sunday he would welcome Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens into the Republican Party after she endorsed Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, two days before Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Trump told reporters Sunday that he called Stevens to thank her for doing “the right thing” by endorsing Rogers, a candidate she had previously called a “rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s dangerous agenda,” according to TheWrap. Asked whether Stevens should join the Republican Party, Trump said, “I’d love to have her.”

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, who was with Trump, said he sent Stevens a note of thanks. “She’s standing for truth,” Johnson said, according to TheWrap.

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Democrats condemn the endorsement

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the endorsement “a despicable betrayal” in a post on X, and said Senate Democrats stand behind El-Sayed. Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel said Stevens is no longer “a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future,” TheWrap reported.

Stevens’s chief of staff, Justin German, said he and many members of her team resigned ahead of the endorsement, and said he was “shocked and heartbroken” by her decision, according to USA Today.

The break followed a week of friction over campaign ads. Stevens had asked El-Sayed to denounce an ad from an outside group linking U.S. military aid to Israel to grocery prices, and El-Sayed asked her on Saturday to stay away from future campaign events. In a video announcing her endorsement, Stevens said, “I do not belong in Abdul’s campaign,” while adding, “I’m still a very proud Democrat.”

El-Sayed, asked about the endorsement, said, “None of this matters,” TheWrap reported. USA Today reported that Trump also used the Iowa rally to attack El-Sayed, repeatedly and falsely referring to him as a “jihadist,” a label El-Sayed has disavowed.

A Monday speech before Election Day

Trump is scheduled to speak at the Reflecting Pool near the Lincoln Memorial on Monday, Nov. 2, a White House official said Sunday, according to USA Today. The speech comes hours before voters go to the polls on Tuesday to decide control of Congress.

Reporting based on coverage by TheWrap and USA Today.

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