Democrat DEFECTS in 48 Hours to Trump's Candidate — Then Trump Posts Attack on El-Sayed

#Trump #BreakingNews #Michigan #ElSayed #HaleyStevens #MikeRogers #Midterms2026 #Senate #Schumer #AmericanDissent On Sunday, November 1, 2026, two days before the midterm elections, Democratic Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan did something almost unheard of: she endorsed the Republican candidate for the United States Senate, Mike Rogers, over her own party's nominee, Abdul El-Sayed — the man who beat her in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary in August. In a video filmed in her car, Stevens said El-Sayed had told her she was no longer welcome in his campaign and that she should stay away, adding, "And he's right, and that's why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today. I don't belong in Abdul's campaign." Instead of attending a unity church event with El-Sayed and Representative James Clyburn that Sunday, Stevens attended Perfecting Church in Detroit with Rogers. The reversal stunned her party: as late as Friday, she had told the New York Times she would vote for El-Sayed, and in August she had posted that Rogers "will be another rubber stamp for Donald Trump's dangerous agenda." The break followed her demand that El-Sayed condemn an outside group's ad tying American support for Israel to grocery prices, which she called antisemitic; his campaign then uninvited her from the unity event. President Donald Trump praised the move at a rally in Dubuque, Iowa, calling Stevens "brave" and saying he would love her to join the Republican Party, and Speaker Mike Johnson sent her a note saying she is standing for truth. Then, early Tuesday morning, November 3, with Michigan polls already open, Trump posted on Truth Social — his words, quoted here exactly as he wrote them and not adopted by this video: "Abdul El-Sayed Hates Jews and Hates Blacks. Don't feel bad, he also Hates Whites. Only fools would vote for him in the Michigan race for the U.S. Senate! He will, 100%, do you in! Vote for Mike Rogers." The counter-response, fairly stated: El-Sayed brushed the endorsement off, saying, "I actually don't think about Haley Stevens. I think about the 9,999,998 people who are not those two," and that he cares more about policy than politics; his aides have called Trump's attacks racist and Islamophobic; and in August El-Sayed said his commitment to Jewish safety is the same as his commitment to the safety of his own daughters. His party's leaders did not brush it off: Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called Stevens' move a despicable betrayal, Michigan's Democratic Party chair said she is not a current member of the party, nor will she be in the future, and more than half of Stevens' staff quit — her chief of staff of eight years, Justin German, saying the team was shocked and heartbroken. The stakes: this open seat, held by retiring Democrat Gary Peters, could help decide control of the Senate, and the race is tight. More than 2.3 million Michiganders had already cast ballots before Election Day, 31.2 percent of active registered voters. Michigan polls are open on Election Day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time, and anyone in line by 8:00 p.m. can still vote. This video calls no winner: voting is underway, and the voters now decide. Opinion is framed as opinion throughout. Chapters: 0:00 Sunday bombshell: Democrat crosses the aisle 0:09 Setup: two days before the vote 0:27 Stevens, on camera: "I am endorsing Mike Rogers" 0:36 Like and subscribe — the document is next 0:41 The setup: primary lost, then the break 1:07 Unity event skipped: church with Rogers instead 1:13 The stakes: 2.3 million already voted 1:31 The document: Trump's Election-morning post, his own words 1:54 Trump at a rally: the trail attacks 2:06 The people: a house divided 2:26 Paper trail: August to Tuesday 2:45 Trump in Dubuque: "She was very brave" 2:53 Trump's invitation: join the Republican Party 3:10 The answer: 9,999,998 other people 3:31 Schumer: a despicable betrayal 3:40 The fallout: staff quits, party casts her out 3:59 Polls open: no winner called 4:15 The payoff: policy, not politics 4:26 Your call: betrayal, or conscience? Sources: USA Today, Le Monde, Al Jazeera, The Straits Times, The Jerusalem Post, Michigan Secretary of State, ABC News, CNN, DRM News/AC1N, MLive. Narration is AI-generated voiceover (no real person's voice imitated). All visuals are real footage and real photographs; commentary is original.