Trump invites Michigan Democrat Stevens to join the Republican Party

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 2, 2026Country: United States

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Trump invites Michigan Democrat Stevens to join the Republican Party

US President Donald Trump praised Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, after she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. Trump invited Stevens to join the Republican Party, despite never having met her.

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