Trump invites Haley Stevens to join GOP as Democrats condemn her 'betrayal'
Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Michigan, and Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens speak to reporters outside Perfecting Church in Detroit on Nov. 1, 2026. —Emily Elconin—Bloomberg/Getty Images President Donald Trump invited outgoing congresswoman Haley Stevens, a longtime Michigan Democrat, to join the Republican Party after she surprisingly endorsed her state’s GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, Mike Rogers, in a last-minute move her partymates have called a “betrayal.” “I don’t know Haley, I’ve never met Haley,” Trump said at a rally in Iowa on Sunday, the final weekend…
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[Claude] All three reports cover Trump's invitation to Haley Stevens to join the GOP, with no conflicting facts about the event.
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