# Harris throws support behind El-Sayed in Michigan: ‘I proudly stand with him’
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Publisher: The Hill · published 2026-08-07 · read 2026-09-11

Original: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6017035-harris-el-sayed-michigan-senate-race/

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## Who is named (11)

- [Kamala Harris](https://truthscore.com/entity/1a268dd5)
- [Donald Trump](https://truthscore.com/entity/1d81dc68)
- [Haley Stevens](https://truthscore.com/entity/1fefe474)
- [Mike Rogers](https://truthscore.com/entity/2e5d6fd9)
- [Abdul El‑Sayed](https://truthscore.com/entity/6ca42f30)
- [Michiganders](https://truthscore.com/entity/92e06a0d)
- [CNN](https://truthscore.com/entity/96511e67)
- [Kirsten Gillibrand](https://truthscore.com/entity/b60e0554)
- [Steven Cheung](https://truthscore.com/entity/c8579698)
- [Chuck Schumer](https://truthscore.com/entity/ccab5a5f)
- [United States](https://truthscore.com/entity/f6d3f5b6)

## What it added

- [Abdul El‑Sayed defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a pro‑Israel opponent, to win the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b0e286b8)
  > This month, Abdul El‑Sayed defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a pro‑Israel opponent who had outspent him by more than $60 million to win the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.
- [Abdul El‑Sayed understands that the power is with the people and that the stakes couldn’t be higher in this election.](https://truthscore.com/claim/18eb3ae9)
  > “Dr. Abdul El‑Sayed understands that the power is with the people, and that the stakes couldn’t be higher in this election,” Harris said in a statement.
- [Michiganders struggle to afford everyday essentials while Trump and Republicans in Congress are giving away $1 trillion in tax breaks to the wealthy and…](https://truthscore.com/claim/7d126ebf)
  > “While Michiganders struggle to afford everyday essentials — housing, gas, groceries, health care, and child care — Trump and Republicans in Congress are giving away $1 trillion in tax breaks to the wealthy and powerful,” she continued.
- [Kamala Harris stands with Abdul El‑Sayed to ensure a Democratic Senate majority in November.](https://truthscore.com/claim/dc8c3d2a)
  > “Abdul knows that we need bold solutions to the crises facing America’s working families, and he is ready to take on this fight. I proudly stand with him to ensure we win a Democratic Senate majority in November.”
- [Abdul El‑Sayed is set to face Mike Rogers in November.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e591c427)
  > El‑Sayed narrowly beat Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the state’s Democratic primary on Tuesday and is set to face former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in November.
- [Chuck Schumer backed Abdul El‑Sayed after his victory this week.](https://truthscore.com/claim/8863bef1)
  > Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D‑N.Y), who had endorsed Stevens in the primary contest, backed El‑Sayed after his victory this week.
- [Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand expressed confidence in Abdul El‑Sayed’s chances against Mike Rogers.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4cb7b333)
  > In a joint statement with Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Kirsten Gillibrand (D‑N.Y.), Schumer expressed confidence in El‑Sayed’s chances against Rogers.
  > “Democrats are united by a common purpose: putting a check on Donald Trump by defeating his Republican enablers and taking back the Senate,” Schumer and Gillibrand wrote.
- [Steven Cheung posted on social media criticizing Kamala Harris’s endorsement in response to a CNN report about a potential 2028 presidential bid by Abdul…](https://truthscore.com/claim/c2b03c1c)
  > White House communications director Steven Cheung slammed Harris’s endorsement in a social media post responding to a CNN report about a potential presidential bid from the Democrat in 2028.
- [Kamala Harris lost by a landslide.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b318bb67)
  > “Kamala Harris, who lost by a landslide, should really re‑evaluate her life choices before running for president again,” Cheung wrote in a Friday morning post.
- [Kamala Harris was humiliatingly and embarrassingly defeated despite the entire media industrial complex backing her.](https://truthscore.com/claim/0a55944f)
  > “She was humiliatingly and embarrassingly defeated, despite the entire media industrial complex backing her,” he continued.
- [Abdul El‑Sayed is a communist.](https://truthscore.com/claim/27f03dbe)
  > “She’s now banking far left by endorsing Communists like Abdulrahman Mohamed El‑Sayed. What a Dope!”
- [Kamala Harris endorsed Abdul El‑Sayed on Friday.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a6f3d9b6)
  > Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed Abdul El‑Sayed, the Democratic nominee in Michigan’s Senate race, on Friday.
- [Abdul El‑Sayed has rejected the labels 'democratic socialist' and 'communist' and defines himself as a progressive populist.](https://truthscore.com/claim/15ab93af)
  > El‑Sayed has rejected labels such as “democratic socialist” and “communist” and has defined himself as a progressive populist.

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