Former President Donald Trump endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) on Monday in the crowded primary for retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s (D-MI) seat.
have been working together to try and clear the field well before the August primary, allowing the GOP candidate more time to work on appealing to the general electorate. Trump opted to back Rogers, whom he called “highly respected,” over businessman Sandy Pensler, who has the support of former 2024 GOP presidential candidate
Rogers, who served in the House from 2001 to 2015 and chaired the House Intelligence Committee, faces a crowded primary field, which saw thein late February. Amash retired from the House in 2021 after disavowing Trump and leaving the GOP, becoming an independent and later a libertarian. His entry into the race complicated Rogers’s path to the nomination.
Then, there is Pensler, who came in second in the state’s 2018 GOP Senate primary. Pensler, like Meijer, has the appealing ability to self-fund his campaign, which gives both men the ability to prolong their bids for the vacant Senate seat. Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig dropped out of the race amid dismal fundraising numbers and is looking into running for mayor of Detroit. He has since endorsed Rogers.
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