Rep. Haley Stevens calls out ‘anti-American’ Abdul El-Sayed for ‘obsessive’ hatred of Israel to explain last-minute Mike Rogers endorsement

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Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens has said her decision to endorse Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s close US Senate race came in response to his opponent Abdul El-Sayed’s “obsessive” fixation on Israel.

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks alongside Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, left, after a church service in Detroit, Sunday. AP Photo/Jose Juarez

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign rally with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Ypsilanti, Mich., Monday. REUTERS

“It was obsessive, obsessive, obsessive,” Stevens told the Free Press in an interview published Monday about El-Sayed, her former Democratic primary opponent who she also called out for having “anti-American” positions.

El-Sayed has refused to say whether Israel or Iran poses a greater threat to America, and a super PAC backing his candidacy released an ad in the final weeks of the campaign blaming the Jewish state for the high price of groceries in the US.

Stevens switched her endorsement to GOP contender Mike Rogers on Sunday in a stunning 180.

Stevens added that upon reflection, she “wasn’t being honest” with herself in continuing to support El-Sayed.

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