Trump hails El-Sayed win as 'great news' for GOP

President Donald Trump on Wednesday celebrated progressive Abdul El-Sayed's win in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, hailing it as a boon to Republicans.

El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., in the Democratic primary. What had been expected to be a clear win for him, however, ended up being a close contest that the Associated Press did not call until Wednesday morning. He will face former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., in the general election.

Trump, for his part, suggested that El-Sayed's win was a benefit to Rogers.

"Great news for the Republican Party. El-Sayed, a Communist loser who hates Jews and Israel, is the projected winner in his race with the Socialist," he posted on Truth Social. "As usual, the Polls were way off on this one. She was not expected to do nearly as well as she did. Now, the Dumocrats crazy policies will only get worse!"

Rogers, for his part, has seized on El-Sayed's win, saying it made the race a choice between "common sense" and "complete insanity."

The race is expected to be one of the most hotly contested in the battle for the Senate in November.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.