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Nov 1 · Rep. Haley Stevens tells CNN's Anderson Cooper she backed Republican Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed because of anger in her party, as President Trump says he'd love to have her in the GOP
C-SPAN: President Trump says Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) acted with "unprecedented loyalty to the great people of Michigan" by endorsing Mike Rogers (R-MI) and called him "apple pie," adding America needs apple pie.
Grade C (76/100). Trump at his Dubuque, Iowa, rally praises Stevens's endorsement and calls Rogers 'apple pie'
C: Gets a fact wrong.
- Gets a fact wrong (minus 24 points): quotes Trump as saying "unprecedented loyalty"; in the clip [2:06] he says 'almost unprecedented loyalty', and the post drops 'almost' inside the quote marks
Splits: Trump at his Dubuque, Iowa, rally praises Stevens's endorsement and calls Rogers 'apple pie'
Same story: CNN, Washington Examiner
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