{"id":28955,"date":"2026-08-05T20:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28955"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:30:08","slug":"trump-endorsed-amir-hassan-wins-michigan-8th-district-republican-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28955","title":{"rendered":"Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan wins Michigan 8th District Republican primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Republican voters in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176709\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan&#8217;s<\/a> 8th Congressional District chose Thomas J. Smith as their challenger to freshman Democratic Rep. Kristen McDonald-Rivet on Wednesday \u2013 defying President Donald Trump&#8217;s endorsement of opponent Amir Hassan &#8212; in one of several House races the GOP hopes will help expand its majority in November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The district stretches across Flint, Saginaw, Midland and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176710\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/detroit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bay City<\/a>, and has become increasingly competitive in recent election cycles. Al Lemmo also vied for the nomination.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176711\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-backed-firebrand-wins-arizona-gop-governor-primary-setting-up-high-stakes-showdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP-BACKED FIREBRAND WINS ARIZONA GOP GOVERNOR PRIMARY, SETTING UP HIGH-STAKES SHOWDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"portrait_mcdonald-rivet_web\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former Democratic State Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.<\/span> <!----><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Smith was a longtime <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176712\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/david-marcus-booming-detroit-voters-skeptical-socialism-snake-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GM employee<\/a>, according to his website.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We need strong conservative leadership that protects our constitutional freedoms, supports working families, secures our borders, and restores accountability in Washington,&#8221; he said on his website.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Smith reportedly suspended his campaign in July and endorsed Lemmo, according to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176713\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2026\/08\/04\/amir-hassan-thomas-smith-al-lemmo-gop-primary-congress-michigan-flint-saginaw-midland\/91157512007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Detroit News<\/a>, while Trump endorsed Hassan and invited him onstage at a recent rally.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hassan spoke then about how many members of his family worked for GM. &#8220;The contrast is clear, the time is now,&#8221; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176714\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ErikaCA47\/status\/2081854353464561972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hassan said<\/a>. &#8220;Protecting America, getting back to the fundamentals\u2026 that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing this cycle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176715\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-republicans-aim-turn-democratic-civil-war-midterm-weapon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HOUSE REPUBLICANS AIM TO TURN DEMOCRATIC CIVIL WAR INTO MIDTERM WEAPON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/343\/192\/amir-hassan-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/686\/384\/amir-hassan-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/672\/378\/amir-hassan-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1344\/756\/amir-hassan-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/931\/523\/amir-hassan-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1862\/1046\/amir-hassan-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/720\/405\/amir-hassan-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1440\/810\/amir-hassan-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1200\/675\/amir-hassan-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Amir Hassan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>US Navy veteran and Flint-native, Amir Hassan, launched his Republican campaign for Michigan&#8217;s 8th congressional district.<\/span> <span>(Courtesy of Amir Hassan&#8217;s campaign)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176716\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Lemmo, a retired Army automotive mechanical engineer, ran on a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176717\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/abortion-pill-fight-heads-supreme-court-manufacturer-warns-chaos-ruling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pro-life and pro-onshoring platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176718\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-target-more-gop-house-seats-after-socialist-victories-rock-left-wing-primaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DEMOCRATS TARGET MORE GOP HOUSE SEATS AFTER SOCIALIST VICTORIES ROCK LEFT-WING PRIMARIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/california-election-voting-booths.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/california-election-voting-booths.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/california-election-voting-booths.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/california-election-voting-booths.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/california-election-voting-booths.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/california-election-voting-booths.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/california-election-voting-booths.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/california-election-voting-booths.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/california-election-voting-booths.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"California voting booth\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A voting booth is seen.<\/span> <span>(Adam Gray\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Smith recorded just over 50% of the vote by Wednesday morning, and was declared the winner by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Smith told the Detroit News he is &#8220;humbled and honored that Republicans have chosen me to take the fight to Kristen McDonald Rivet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rivet, who was a state senator representing Bay City before her <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_176720\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-target-more-gop-house-seats-after-socialist-victories-rock-left-wing-primaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tenure in Congress,<\/a> won her primary 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