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Stevens backs Rogers as Trump closes campaign at Reflecting Pool
Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers at a Detroit church on Sunday and refused to explain why; Trump, meanwhile, ends his campaign at the Reflecting Pool.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN This Morning at 7:59 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are CBS News's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by CBS News: “Trump to speak at D.C. Reflecting Pool as campaign nears finish line”, with reporting from The Guardian, Fox News, BBC, Bridge Michigan, Conservative Daily News (citing AP) and Axios.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 7:59 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Mike Rogers, Michigan, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Ocasio-Cortez, Mamdani rebuke Stevens's GOP endorsement in Michigan (November 2).
The real story
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- CBS NewsTrump to speak at D.C. Reflecting Pool as campaign nears finish line
- The GuardianStevens defects to back El-Sayed’s Michigan opponent as Trump delivers anti-Muslim tirade | First Thing
- Fox NewsTrump takes midterm campaign blitz to historic stage for grand finale before Election Day
- BBCDemocrat Stevens defends endorsement switch to Republican Rogers two days before election
- Bridge MichiganHaley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers, bucking Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race - Bridge Michigan November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- Conservative Daily News (citing AP)Trump Closes Midterm Campaign at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool After Final Rallies November 2, 2026 · facts used on air
- AxiosTrump to make midterm closing argument at Lincoln Reflecting Pool November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCongresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost Michigan's Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed his Republican rival Mike Rogers at a Detroit church on Sunday, two days before the election.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMeanwhile, President Trump closes his campaign at the Reflecting Pool at two Eastern, eleven Pacific. He says it hasn't worked since nineteen twenty-two.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlso, freezers at Swedish and Belgian stores were remotely heated to as much as fifty-five degrees Celsius, in suspected cyberattacks. Hot freezers.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomebody call the ice cream.
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- Midterms two days out: Trump in Iowa and Kansas, Michigan Senate race · Fox News
- Ocasio-Cortez, Mamdani rebuke Stevens' GOP endorsement · The New York Times
- Democrats shred Haley Stevens after endorsing Mike Rogers · Washington Examiner
- Rogers claims early-vote lead in Michigan Senate race · New York Post
- Trump gives closing midterm pitch at problem-plagued Reflecting Pool · AP News
- Ocasio-Cortez, Mamdani rebuke Stevens's GOP endorsement in Michigan · The New York Times
- Stevens backs Rogers as Trump closes campaign at Reflecting Pool (this story)
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