{"id":4957,"date":"2026-08-05T13:39:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:39:54","slug":"trump-suffers-humiliating-blow-as-his-candidate-loses-to-rival-who-quit-own-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4957","title":{"rendered":"Trump Suffers Humiliating Blow as His Candidate Loses to Rival Who Quit Own Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Donald Trump\u2019s endorsed candidate in a Michigan battleground district has eaten the dust of a rival candidate who dropped out of the race to back someone else instead.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4955\">Keystone Kash Slammed for Rolling Out Red Carpet to U.S. \u2018Enemies\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president, 80, likes to trumpet his GOP kingmaker credentials, sharing graphics on Truth Social that declare: \u201cPresident Trump endorsements 100%.\u201d Every candidate he\u2019s backed for Congress so far this cycle had won their primary races except two, who bowed out mid-contest amid scandal rather than losing at the ballot box.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On Tuesday, that streak ended. Amir Hassan, 40, launched his bid for Michigan\u2019s 8th District over a year ago, and Trump handed him a \u201cComplete and Total Endorsement\u201d on Truth Social in July. It did Hassan little good. The president\u2019s own supporters flooded that post with religious hate\u2014claiming the candidate is Muslim even though his own campaign site says he\u2019s a Christian.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the end, Thomas J. Smith, a retired General Motors engineer, took 50.4 percent of the vote to Hassan\u2019s 33.2 percent, according to the Associated Press. The outlet\u2019s Decision Desk HQ called the race late Tuesday, and Smith said he was \u201chumbled and honored that Republicans have chosen me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He could have added \u201csurprised\u201d into the mix. Smith had, in fact, walked away from the contest on July 17. His name stayed on the ballot even though he said he was suspending his bid to instead throw his weight behind another of Hassan\u2019s rivals, anti-abortion activist Al Lemmo, who wound up taking a 16.4 percent share of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4954\">Mike Johnson Finally Cornered on Accused MAGA Wife-Beater<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hassan becomes the first Trump candidate to lose a congressional primary at the ballot box. The two earlier exceptions never reached a vote. Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales quit in March after admitting to an affair with a female staffer who later took her own life, handing the nomination to Brandon Herrera. Tulsa pastor Jackson Lahmeyer made an Oklahoma runoff in June, then dropped out a day later over a flirtatious texting scandal. Trump switched his endorsement in both races.<\/p>\n<p>There have also been a string of upsets in state races. Georgia Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones lost his gubernatorial runoff to businessman Rick Jackson, and Representative Randy Feenstra lost Iowa\u2019s gubernatorial primary. In South Carolina, Trump protected his streak by endorsing both runoff candidates for governor at once.<\/p>\n<p>Smith now faces Democratic Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, 56, who faced no primary opponent. She had banked roughly $4.25 million by mid-July after raising more than $5.6 million. Hassan raised about $727,000. Trump carried the district by two points in 2024; McDonald Rivet won it by nearly seven.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Daily Beast has contacted the White House and the Smith and Hassan campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4953\">MAGA Melts Down as Progressive Dem Surges in Crucial Senate Race<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump\u2019s endorsed candidate in a Michigan battleground district has eaten the dust of a rival candidate who dropped out of the race to back someone else instead. 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