On November 1, Democratic Michigan Representative Haley Stevens appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° and defended her decision to endorse Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers instead of continuing to support the Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.Stevens refused to explain her last-minute change but assured Cooper that it was “rock solid.” The host appeared to be shocked and replied:“It’s an interesting change and a lot of people are curious, trying to understand it. I wanted to see if you wanted to fill in the silence, but you don't.”Internet personality and political journalist Aaron Rupar shared a 30-second clip from the interview and captioned it:“OOOOOF this Haley Stevens interview on CNN is BRUTAL.”Later, Aaron Rupar shared the 15-minute interview clip with the caption:“Here's the entirety of the seeming mental breakdown Haley Stevens just had on CNN. One of the most bizarre and incoherent political interviews I can recall. Note how she's completely unable to explain why she changed her mind from supporting Abdul El-Sayed last night to endorsing Mike Rogers today.”In another post, Rupar called Stevens an “absolute trainwreck.”“My god, Haley Stevens is an absolute trainwreck. What is this?” he wrote, sharing 46 seconds from the interview.Exploring everything Haley Stevens said on Anderson Cooper’s showHaley Stevens’ fellow Democratic Michigan Representative Debbie Dingell said that late on Saturday night, Stevens told her that she would never endorse Mike Rogers despite speculation that she withdrew her endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed. Not only that, but her staffers expressed similar concern, to which Haley reportedly wrote in a text message:“Omg, why would you think I would do that??!!”However, on Sunday morning, she appeared at a Black church in Detroit with Mike Rogers and then announced her last-minute decision change to reporters gathered outside and later on social media.When Anderson Cooper asked Haley Stevens about the change, she said:“Well, look, this is just a weight off my shoulders, okay? Abdul’s been getting angrier and angrier. I was trying to help, and I endorsed him. The ad was very painful. There are so many Democrats who wanna vote for our Democratic nominee, and they are just being told, ‘Hey, this is a party/a campaign you don’t belong in…’ I am making a decision here.”Stevens continued to claim that she had time to “think” between her late-night conversation with Congresswoman Dingell and the following morning, and that being “alone with her thoughts” and “writing them out” helped her reach a decision to endorse Mike Rogers.She defended herself by saying she was still a “proud Democrat” and, like every other liberal, wanted the Democratic Party to win.“Nothing with me changed… This is about Abdul getting angrier and angrier and saying, ‘I don’t want these people in my campaign.’”Abdul El-Sayed defeated Haley Stevens in the Senate primary in August. Over the weekend, Abdul advised Stevens at a campaign rally that she should stay away “as not to distract from the central issues of the campaign.”According to Politico, the duo hadn’t appeared together in public since the post-primary unity breakfast and was scheduled to appear at a Detroit church on Sunday alongside Democratic South Carolina Representative Jim Clyburn. However, things seem to have gone sideways, and El-Sayed told reporters after the campaign rally:“I don’t want any distractions. It seems as though other folks are more interested in making this race about things that it’s not about. Congresswoman Stevens seems intent on relitigating a primary that ended three months ago. Let’s all focus on the task at hand: that’s beating Mike Rogers, holding Trump accountable, and getting money out of politics, putting money in pockets, and passing Medicare for All.”On Anderson Cooper’s self-titled talk show, Haley Stevens compared Abdul El-Sayed’s anger to Graham Platner’s “N*zi tattoo.” Platner ended his Democratic Senate campaign in Maine in July following controversy.“My mind is made up. I am rock solid. I am an independent woman, and I made my decision. I still love my party a whole lot, and I know there are a lot of people working really hard on elections all over the country. I really predict that the Democrats are going to win. This is about Michigan, not just Democrats…” Haley explained.In August, Stevens tweeted:“Mike Rogers will be another rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s dangerous agenda. We can’t afford to give MAGA another Senate seat in November.”Anderson Cooper asked why it was “not okay” then but is “okay now” to give MAGA a seat in the Senate. Stevens replied:“Well, why is it okay to have the Democratic Party and a top nominee, ejecting, or rather injecting this type of anger and lack of kindness? That’s all. I am one Democrat… I am just telling people how I am voting, and there are others who feel the same way.”When asked whether the “anger” and “lack of kindness” referred to El-Sayed “disinviting” her from his church event, Haley Stevens replied she was “just trying to help the campaign” and “stand up for people who feel hurt.” She also said she loves her state and has “deep respect” for her constituents and dodged a question about her chief of staff releasing a statement saying that the team was “shocked and heartbroken” about her decision. According to CNN, many of Stevens’ staffers allegedly quit.“I have an incredible team in Washington… I am in a transition… I am winding down my office… They are great individuals… but are certainly free to share their views on this. I am not trying to upset anyone. I am just trying to be honest with my constituents… All of us should accept when there’s a disagreement. It’s fine; I just changed my mind,” the congresswoman stated.Haley Stevens hinted that the anger and frustration about the Middle East were futile and she was more concerned about the issues within the country and in Michigan. When asked how she felt about President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson praising her endorsement of Mike Rogers, Stevens said:“Well, I impeached him [Trump] twice. But then, Mike Johnson has passed a couple of my bills as the speaker… It’s all just too much… I think Republicans have shown that they are all just focused on letting Trump be the dictator. But that’s not what the Democratic Party is… Sometimes Democrats go into the chamber, and they don’t always vote with the party… I wasn’t with the Biden switch around.”Elsewhere, Haley Stevens claimed some of Abdul El-Sayed’s “actions” were antisemitic and that she was “sick” about who the Senate hopeful stands with, including Hasan Piker, who previously made inappropriate comments about 9/11, and his uncle. However, when asked whether these affected her decision to endorse Rogers, Stevens claimed that was just Cooper’s “assumption” and “interpretation.”In her social media message, Haley Stevens not only endorsed Mike Rogers but said that Abdul El-Sayed was “right” to tell her that she was “no longer welcome” and to “stay away” from his campaign.“I don’t belong in Abdul’s campaign. I do not stand with Hasan Piker… Education is on the ballot… Who we are as Michiganders is not hate. It is not what we are getting out of our Democratic nominee right now… I am just one person. I love this state… This is Phil Hart’s seat in the U.S. Senate. This is the conscience of the Senate right now and our Michigan moment,” Stevens noted.Abdul El-Sayed responded to Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers by saying, "I actually don't think about Haley Stevens" and "None of this matters."