Amir Hassan was endorsed by Donald Trump in the District 8 primary.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowAug 5, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (The Hill, Mother Jones, and outlets reporting AP figures) confirm Trump endorsed Amir Hassan in Michigan's 8th District GOP primary, which Hassan lost to Thomas Smith, who had dropped out. The claim's core assertion that Hassan was Trump's endorsed candidate in the District 8 primary is supported and nothing contradicts it.
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… Republican races, so their turnout was lower, but they had a primary for District 8, that's ah, the Flint area, and there was a candidate who dropped out, had stopped campaigning, Thomas Smith, and he actually defeated pretty easily, like 17 points, here, Amir Hassan, who was the endorsed candidate by President Trump. And so I guess it's worth asking, do you think this is some sort of name factor, where people are getting spooked by these more Islamic sounding names, and could that end up playing a role in the general election, where we have Mike Rogers, super generic, …
The Charlie Kirk Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Hill reports Amir Hassan was a candidate Trump had endorsed and rallied with in the 8th District Republican primary.[1]
Supports. Mother Jones reports Trump endorsed Hassan and that Hassan lost to Thomas J. Smith, who had suspended his campaign in July.[2]
Supports. Multiple outlets (People, Michigan Advance, Daily Beast) report Trump's Truth Social endorsement of Hassan ahead of the August 4 primary.[3][4][5]
Context. Hassan received about 33% of the vote versus Smith's roughly 50%, so the endorsement did not produce a win.[4][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1What's in a foreign-sounding name? Trump's first House primary lossthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 2Trump-Endorsed Candidate Loses Michigan Primary to a ...motherjones.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Trump-Backed House Candidate Loses High-Stakes ...people.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4GOP voters select candidate in 8th Congressional District who suspended his campaign last month • Michigan Advancemichiganadvance.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Trump Suffers Humiliating Blow as His Candidate Loses to Rival Who Quit Own Campaignthedailybeast.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Trump-backed candidate's name led to Michigan primary loss ...ftw.usatoday.com · not rated · cited for: context
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