Bernie Sanders dismisses Haley Stevens, says Michigan race is against the 'billionaire class'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Sanders, Vt.-I, claimed the "billionaire class" has spent roughly $50 million to defeat progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed, asking supporters why wealthy donors are "afraid" of his campaign during a speech Saturday in Detroit. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took a swipe at Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., on Saturday, saying Michigan's Democratic Senate primary isn't about her, but about whether the "billionaire class" can stop progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Sanders — joined by progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., at the Detroit Opera House rally — delivered the remarks to voters alongside El-Sayed, who is set to face Stevens in Michigan's Aug. 4 primary. "In all due respect to Haley Stevens, everybody knows that this is not an election between her and Abdul," Sanders said. "This is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class.