On Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Senate hopeful and current U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens thanked Berrien County Commissioner Chokwe Pitchford on X for his endorsement in the 2026 race.

The only issue was that Pitchford apparently never endorsed Stevens.

Instead of retweeting Stevens’ post with praise of the Birmingham Democrat, Pitchford denied ever endorsing her or any other candidate looking to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters

“I literally never endorsed her or heard a word from her team,” Pitchford wrote in his own social post 16 minutes later. “I promise you, I have not talked to anyone, emailed anyone about endorsements, or even hinted that I would be open to endorsing her.”

Not long after Pitchford’s tweet, Stevens appeared to have deleted her initial twe

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