Trump-backed Republican who lost 2024 Senate bid scores president's endorsement while trying again

President Donald Trump endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers, who is running for U.S. Senate again after losing a bid to Elissa Slotkin in 2024

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, Republican of Michigan, as Rogers takes the stage to speak during a campaign rally at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich., Oct. 26, 2024 (DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump previously endorsed Rogers in 2024, before Rogers went on to win in the Republican U.S. Senate primary.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., staunchly opposed Trump's endorsement of Rogers in 2024.

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets Michigan GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate Mike Rogers during a rally at Saginaw Valley State University on Oct. 3, 2024 in Saginaw, Mich. ( Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Rogers served in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms spanning from early 2001 through early 2015.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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