Video: Michigan Sheriff William Federspiel Leaves the Democratic Party and Endorses Mike Rogers for Senate
Fox posted a 4:11 clip from 'Fox & Friends Weekend' with the Saginaw County sheriff explaining his switch. We relied on Fox's description, not the footage.
Fox News has posted a clip titled "Michigan sheriff to leaves Democratic Party over shift to the left." The page is dated Oct. 24 and runs 4:11, from "Fox & Friends Weekend." The title appears with that typo on Fox's page.
This post summarizes a Fox News video. We relied on Fox's title and description, not on watching or hearing the footage, so we cannot tell you what was said beyond that description.
What Fox says. According to the description, Saginaw County Sheriff William Federspiel joined the program to talk about leaving the Democratic Party and endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's U.S. Senate race. Rogers is facing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
What is missing. The description does not say when Federspiel left the party, what specific policies drove him out, or whether he spoke for himself or for his office. It also gives no response from the Democratic Party or from the El-Sayed campaign.
Note for readers: a sheriff's endorsement is one man's choice, and we have not heard it in his own words.