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President Donald Trump listens as Michigan Republican congressional candidate Amir Hassan, whom he endorsed, speaks at an event at the General Motors Proving Ground <\/span>Paul Sancya\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A candidate who<\/span> suspended his campaign a month ago, spent no money, and endorsed his own rival won Michigan\u2019s 8th Congressional District GOP primary on Tuesday, handily defeating Amir Hassan, the candidate President Donald Trump endorsed.<\/p>\n The victor, Thomas J. Smith, won 50 percent of the vote in the state\u2019s 8th Congressional District, according to the <\/em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>, while Amir Hassan only had about 33 percent. That\u2019s a difference of over 10,000 votes. Smith suspended his campaign in mid-July\u2014too late to get his name off the ballot<\/a>. <\/strong>In a July 16 video<\/a>, he formally endorsed Al Lemmo, donning an \u201cAl Lemmo for Congress\u201d hat. Lemmo ended up with 16 percent of the vote on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Trump endorsed Hassan<\/a> on Truth Social in June, but supporters opposed the move<\/a>, some with significant anti-Islamic sentiment. Hassan\u2019s campaign website<\/a> says the congressional candidate \u201crecently reaffirmed his commitment to Christ\u201d and stated that \u201cJesus Christ is his Lord and Savior.\u201d Hassan also received support<\/a> from House Republicans\u2019 campaign committee, which highlighted his service in the Navy and as a former federal law enforcement officer.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to FEC campaign filings, Hassan spent over $600,000<\/a>, while Smith has no FEC filings<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the Detroit News<\/em><\/a>, Smith spoke for about 13 seconds at a Wednesday Republican event at a restaurant in Warren, Michigan: \u201cI\u2019m running for the 8th Congressional District to unseat communist comrade Rivet.\u201d<\/p>\n