Newsmax commentator Andrew Napolitano endorsed Democrat Abdul El-Sayed over Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race.

Napolitano, a retired judge and former Fox News analyst, gave the progressive candidate deemed a “communist” and “jihadist” by President Donald Trump a firm nod over “two-bit thug” Rogers.

“If I were in Michigan — no question in my mind — I would vote for El-Sayed,” he told Katie Halper in a preview of her show that will hit YouTube on Tuesday night. “And I would encourage everybody in Michigan to do the same.”

Judge Napolitano @Judgenap: “If I were in Michigan, I would vote for Abdul el Sayed @AbdulElSayed and I would encourage everyone in Michigan to do the same. Mike Rogers @MikeRogersForMI is a war-loving, spy-loving, constitution-hating two-bit thug, who has no right to be in the… pic.twitter.com/BgdViu2Oc8

“I mean, Mike Rogers is a war-loving, spy-loving, Constitution-hating, two-bit thug who has no right to be in the government,” Napolitano continued. “And even though I would probably disagree with El-Sayed’s vote on taxation and property, I would surely agree with him on war and civil liberties.”

Newsmax is considered to be one of the Trump die-hards of TV news, but Napolitano, a senior judicial analyst for the conservative channel and a “Newsmax Insider,” has had his moments opposing the administration.

El-Sayed, attempting to become the first Muslim elected to the Senate, is ahead in several recent polls aggregated by The New York Times.

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