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Trump endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff

Dooley is competing against Collins for the Republican nomination to challenge Jon Ossoff.

Trump endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff
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President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, backing him over Derek Dooley ahead of a contest to choose the challenger to Sen. Jon Ossoff. The endorsement highlights the role of Trump’s influence in the Republican contest.

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Republican Senate-runoff candidate challenging Collins

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican representative and Senate-runoff candidate endorsed by Trump

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins in the Georgia Senate runoff

Trump's version of this story ↗
Bernie Moreno
R · OH · SEN

Ohio senator cited as an example of a Republican outsider candidate

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator whom the Republican runoff winner would face

Former president referenced in the account of Collins’s false 2020 election claims

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative cited as a recent Republican primary loser

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

Montana senator cited as an example of a Republican outsider candidate

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator cited as failing to reach a runoff

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate cited as a comparison

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator cited as an example of a Republican outsider candidate

Republican candidate who defeated Massie in a recent Kentucky contest

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator and former primary-runoff opponent of Paxton

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor backing Dooley

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21 OUTLETS
Trump Endorses Collins Ahead of Georgia Senate Runoff

Outlets agree that President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff against Derek Dooley. Dooley is Collins’s opponent for the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. Center outlets place the endorsement in the context of Trump’s influence in Republican primaries and his dispute with Gov. Brian Kemp, while also covering Dooley’s response and Collins’s false 2020 election claims. Right-leaning outlets focus on the endorsement and the approaching runoff, with Fox News also noting the race’s national stakes.

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