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Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff against Dooley

Dooley is Collins’s opponent in the runoff and has the backing of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.

Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff against Dooley
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President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff against Derek Dooley, days before voters choose the party’s nominee. The article also recounts the candidates’ campaign disputes and the national stakes of the race.

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Derek Dooley R · GA
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Republican Senate candidate challenging Collins in the runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins

Trump's version of this story ↗
Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican House member and Senate candidate endorsed by Trump

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Iowa representative whose gubernatorial bid lost despite Trump’s endorsement

Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

South Carolina senator who won the Republican Senate primary without a runoff

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator who will face the Republican nominee

Mark Lynch
R · SC

Republican Senate primary challenger to Lindsey Graham

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
R · Secretary of Health and Human Services

Health secretary associated with the MAHA movement

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Georgia representative and former candidate in the crowded primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor and supporter of Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Charlie Kirk, Late co-founder of Turning Point USA; Kim Reynolds, Iowa governor who is retiring; Mac Collins, Former representative and Mike Collins’s father; Marty Kemp, Georgia first lady who appeared with Dooley on the campaign trail; Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Rick Jackson, Businessman and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Zach Lahn, Businessman and winner of the Iowa Republican gubernatorial primary

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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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