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Collins celebrates being Trump's latest 'MAGA' pick in Ga. GOP primaries

Collins welcomed Trump’s endorsement and argued that his record could appeal to both conservative and moderate voters.

Collins celebrates being Trump's latest 'MAGA' pick in Ga. GOP primaries
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Rep. Mike Collins welcomed President Donald Trump’s endorsement in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, while challenger Derek Dooley argued he could still defeat Collins and Sen. Jon Ossoff. Collins also repeated the false claim that the 2020 election was “legitimately rigged.”

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate runoff candidate and recipient of Trump’s endorsement

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins in the Republican Senate runoff

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Republican Senate runoff candidate challenging Collins

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Iowa representative mentioned in a comparison of Trump’s primary influence

Bernie Moreno
R · OH · SEN

Ohio senator cited as an example of a Republican outsider candidate

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator Collins and Dooley hope to challenge

Former president referenced in discussion of the 2020 election

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative mentioned in a comparison of recent Republican primaries

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

Montana senator cited as an example of a Republican outsider candidate

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator mentioned in a comparison of recent Republican primaries

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate referenced 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 Kentucky

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator referenced as the incumbent defeated by Paxton

David A. Perdue
Former U.S. Senator (R-GA)

Former senator and Kemp’s 2022 primary challenger

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Outgoing Georgia governor and Dooley supporter; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial runoff candidate; Rick Jackson, Businessman running in the Georgia Republican gubernatorial runoff

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Trump Endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate Runoff

Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff against Derek Dooley. The race was to choose the Republican nominee to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets place the endorsement amid Republican divisions and concerns about Collins’s controversies or general-election prospects. Center outlets mostly treat it as a development in the GOP runoff and a test of Trump’s influence, often noting Brian Kemp’s support for Dooley. Right-leaning outlets foreground the endorsement and, in some coverage, Trump’s praise of Collins or the broader test of his influence.

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