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Trump endorses Collins in Georgia Senate runoff. It's his latest 'MAGA' pick in Republican primaries

Collins welcomed Trump’s endorsement as he competes in the Republican runoff for a chance to challenge Jon Ossoff.

Trump endorses Collins in Georgia Senate runoff. It's his latest 'MAGA' pick in Republican primaries
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Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, where Collins is competing against Derek Dooley for the chance to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. The endorsement puts Trump’s influence in the party at the center of the contest.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican representative and candidate in Georgia’s Senate runoff

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins in the Republican runoff

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Republican candidate competing against Collins in the Georgia Senate runoff

Dooley's version of this story ↗

Iowa representative cited in the state’s gubernatorial primary

Bernie Moreno
R · OH · SEN

Ohio senator cited as an example of an outsider who won in 2024

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator whom the Republican runoff winner would challenge

Former president referenced in discussion of Georgia’s 2020 election result

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative cited as a recent Trump-opposed primary loser

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

Montana senator cited as an example of an outsider who won in 2024

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator cited as having failed to make a runoff

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Senate candidate cited as a comparison in Trump’s primary record

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator cited as an example of an outsider who won in 2024

Republican who defeated Massie in Kentucky

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator cited as Paxton’s defeated runoff opponent

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

Former senator cited as Trump’s backed challenger to Kemp in 2022

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Outgoing Georgia governor backing Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor whom Kemp endorsed in a separate Republican primary 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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