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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 and defended his record as he sought the Republican nomination 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 seeking the chance to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. Collins welcomed the endorsement and repeated a false claim that the 2020 election was 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 runoff

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Iowa representative mentioned in connection with Trump's inability to lift him to victory in a gubernatorial primary

Bernie Moreno
R · OH · SEN

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

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator Collins and Dooley hope to challenge

Former president mentioned in connection with Georgia's 2020 election

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative mentioned as a recent primary loser

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

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

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator mentioned as having failed to make a runoff

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Senate candidate cited as an example of Trump's primary influence

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

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

Republican Senate runoff candidate opposing Collins

Kentucky House candidate who defeated Massie in a primary

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator mentioned as Paxton's defeated primary opponent

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

Former senator and Kemp's 2022 primary challenger backed by Trump

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, 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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