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Trump backs Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff

Collins welcomed Trump’s endorsement and used a campaign stop to argue he can appeal to Georgia voters.

Trump backs Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff
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Donald Trump endorsed Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, prompting Collins to welcome the support as he campaigns against Derek Dooley for the chance to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. Collins also repeated a false claim that the 2020 election was rigged.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate runoff candidate and Trump endorsee

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Republican candidate competing with Collins in the Senate runoff

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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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Iowa representative mentioned in connection with 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 who could face the Republican runoff winner

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

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative mentioned as a Trump-opposed 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 cited as an example of a Trump-backed primary winner

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

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

Kentucky Republican cited as Massie’s primary opponent

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 who challenged Kemp in a 2022 primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor backing Dooley and endorsing Burt Jones in a separate runoff; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor whom Kemp endorsed in a Republican runoff; Rick Jackson, Businessman running against Burt Jones in the Republican 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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