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

Dooley challenged Collins’s appeal and expressed confidence that he could win despite Trump’s endorsement of his opponent.

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Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, where Collins faces Derek Dooley for the chance to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. The article describes the endorsement as part of Trump’s broader influence over Republican primaries and reports Collins’s renewed false claims about the 2020 election.

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Republican candidate opposing Collins in the Senate runoff

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate runoff candidate and incumbent representative

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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 mentioned as an example of an outsider candidate who won in 2024

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator who could face the runoff winner in November

Former president mentioned in connection with Georgia’s 2020 election result

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative mentioned as a Republican who lost a primary

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

Montana senator mentioned as an example of an outsider candidate who won in 2024

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator mentioned as a Republican who failed to make a primary runoff

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Senate candidate mentioned as an example of Trump’s primary endorsements

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator mentioned as an example of an outsider candidate who won in 2024

Kentucky House candidate mentioned as Massie’s primary challenger

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

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor backing Dooley in the Senate runoff; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate endorsed by Kemp; Rick Jackson, Businessman running in the Georgia Republican gubernatorial runoff

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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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