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

Dooley is Collins’s opponent in the runoff and argues that voters want a political outsider to face Ossoff.

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Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, prompting Collins to praise the endorsement and renew false claims about the 2020 election. The contest will determine who faces Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.

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Republican Senate runoff candidate challenging Collins

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins in the runoff

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate runoff candidate and Trump endorsee

Collins's version of this story ↗

Iowa representative and unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate

Bernie Moreno
R · OH · SEN

Ohio senator cited as an example of an outsider candidate

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator and potential general-election opponent

Former president named in discussion of the 2020 election

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative mentioned as a defeated primary candidate

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

Montana senator cited as an example of an outsider candidate

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator mentioned in a primary roundup

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate mentioned as a comparison

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator cited as an example of an outsider candidate

Kentucky Republican candidate who defeated Massie

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator mentioned as Paxton’s defeated opponent

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

Former senator and Kemp’s 2022 primary challenger

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who backed Dooley and has clashed with Trump; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial runoff candidate; Rick Jackson, Businessman and Republican gubernatorial runoff candidate

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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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