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Trump backs GOP lawmaker in Georgia runoff as Republicans try to unseat Ossoff

Dooley advanced to the runoff against Collins after placing second in the Republican primary.

Trump backs GOP lawmaker in Georgia runoff as Republicans try to unseat Ossoff
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Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins over Derek Dooley in Georgia’s June 16 Republican runoff, as the winner seeks the party’s nomination to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.

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Republican Senate-runoff candidate opposing Collins

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator and likely Democratic opponent in the general election

Ossoff's version of this story ↗
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins and criticized Ossoff

Trump's version of this story ↗
Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia representative and Republican Senate-runoff candidate endorsed by Trump

Collins's version of this story ↗
Raphael G. Warnock
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator who won the other Senate race referenced

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Former Georgia representative who declined to run against Ossoff

Kelly Loeffler
Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Small Business Administration administrator and former Georgia senator

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice president who hosted an event attended by Dooley

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Georgia representative who finished behind the runoff candidates in the primary

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

Former Republican senator defeated by Ossoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state who declined to run against Ossoff; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Mac Collins, Former representative and father of Mike Collins

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21 OUTLETS
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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