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

Dooley is competing with Collins for the Republican nomination and said Trump’s endorsement would not keep him from winning.

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, backing him over Derek Dooley ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Collins welcomed the endorsement and criticized Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, while the article also examines the dispute between Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp over the race.

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Republican Senate runoff candidate and U.S. representative

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Donald Trump
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President who endorsed Collins in the Senate runoff

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Bernie Moreno
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Ohio senator cited as an example of an outsider who won in 2024

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Democratic senator who may face the Republican nominee in November

Former president mentioned in discussion of Georgia’s 2020 election

Thomas Massie
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Kentucky representative who lost a primary to Ed Gallrein

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

Bill Cassidy
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Louisiana senator who failed to make a Republican primary runoff

Ken Paxton
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Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate

David McCormick
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Pennsylvania senator cited as an example of an outsider who won in 2024

Kentucky House candidate who defeated Massie in a Republican primary

John Cornyn
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Texas senator who lost the Republican runoff to Paxton

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; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial 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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