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Trump endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff

Dooley answered Trump’s endorsement of Collins by restating his case as an outsider who could defeat Ossoff.

Trump endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff
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Jun 14, 2026
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Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, intensifying a contest that the article describes as a proxy fight between Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp. Trump also criticized rival Derek Dooley and Sen. Jon Ossoff.

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Derek Dooley R · GA
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Republican candidate opposing Collins in the Georgia Senate runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins and criticized Dooley and Ossoff

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican candidate in Georgia’s Senate runoff and the recipient of Trump’s endorsement

Collins's version of this story ↗

Iowa representative cited as an example of a late Trump endorsement

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator and prospective general-election opponent

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Georgia representative who also ran in the first round of the Republican Senate primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state mentioned as a former Trump political opponent; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor whose support Dooley highlighted; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor mentioned as a beneficiary of Trump’s endorsement; Gabriel Sterling, Georgia elections official mentioned as a former Trump political opponent

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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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