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Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff

Dooley is Collins’s opponent in the runoff and has argued he is better positioned to defeat Ossoff.

Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff
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President Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s upcoming Republican Senate runoff against Derek Dooley. The winner will face Sen. Jon Ossoff in a race Republicans see as an opportunity to gain a seat.

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

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins and criticized Dooley’s standing

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican House member running in Georgia’s Senate runoff

Collins's version of this story ↗
Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator and prospective general-election opponent

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Republican House member eliminated from the Senate primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who backed Dooley

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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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