Trump backs Collins in Georgia Senate race, clashing with Kemp
Trump’s late endorsement boosts Mike Collins as Brian Kemp backs Derek Dooley in a runoff that will decide who challenges Jon Ossoff.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump endorsed Mike Collins in Georgia's crucial Senate runoff, boosting the congressman's campaign just days before Tuesday's election that will help decide GOP control of the chamber.
- Following a crowded May 19 primary where neither candidate surpassed 40%, Collins now faces political newcomer Derek Dooley, a former University of Tennessee football coach backed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
- Trump praised Collins as a 'true friend, fighter, and WARRIOR,' while Dooley emphasizes his outsider status as better positioned to defeat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November's general election.
- Both campaigns face scrutiny; the House Ethics Committee investigates Collins over alleged staff payment irregularities, while Dooley was recently accused of involvement in a 'pay to play' scandal with his brother and Gov. Kemp.
- Republicans view Ossoff as the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent seeking re-election, making Trump's endorsement power a crucial test as he increasingly shapes GOP identity in the November midterms.
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Trump Endorses Rep. Collins in Georgia Senate GOP Runoff
President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Mike Collins over former college football coach Derek Dooley ahead of Tuesday’s Republican runoff election in a key Senate race. “It is my Great Honor to endorse ‘MAGA’ Mike Collins, a Highly Respected Congressman who has been with me from the very beginning, and is running for the United States Senate in Georgia, a very special place to me, and where we just had a BIG Presidential Election Win with the M…
By Casey Gannon and Logan Schiciano, CNN - President Donald Trump weighed in on the Republican Senate primary in Georgia on Sunday, endorsing Representative Mike Collins just days before the congressman faces Derek Dooley in a runoff election. “Mike Collins is a true friend, fighter, and WARRIOR, who has been with us from the very beginning and has my full and total endorsement to be your next United States Senator,” Trump wrote in a post on Tru…
Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins ahead of GOP Senate runoff in Georgia
President Donald Trump on Sunday waded into the Georgia Republican primary for Senate, endorsing Rep. Mike Collins just days before the congressman faces off against Derek Dooley in a runoff election.
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