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President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., in Georgia’s 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The president’s endorsement comes days before the state’s runoff election between Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley, who has the backing of Trump foe Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
“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 Most Votes Received by any single Candidate in Georgia’s History, for any Election,” the president wrote Sunday in a post to Truth Social.
“Mike is strongly supported by the most Highly Respected MAGA Patriots in Georgia and beyond, and many Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate — He is a WARRIOR and WINNER!” he added.
In his endorsement, the president further touted Collins’ successful business record as a founder and co-owner of a trucking company, and support for the America First agenda while in Congress.
He also slammed the incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff as someone who voted against the Trump tax cuts, supported men in women’s sports, open borders, and lax crime policies.
“We are the opposite!” he wrote. “I created the Strongest Border in History, and Congressman Mike Collins backed me up all the way. Jon Ossoff wants to abolish our Borders, stop deporting Criminal Illegal Aliens, and supports dangerous “Soft on Crime” Policies like cashless bail, that let repeat Violent Criminals roam free on our streets. He voted AGAINST Voter I.D., and also, fought strongly against Proof of Citizenship, but is in favor of allowing Illegal Aliens to vote in our Sacred Elections. He is a Radical Left Lunatic, a Dumocrat, and doesn’t represent the values of the Great People of Georgia.”
He continued, “I beat him years ago in a Congressional Race where he was winning by a lot until I offered my Endorsement, my Candidate won, easily, and that’s going to happen again because Jon Ossoff doesn’t have what it takes. He is a laughingstock in Washington, he is weak and pathetic! All he’s got is money provided by Radical Left people looking to destroy our Country. He is Reckless, Radical, and Dangerous.”
The president spoke of Collins’ primary opponent, saying that Dooley seems like a “nice person,” but accused him of not living in Georgia for most of his life and of not voting in 2016 or 2020.
“Mike Collins is a true Friend, Fighter, and WARRIOR, who has been with us from the very beginning, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be your next United States Senator. Unlike “lightweight” Jon Ossoff, a totally ineffective RADICAL LEFT LOSER who has failed the Great People of Georgia so badly, Mike Collins is a winner who will never let you down. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT SUPPORT GEORGIA,” wrote President Trump.
He concluded, “We now have the Strongest Border, the Best Stock Market, and the Most Success that our Country has ever seen and, by the way, we also have the Islamic Republic of Iran which has just agreed to never have a Nuclear Weapon, and the Hormuz Strait will be opening shortly. Gas prices will plummet, and Affordability will be far better than the numbers from the Record Inflation Driven Biden Administration years.”
The winner of Tuesday’s GOP Senate nomination will face off against Ossoff in November. Ossoff is viewed as one of the more vulnerable Democrat senators seeking reelection, especially in a state that President Trump carried in 2024.
