In Georgia, Senate hopeful Mike Collins celebrates being President Donald Trump’s latest ‘MAGA’ pick in GOP primaries. More from reporter Bernie Bennett. [VERBATIM: In the closing stretch of Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate runoff, Rep. Mike Collins celebrated his 11th-hour endorsement from President Trump on Sunday and dismissed any ideas that the Republican president’s stamp of […]
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President Trump Endorses Candidate in Georgia’s U.S. Senate Race
In Georgia, Senate hopeful Mike Collins celebrates being President Donald Trump’s latest ‘MAGA’ pick in GOP primaries. More from reporter Bernie Bennett.
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In the closing stretch of Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate runoff, Rep. Mike Collins celebrated his 11th-hour endorsement from President Trump on Sunday and dismissed any ideas that the Republican president’s stamp of approval is a risky bet in a potential showdown with Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.
Mr. Trump disclosed his choice of Collins over former football coach Derek Dooley in a middle-of-the-night social media post that praised the second-term congressman for his loyalty.
The Republican candidates are competing Tuesday for the chance to unseat Ossoff in one of the most closely watched campaigns in the November midterm elections.
Bernie Bennett reporting.