President Donald Trump tore into Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Monday morning with a new nickname after the president's preferred candidate, Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), defeated his GOP opponent Derek Dooley in Tuesday's Republican runoff.
Trump's Social Media Attack
"So happy for highly respected Congressman Mike Collins. He will win his Senate Race in Georgia against a pathetic failed Dumocrat Senator, Os(jerk!)off, who is a joke in D.C.," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. "Nobody even knows who he is!!! I'll be doing Big TRUMP Rallies for Mike in Georgia! President DJT."
President Donald Trump came after Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from Georgia, following his preferred candidate's victory in the Republican Senate runoff.
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The Trump-backed Collins is set to face off against Ossoff in November's midterm election, but recent controversies may hamper his campaign.
Controversies Surrounding Collins
Earlier this year, the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Conduct reported that Collins' former chief of staff, Brandon Phillips, allegedly hired his romantic partner in 2023 and 2024 as a district intern for the representative, even though she "never worked a day in the district office," according to one complaint submitted to the OCC.
Phillips was ultimately fired in May for a crude post on X that mocked the wife of an adviser for a pro-Dooley PAC after that adviser suggested Dooley stood a better chance against Ossoff.
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Earlier today, a campaign advisor sent out a despicable and unauthorized twitter comment using a Team Collins campaign account. The statement was made without my knowledge or approval and in no way represents or reflects my values or the values of this campaign. I want to…
— Mike Collins (@MikeCollinsGA) May 22, 2026
Ossoff's Response
In a statement following Collins' win, Ossoff called "Trump's handpicked candidate" a "notorious bigot, antisemite, and extremist currently under federal investigation for the illegal misuse of tax dollars."
"Collins, who is only a congressman because his daddy was a congressman, voted to double health insurance premiums for more than a million Georgians, for the Iran War, and for the Trump tariffs," Ossoff wrote.
