Courier Georgia: “Outside [Mike Collins’] own campaign, the silence has been broader. Despite the scope of these allegations, party organizations and figures—including those from the party’s moderate wing—have not commented.”

Atlanta, Ga. — New reporting from Courier Georgia highlights the silence from Republicans, including Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, on their support for Georgia’s GOP Senate nominee Mike Collins in the wake of his neo-Nazi propaganda scandal. 

Last week, reporting in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Washington Examiner highlighted the growing concerns about Collins’ candidacy coming from within his own party as he faces intense scrutiny for propping up neo-Nazi propagandist, David Alan Scheer, whose close ties to the congressman include being “featured in campaign photos, registered to vote at a Collins-owned property,” and “appearing at his victory party.” Scheer has also “helped produce promotional work for Collins’ trucking company.” CNN also revealed that Collins is refusing to say whether he ever paid the neo-Nazi propagandist either personally, or through his business, his campaign, or his office. 

Collins continues to face a slew of other scandals, including an active federal investigation into the illegal misuse of tax dollars, renewed scrutiny over his office’s ties to prominent white supremacists and its efforts to free a Holocaust denier, as well as outrage over his antisemitic harassment of a Jewish reporter and praise for the viciously racist harassment with monkey sounds of a Black woman on a college campus. 

Courier Georgia: As Criticism Mounts Against Rep. Mike Collins, Even “Moderate” Republicans—Like Sen. Susan Collins of Maine—Remain Silent
By Colleen Hamilton | July 29th, 2026

KEY EXCERPTS

• For nearly two weeks, Rep. Mike Collins—the Republican running for US Senate in Georgia—has said almost nothing about his son-in-law’s ties to white nationalism.

• Neither has the rest of the Republican Party, including key groups and figures like the Senate Leadership Fund, the Republican Party of Georgia, and even the party’s most prominent “moderates” such as Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. […]

• CNN has reported that Rep. Collins’ son-in-law, David Alan Scheer, is a pro-white nationalist social media influencer who has regularly posted antisemitic material and Nazi imagery. During the July Fourth weekend, he shared multiple posts from the white supremacist group Patriot Front. […]

• In a video Scheer shared, a Patriot Front leader described the group’s “enemies” as ranging from “the Jewish cabals to the Mexican cartels, from the African criminals, to the homosexual peddlers of vice and exploitation.”

• Scheer isn’t some distant in-law Collins barely knows. He’s married to Collins’s daughter, Summer, and is registered to vote at a property Collins owns. CNN reports he has recorded promotional videos for Collins’s family trucking company, appeared in Collins’s campaign photos, and attended his primary-night victory party. […]

• This is not the first time Collins has been tied to white nationalism and racist conduct.

• Collins recently fired his chief of staff, Kip Talley, after texts emerged showing Talley in a group chat with white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes. Fuentes is virulently antisemitic. He’s said he wants to outlaw homosexuality, strip women of the right to work and vote, and has called Jim Crow—the violent apartheid system that governed the South for nearly a century—”better” for Black Americans.

• In the text thread, Talley said he was working on behalf of Charles Johnson, a Holocaust denier who has regularly used racial slurs online. “I’m going to try and use the levers of the legislative branch to check into his detention,” Talley wrote, later adding: “I’m reaching out to my people at FBI and DOJ. Trying to get [Johnson] out.”

• […] In 2024, [Collins] shared a video of a massive group of white, predominantly male students at the University of Mississippi shouting at a Black female protestor. One of the white students made ape-like gestures and sounds. Collins reposted the video, writing, “Ole Miss taking care of business.” The NAACP called for an ethics investigation into Collins’ conduct, but none was ever launched. Georgia State Sen. Josh McLaurin said in a speech that some Republicans privately condemned Collins’ social media posts, but none went on the record publicly with their criticism. Collins later said he did not condone “any form of discrimination” but did not delete the post.

• This week, Democratic senators have called for their Republican colleagues to condemn the behavior. […]

• Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) joined the pressure campaign yesterday, July 28, in a post on X: “The reporting is clear: Mike Collins has ties to white nationalists, and his office worked to free a Holocaust denier from jail. Will Senate Republicans condemn it? Will Collins say whether he paid a Neo-Nazi a single dime? Voters deserve answers.” 

• Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) went further, noting the timeline: “It’s been over 10 days since this story came out and Mike Collins has yet to condemn these antisemitic figures in his orbit — including his son-in-law and a top advisor. At a time when antisemitism is on the rise, leaders seeking to serve in the U.S. Senate cannot be silent and let this bigotry be normalized. It’s not only shameful, it’s disqualifying. Will others in Mike Collins’ party speak out?”

• So far, the answer to that question has largely been no. Collins’ campaign has not directly addressed Scheer’s posts or Talley’s role in the Fuentes chat. Beyond the brief statement emphasizing his condemnation of antisemitism and support for Israel, Collins has refused to answer direct questions about his relationship with Scheer. 

• Outside his own campaign, the silence has been broader. Despite the scope of these allegations, party organizations and figures—including those from the party’s moderate wing—have not commented. Neither the Senate Leadership Fund, the Republican Party of Georgia, nor Sen. Susan Collins responded when Courier Georgia asked whether this conduct and web of relationships was appropriate for a sitting House member now seeking a Senate seat. 

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