Senator Ossoff: “Congressman Mike Collins needs to answer these questions: Will he apologize for his office’s documented ties to prominent white supremacists? Will he release, in full, every single text message, email, or other communication between his office and these prominent white supremacists, and will he ever answer whether he or his business paid this neo-Nazi for his services?”
Atlanta, Ga. — Today, Senator Jon Ossoff held a virtual press conference challenging his Republican opponent Mike Collins to answer new questions surrounding the congressman’s extensive neo-Nazi and white supremacist ties, including whether Collins plans to “release, in full, every single text message, email, or other communication between his office and these prominent white supremacists.”
When asked at his own campaign event about his ties to white nationalism following the Senator’s virtual press conference earlier in the morning, Collins “abruptly ended his press conference.”
These new questions follow the recent and sudden replacement of Collins’ top aide, Kip Talley, who was revealed to have worked with white nationalists, including Nick Fuentes, to try to get a Holocaust denier out of jail. Talley originally replaced top aide Brandon Phillips, who mocked a rape victim on Collins’ official account – all while in the midst of an ongoing federal investigation into the illegal misuse of tax dollars.
Collins continues to be under 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.” 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 also faces a slew of additional scandals, including outrage over his antisemitic harassment of a Jewish reporter and praise for a young man who harassed a Black woman by making monkey sounds.
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“The congressman needs to hold a press conference today,” said Sen. Ossoff. “He needs to apologize for his office’s ties to white supremacists, he needs to release every single email, text message, and communication between his office and these white supremacists, and he needs to finally answer the question you’ve all been asking him for two weeks and that he’s refused to answer, which is – how much did he or his businesses pay this neo-Nazi for his services?”
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