{"id":2606112,"date":"2026-05-22T23:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-collins-fires-staffer-over-despicable-and-unauthorized-x-post\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T23:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:36:52","slug":"mike-collins-fires-staffer-over-despicable-and-unauthorized-x-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-collins-fires-staffer-over-despicable-and-unauthorized-x-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Collins fires staffer over &#8216;despicable and unauthorized&#8217; X post"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-collins-fires-staffer-over-despicable-and-unauthorized-x-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606112&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) fired a staffer after an unauthorized X post on the \u201cMike Collins War Room\u201d account included a crude sexual reference aimed at a rival adviser\u2019s wife. The post appeared after an adviser, Luke Thompson, shared polling suggesting Collins trailed Derek Dooley against Sen.Jon Ossoff. Thompson\u2019s wife, Brooke Nevils-an NBC News former staffer-had previously accused Today show host Matt Lauer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">sexual assault<\/a> and rape; she also said she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chrissy-teigen-bullied-courtney-stodden-attempted-suicide-in-2019-no-secret-ive-struggled-with-depression\/\" title=\"Chrissy Teigen-Bullied Courtney Stodden Attempted Suicide In 2019: \u2018No Secret\u2019 I\u2019ve \u2018Struggled With Depression\u2019\">attempted suicide<\/a> afterward, though Lauer denies wrongdoing.  <\/p>\n<p>The offensive tweet drew outrage only after additional context was provided by atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein, and the post was quickly deleted. Thompson responded by criticizing Collins\u2019s team, and duty was later blamed on longtime Collins adviser Brandon Phillips, who has faced a prior ethics inquiry; Collins said he had made staffing changes and announced the firing on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-deletes-twitter-account-after-da-floats-criminal-charges\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin Deletes Twitter ... After DA Floats Criminal Charges\">main account<\/a>. Collins received 40.5% in the GOP primary, while Gov. Brian Kemp-backed Dooley won 30.2%, leading both to a runoff.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17647\">Mike Collins<\/a> (R-GA) fired one of his staffers over a post on X, made on the Mike Collins War Room account, which he decried as \u201cdespicable and unauthorized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier on Friday, Luke Thompson, an adviser to Collins\u2019s Republican runoff primary rival Derek Dooley, shared polling data showing Dooley ahead of Collins in a potential matchup with incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA). The Mike Collins War Room account responded with a crude sexual reference targeting Thompson\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4580296\/dccc-digital-ads-vulnerable-pennsylvania-republicans\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DCCC launches digital ads targeting Pennsylvania\u2019s four vulnerable House Republicans<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4579420\/debbie-wasserman-schultz-run-new-district-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Wasserman Schultz makes bid for new district after Cherfilus-McCormick resignation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4578847\/tom-kean-absence-health-reelection\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Medically absent Rep. Tom Kean expects \u2018full recovery,\u2019 confirms reelection bid<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMatt Laurer\u2019s [sic] sloppy seconds chiming in to take an L,\u201d the account said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thompson\u2019s wife, Brooke Nevils, was a former staffer at NBC News, where she accused former <em>Today<\/em> show anchor Matt Lauer of sexually assaulting and raping her during her time there. She later revealed that she attempted suicide over the incident. Lauer has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mike Collins War Room account\u2019s post went over many heads until <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> reporter Greg Bluestein provided <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bluestein\/status\/2057888261981294708?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bluestein\/status\/2057888261981294708?s=20\">further context<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >igniting widespread outrage<\/a>. The post was quickly deleted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCollins surrounds himself with unprofessional and incompetent cretins. This is not a team capable of holding its own against the Ossoff war chest. Just a deeply stupid group of low grade operators,\u201d Thompson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ltthompso\/status\/2057888596879618306?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ltthompso\/status\/2057888596879618306?s=20\">said<\/a> in response to the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blame for the post soon fell on longtime Collins adviser Brandon Phillips, who has previously faced an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/01\/05\/congress\/new-ethics-allegations-00711424\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/01\/05\/congress\/new-ethics-allegations-00711424\">ethics inquiry<\/a>. Collins <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/2057951092357353816?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/2057951092357353816?s=20\">announced<\/a> his firing on his main account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4575969\/massie-ousted-georgia-democrats-big-turnout-what-you-missed-primaries\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4575969\">MASSIE OUSTED, GEORGIA DEMOCRATS BIG TURNOUT, AND RUNOFFS SET. WHAT YOU MISSED FROM LAST NIGHT\u2019S PRIMARIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEarlier 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 apologize for this offensive tweet. I have made staffing changes to ensure this type of behavior never happens again,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins got 40.5% of the vote in the Republican primary earlier this week, while the Gov. Brian Kemp-backed Dooley got 30.2%, sending both to a runoff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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