{"id":2615185,"date":"2026-06-17T12:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ossoff-targets-collinss-trucking-business-in-first-ad-since-georgia-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:49:53","slug":"ossoff-targets-collinss-trucking-business-in-first-ad-since-georgia-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ossoff-targets-collinss-trucking-business-in-first-ad-since-georgia-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Ossoff targets Collins&#8217;s trucking business in first ad since Georgia primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fossoff-targets-collinss-trucking-business-in-first-ad-since-georgia-primary%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=2615185&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>Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) launched a campaign ad criticizing Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) following Collins&#8217;s victory in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia&#8217;s Senate race. The ad highlights Collins\u2019s background in the trucking industry, claiming he inherited his family business rather than working his way up, and accuses him of being a career politician benefiting from nepotism and aligned with Trump\u2019s chaos. Collins,endorsed by Trump,emphasizes his outsider status and blue-collar roots,though ossoff\u2019s campaign disputes this narrative,pointing out collins\u2019s family wealth and political ties. Collins defeated former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-celebrates-natl-law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" title=\"Country celebrates Nat\u2019l Law Enforcement Appreciation Day\">football coach<\/a> Derek Dooley to secure the GOP nomination and aims to unseat Ossoff in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bidens-envoy-threatens-brazil-not-to-question-electronic-vote\/\" title=\"Report: Biden\u2019s envoy threatens Brazil not to question electronic vote\">upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the ... -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a><\/a>, with Collins expressing confidence based on primary support and criticizing Ossoff\u2019s alignment with Washington Democrats.  <\/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\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-ossoff\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3194\">Jon Ossoff<\/a> (D-GA) took aim at 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) in his first campaign ad since the Republican won the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> GOP primary runoff election late Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two will be facing off in the general election, with the Democratic incumbent looking to hold onto his seat for a second term.<\/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\/4612074\/four-takeaways-georgia-dc-alabama-oklahoma-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Four takeaways from Georgia, DC, Alabama, and Oklahoma primary elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4611358\/dc-mayoral-race-fight-between-left-far-left\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DC mayoral race is fight between \u2018Left\u2019 and \u2018far Left\u2019: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4607641\/janeese-lewis-george-campaign-funnels-secret-payouts-through-local-union\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Janeese Lewis George campaign funnels secret payouts through local union<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the new ad, Ossoff\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reelection campaign targeted<\/a> the Republican challenger\u2019s history in the trucking business, specifically how Collins didn\u2019t work his way from the ground up in the trucking industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTruth is, Mike took over his dad\u2019s trucking company and followed in his footsteps straight to Congress,\u201d a narrator said in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TeamOssoff\/status\/2067219592225673364\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TeamOssoff\/status\/2067219592225673364\">two-minute video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Rep. Mac Collins, who served in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> between 1993 and 2005, once owned Collins Trucking in Jackson, Georgia, before his son inherited the business. The younger Collins still maintains ties to the trucking company while serving in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>. Collins was first elected in 2022. His father died in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins frames himself as an \u201coutsider\u201d and a blue-collar worker, but Ossoff\u2019s campaign disputes his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-boris-saying-he-got-brexit-done-is-a-joke-to-northern-irish-dup-mp\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2013 Boris Saying He &#039;Got Brexit Done&#039; Is &#039;A Joke&#039; to Northern Irish: DUP MP\">working-class roots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis rich daddy, a former congressman and career politician himself, handed Mike the keys to a company with dozens of employees, making multimillionaire Mike richer, while real truckers did the actual work,\u201d the narrator continued. \u201cMaybe that\u2019s why Trump likes him so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two days before the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a> primary, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> endorsed Collins for the Senate, calling him a \u201ctrue Friend, Fighter, and WARRIOR.\u201d Collins\u2019s victory on Tuesday is the latest instance of Trump-backed candidates winning their respective primaries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou see, Mike\u2019s not a working trucker,\u201d the ad states. \u201cHe\u2019s a man who rode his daddy\u2019s name from business to Congress, a politician who voted to hike our healthcare costs and defund rural hospitals, so he could take care of billionaires and himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lackey who\u2019s in lockstep with all of Trump\u2019s chaos,\u201d it adds. \u201cSo the next time your grocery bill climbs, you pay more to fuel your car, or your kid\u2019s school loses funding, you can thank Mike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ossoff will likely release more campaign ads attacking his Republican opponent in the months leading up to November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more than 55% of the vote, Collins defeated former football coach and attorney Derek Dooley for the GOP nomination. The two advanced to the GOP runoff after Collins finished first in the May 19 primary with 40% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4609700\/mike-collins-wins-georgia-gop-senate-runoff\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4609700\/mike-collins-wins-georgia-gop-senate-runoff\/\">TRUMP-BACKED MIKE COLLINS WINS GEORGIA GOP SENATE RUNOFF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the support he received from Republican primary voters in Georgia, Collins believes he has a strong chance to defeat Ossoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJon Ossoff has spent years in Washington doing the bidding of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer while Georgians paid the price at the pump, at the grocery store, and at the border,\u201d Collins <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/2067234540578292057\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/2067234540578292057\">posted on X<\/a> Wednesday morning. \u201cThat ends in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ossoff attacks Collins in first ad after GOP primary win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2615186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26168067968733.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43554,50448,81319],"class_list":["post-2615185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-georgia-politics","tag-jon-ossoff","tag-trucking-industry-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26168067968733.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615185"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615189,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615185\/revisions\/2615189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}