{"id":2633690,"date":"2026-07-22T13:59:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collins-skips-trumps-georgia-swing-as-house-votes-keep-him-in-dc\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:02:19","slug":"collins-skips-trumps-georgia-swing-as-house-votes-keep-him-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collins-skips-trumps-georgia-swing-as-house-votes-keep-him-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Collins skips Trump&#8217;s Georgia swing as House votes keep him in DC"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fcollins-skips-trumps-georgia-swing-as-house-votes-keep-him-in-dc%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=2633690&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>President Donald Trump is campaigning in georgia, but Rep. Mike Collins, a Republican candidate vying to unseat Democrat Jon Ossoff, is not attending Trump\u2019s rally as he remains in Washington, D.C., to participate in votes on key legislative priorities. Collins expressed on social media that, although he wishes to join Trump in Georgia, he must stay in D.C. to represent his constituents.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes recent controversies surrounding Collins, including allegations of his son-in-law supporting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-refuses-to-convict-men-entrapped-by-fbi-in-whitmer-kidnapping-plot\/\" title=\"Jury Refuses To Convict Men Entrapped By FBI In Whitmer Kidnapping Plot\">white nationalist group<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-refunds-check-from-hitler-promoting-imam\/\" title=\"Harris refunds check from Hitler-promoting imam\">sharing antisemitic content<\/a>, as well as issues raised about his former staff members involved in misconduct and concerning political statements. Despite Collins\u2019s absence from the georgia rally, the election race in georgia remains competitive, with Ossoff currently leading Collins by an average of 5.5 percentage points,highlighting Georgia\u2019s significance as a potential pick-up for Republicans seeking to gain control of the Senate.  <\/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\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> may be campaigning in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a>, but one of the candidates he is supposed to be stumping for, 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), won\u2019t be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins, who is the Republican nominee running to unseat incumbent 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), will remain in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday as the House barrels toward several votes on top Trump priorities, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >party-line defense spending bill<\/a>.<\/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 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here in D.C. to make their voice heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have already accomplished so much \u2014 but the job is not finished. <\/p>\n<p>While I wish I could be standing with the President today in Cobb county, the people of Georgia need me here in D.C. to make their voice heard. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VKfw0gqD1V\">pic.twitter.com\/VKfw0gqD1V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Collins (@MikeCollinsGA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/2079951157993132489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to remain in Washington comes as the Collins campaign has faced several controversies in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, CNN\u00a0reported\u00a0that Collins\u2019s son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, posted his support of the white nationalist group Patriot Front on social media, in addition to sharing Nazi imagery, calling for the deportation of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muslims\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"704\">Muslims<\/a>, and amplifying antisemitic messages targeting Jews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins has also contended with questions regarding his former chiefs of staff on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brandon Phillips, a former Collins chief, was investigated last year by the House Ethics Committee after allegations against the congressman\u2019s office that he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ethics.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OCC-Report-and-Findings-Rep.-Mike-Collins-1.5.26.pdf\">improperly received<\/a> taxpayer funds for campaign work and organized a paid internship for his girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second chief of staff, Kip Talley, was then criticized earlier this year after he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/why-chief-staff-leading-republican-164119687.html\">reportedly<\/a> told friends he intended to use \u201cthe levers of the legislative branch\u201d to release a Holocaust denier from prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4655876\/mamdani-testing-limits-of-influence-with-foreign-policy-forays\/\"><strong>MAMDANI \u2018TESTING THE LIMITS OF HIS INFLUENCE\u2019 WITH FOREIGN POLICY FORAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ossoff is leading Collins by an average of 5.5 percentage points three months before Election Day, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2026\/georgia\/ossoff-vs-collins\">RealClearPolitics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia represents a pickup opportunity for Republicans, who need to prevent Democrats from making a net gain of four seats in the Senate in order to continue controlling the chamber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump 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