{"id":22756,"date":"2026-07-31T05:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22756"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:04:03","slug":"mike-collins-dodges-son-in-law-white-nationalist-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22756","title":{"rendered":"Mike Collins Dodges Son-in-Law White Nationalist Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5525909\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5525909\" class=\"wp-image-5525909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24038050490049-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Collins\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24038050490049-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24038050490049-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24038050490049-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24038050490049-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24038050490049-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24038050490049-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24038050490049-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5525909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call via AP Images.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rep. <strong>Mike Collins <\/strong>(R-GA), the Georgia Senate hopeful, refused to answer questions from reporters about his son-in-law\u2019s slew of white nationalist and anti-semitic posts on Thursday, instead choosing to attack his opponent, Sen. <strong>Jon Ossoff<\/strong> (D-GA).<\/p>\n<p>On July 16, CNN\u2019s KFile published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/16\/politics\/kfile-mike-collins-georgia-senate-race-son-in-law-white-nationalist-social-media-content\">report<\/a> revealing that Collins\u2019 son-in-law, influencer <strong>David Alan Scheer II<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/cnn-reveals-influencer-closely-tied-to-gop-senate-candidate-is-a-white-nationalist-with-a-long-history-of-racist-comments\/\">using social media<\/a>, promoted the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front, called for Muslims to be deported, and spread antisemitic conspiracy theories \u2014 including one infographic targeting Jews that he claimed Collins\u2019 daughter created.<\/p>\n<p>KFile further reported that Scheer maintains a close relationship to the Collins family, appearing in campaign and family photos, attending Collins\u2019 Senate primary victory party, and being registered to vote at a Collins-owned property adjacent to the congressman\u2019s Georgia home.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ajconwashington\/status\/2079643199694319842?s=20\">comments<\/a> made a week later to the <em>Atlanta-Journal Constitution\u2019s<\/em> <strong>Tia Mitchell<\/strong>, Collins said, \u201cNobody speaks for me, and I don\u2019t speak for anybody else.\u201d On the allegations of anti-Semitism, he added, \u201cI think it\u2019s pretty clear on where I\u2019ve always stood with Israel,\u201d pointing to his supporting voting record in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, however, when asked for further comment, Collins told reporters, \u201cYou know, we fully addressed that. But Jon Ossoff refuses to disavow these Democrat socialist movements in our country. As a matter of fact, he embraces that. You know, Jon Ossoff should answer for voting for men being in women\u2019s locker rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"7d1e80cc39d0707d8037a96dcb662627\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reporter: There\u2019s some reporting that came out about your son-in-law posting white nationalist and antisemitic content. Do you want to comment on some of the things he said in those videos?<\/p>\n<p>Mike Collins: Jon Ossoff refuses to disavow these Democratic Socialist movements!\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/2082892119023460825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A reporter was then heard trying to interject, \u201cCan you address the \u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJon Ossoff should, should answer \u2014 Jon, Jon Ossoff should answer why he voted for this massive spending bill out there that has jumpstarted inflation and caused prices to go up on average Georgians out there. Jon Ossoff should answer for why he supported any cash bail, why he supported the open borders, why he supported, why he supported these radical anti-Israel extremists,\u201d claimed Collins. \u201cThese aren\u2019t Georgia values, y\u2019all. That\u2019s what he needs to answer for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reporters continued to attempt to ask questions about his son-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the people,\u201d Collins went on, \u201cand the people will, will choose to get rid of him in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The congressman agreed to answer one more question, calling on \u201cthe young lady right there,\u201d before seemingly changing his mind, telling the press, \u201cListen, I appreciate y\u2019all\u2019s time,\u201d and leaving the podium.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call via AP Images. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), the Georgia Senate hopeful, refused to answer questions from reporters about his son-in-law\u2019s slew of white nationalist and anti-semitic posts on Thursday, instead choosing to attack his opponent, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA). 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