CNN: “The posts and comments are the latest example of a far-right figure in Collins’ orbit […]”
Today, a group of Jewish Georgians held a virtual press call in response to new CNN reporting detailing GOP U.S. senate candidate Mike Collins’ close ties to white nationalism and neo-Nazi propaganda.
The report details “Mike Collins’ son-in-law—featured in campaign photos, registered to vote at a Collins-owned property, and appearing at his victory party—is a white nationalist influencer who has promoted Nazi imagery and called for ‘clearing our land of other people.’”
Earlier this week, a group of 120 Jewish Georgians signed onto a letter publicly condemning Collins’ “racist, xenophobic, and antisemitic” actions.
“This isn’t surprising,”said Mike Greenwald. “It’s just the latest in a series of scandals surrounding Congressman Collins. [His son-in-law] has spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, called for Muslims to be deported, and shared an anti-Semitic infographic targeting Jews that he said his wife—Collins’ daughter—made.”
“It’s deeply disturbing that Collins enabled his son-in-law to spread neo-Nazi propaganda,” said Larry Auerbach. “Mike Collins is clearly not afraid to embrace neo-Nazi ideology and white supremacists. This should alarm every Georgian.”
“After Politico reported that members of the chat had praised Adolf Hitler, joked about gas chambers, and exchanged racist slurs, Collins responded on social media, ‘I don’t care about some group chat,’ ” said Brandon Goldberg. “I visited Auschwitz just a few weeks ago. I stood in a gas chamber. I stared at the furnaces. To hear Congressman Collins respond by saying, ‘I don’t care about some group chat,”’ is deeply offensive.”