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GOP Senate Candidate’s Campaign Account Calls Alleged Matt Lauer Rape Victim ‘Sloppy Seconds’

The campaign said the post was unauthorized and apologized after it went viral, while Collins fired top aide Brandon Phillips to contain the fallout.

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Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images. A campaign account for Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), who is running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, sparked a firestorm of controversy and anger on Friday for mocking an advisor for his rival’s campaign over past rape allegations. Luke Thompson, an advisor helping elect former college football coach Derek Dooley, shared new polling data in the race between Dooley and Collins on X and wrote, “48 hours later, a…
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Mediaite broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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