Tag Archives: Mike Collins

GOP Rep Who Called For Dropping Migrants From Helicopters Trolls Van Hollen With Fake Office Plaque

Mediaite reports: Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) posted a photo on social media showing what appears to be a defaced name plaque outside the office of Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on Friday night. Republicans slammed Van Hollen on Thursday and Friday for traveling to El Salvador where the Democrat met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a migrant who was erroneously deported …

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GOP Rep: “On This Day In 2021 Thousands Of Peaceful Grandmothers Took A Self-Guided Tour Of The Capitol”

“On #ThisDayInHistory in 2021, thousands of peaceful grandmothers gathered in Washington, D.C., to take a self-guided, albeit unauthorized, tour of the U.S. Capitol building. Earlier that day, President Trump held a rally, where supporters walked to the Capitol to peacefully protest the certification of the 2020 election. During this time, some individuals entered the Capitol, took photos, and explored the …

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GA Rep. Mike Collins: Now Is “Not The Time” To Talk About Gun Control, We Need More Jesus In Schools

“It just goes to show that the politics from this administration has nothing to do with people. They’re going to continue to push an agenda. It’s not the right agenda. “In my opinion, it’s not the right time to talk about what we see out there. We’ve got to get back to God in this country, we have really gotten …

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GOP Rep: Charge Biden With “Inciting Assassination”

Mediaite reports: Within minutes of a shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday, Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) blamed President Joe Biden and called for him to be prosecuted. Collins has an extensive history of making outlandish and offensive comments, including tweeting that an undocumented migrant who was charged with assaulting an NYPD officer should be thrown from a helicopter, …

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Republican Rep Mocks Assassinations Of Kennedys

The Independent reports: A US Congressman who came under fire for defending racist counter-protests at the University of Mississippi has sparked fresh outrage after making a poor-taste joke about the Kennedy family. Mike Collins, a Republican from Georgia, was described as “sick and deplorable” after posting a message seemingly about reports that a worm had eaten part of Robert F …

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GOP Rep Defends Praise Of Ole Miss Counterprotesters

The Hill reports: Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) defended his decision to share a video of counterprotesters at the University of Mississippi harassing a Black woman at a pro-Palestine protest last week, responding to criticism that he was endorsing racist conduct. “I understand and respect the feedback that’s been shared regarding a single individual during the Ole Miss protests,” Collins wrote …

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Ole Miss Students Taunt Protester With Racist Abuse

Los Angeles Magazine reports: A video was posted on X Thursday of a group of counter-protestors at the University of Mississippi — or Ole Miss — shouting and making monkey noises towards a Black woman who was part of a group protesting the war in Gaza. Another bystander at the university uploaded a video of the students shouting “Lizzo! Lizzo! …

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GOP Rep Calls For Dropping Migrants From Helicopters

Mediaite reports: Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) suggested that a group of migrants who flipped off reporters should be thrown out of helicopters via “Pinochet Air.” Collins responded to a tweet from Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (D-NY), who demanded the migrants be sent back to Mexico, by stating, “Or we could buy him a ticket on Pinochet Air for a free helicopter …

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