Republican Senate candidate spells name of own state wrong in campaign video
A video promoting Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) was published on Monday (28 July).
Mr Collins begins the advertisement by saying: 'Out of touch Democrats like our two U.S. Senators will fight harder for MS-13 gang members than they will nursing students at UGA.'
The video features a line from Donald Trump, with the US president praising Mr Collins for doing a "great job."
At the end of the video, text on screen read: "Georiga, let's ride."
As of 11am ET, the video remained up on Mr Collins' campaign account on X.
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