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Jon Ossoff: “Mike told Mr. Box he wants to pay those violent criminals…”

Featuring: Jon Ossoff, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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"I want the president's remaining supporters to hear this." | Jon Ossoff in Atlanta | 08.16.2026

Published | Video Starts at 26:33

And to this day, Mike Collins supports that violent attempt to overturn the election. He honors and defends them. He went to visit them in jail. And at that Savannah breakfast last week, Mike told Mr. Box he wants to pay those violent criminals with your tax dollars. They tried to seize the presidency. And here we are in Fulton county, where the presidency sent his spies and his agents to seize your ballots. And why Georgia? (26:33–26:40)

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Asserts that Mike Collins expressed a desire to pay individuals involved in the Capitol attack with tax dollars.

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