Georgia's contentious U.S.Senate race erupted into a heated confrontation Tuesday night as Sen.
Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., accused GOP challenger Rep.Mike Collins, R-Ga., of allowing the dissemination of "neo-Nazi propaganda" inside his own home, prompting Collins to fire back over Ossoff's financial support from a billionaire with ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The exchange unfolded during the candidates' second and final debate ahead of the Nov.
3 general election, which was hosted by the Atlanta Press Club and broadcast by Georgia Public Broadcasting network.During the debate, Ossoff sought to tie his GOP opponent to White nationalism and repeatedly demanded that Collins commit to stopping the dissemination of hateful rhetoric involving his campaign staff, in particular Collins' son-in-law, which Ossoff alleged has continued despite blowback.Meanwhile, Collins accused his Democrat opponent of fueling threats against his family, refusing to return campaign support connected to LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and questioned Ossoff over his support for candidates linked to controversial streamer Hasan Piker.DEM ‘EPSTEIN CLASS’ ATTACK BACKFIRES AS TOP CANDIDATES FUNDED BY EPSTEIN-TIED BILLIONAIRERepublican U.S.
Senate candidate Rep.Mike Collins of Georgia speaks to supporters at a primary night event on May 19, 2026 in Jackson, Georgia.
(Jason Allen/Getty Images)"How weak a person do you have to be to be unable to stop someone under your own roof from disseminating neo-Nazi propaganda while you run for the Senate?" Ossoff asked, referencing reporting about his opponent's son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, who was the subject of a CNN investigation about sharing Nazi propaganda imagery, promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories and polling his online followers about whether he should produce a video titled "Why Gen-Z Doesn't Hate Hitler.""How about this, Mike? We can shake hands on it," Ossoff continued to press."Will you commit tonight that for the r...