Mike Collins calls Ossoff's remark "sexist, misogynist" and demands an apology
Mike CollinsU.S. Representative for Georgia's 10th district and Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held by Ossoff, in an interview with Fox News Digital
Rep. Mike Collins, Ossoff's Republican opponent in the 2026 Georgia Senate race, told Fox News Digital that the "travel with Natalie" remark was sexist and misogynist, said it reflected a pattern in how Ossoff treats women, and said Ossoff owed both Harp and the public an apology.
“It's sexist, misogynist. This guy has a problem, the way he has treated women, and it's all coming out in the open now.”
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Where this statement fits
Jon Ossoff’s travel with Natalie remark about Donald Trump and Natalie Harp
At an Atlanta reelection rally, Senator Jon Ossoff said President Donald Trump did not want to do the work of the presidency and instead wanted to build a ballroom and “travel with Natalie” on a Qatari aircraft. Trump allies accused Ossoff of misogyny and of implying an affair with White House aide Natalie Harp. Ossoff did not apologize and said senior White House aides are powerful taxpayer-paid public officials whose influence is fair to scrutinize.
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Interview with Rep. Mike Collins, Ossoff's Republican opponent in the 2026 Georgia Senate race, published August 20, 2026 at 10:50 a.m. EDT. It carries his fullest statement on the remark, including an explicit demand for an apology: "he owes not only her an apology, but the American people an apology." Collins also defends Harp as someone who "does a great job" and argues the remark reflects a pattern in how Ossoff treats women. The article reports the same remarks are covered in an accompanying Fox News video segment. The page gives the article's publication date; it does not state when the interview itself was conducted.
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Given to Fox News Digital after Ossoff's August 16 Atlanta rally remark and his August 17 clarification. Collins is Ossoff's direct opponent in the 2026 Georgia Senate race, which is the context in which he is speaking. The date recorded is the article's publication date, August 20, 2026 at 10:50 a.m. EDT; the page does not state when the interview itself was conducted.
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Collins added that Ossoff "owes not only her an apology, but the American people an apology," defended Harp as someone who "does a great job," and argued that polling in the race had been "tightening" as remarks like this showed Ossoff's "true colors." As the opposing candidate he has a direct electoral interest in the controversy, which is recorded here as context rather than as a reason to discount the statement.
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On whether Ossoff's remark was misogynistic or improperly implied an affair, Collins condemns it directly, naming it "sexist, misogynist" and demanding an apology. This matches the label carried by the other critics recorded on the case. “Challenged the characterization” does not apply: he is not disputing how anyone described the remark but supplying his own evaluation of it.
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