Martin criticizes Brooks for rebuking Ossoff instead of Collins
Roland MartinHost of Roland Martin Unfiltered
Martin argues that Brooks focuses on Ossoff's language while failing to confront the bigotry and associations Ossoff is criticizing. Brian Shapiro joins the discussion.
“he'll call out Ossoff but not the bigotry and THE RACISM OF MIKE COLLINS.”
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Did Mike Collins hire aides with white nationalist ties, as Jon Ossoff claimed?
At the October 8, 2026 Georgia Senate debate, Sen. Jon Ossoff told Rep. Mike Collins he had hired "half the Third Reich" to staff his congressional office and had promoted neo-Nazi content online. The charge followed months of reporting about a former Collins chief of staff, a former intern, Collins's son-in-law and two campaign organizers. Collins says he condemns racism and antisemitism and fired people when problems arose. Whether those aides and associations match Ossoff's description is disputed.
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Roland Martin and Brian Shapiro criticize Collins' responses and Brooks' rebuke of Ossoff. The programme includes clips from the debate and PBS.
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Martin plays debate excerpts and Brooks' PBS comment telling Ossoff to stop calling opponents Nazis.
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He criticizes the different standards he believes commentators apply to Democrats and Republicans.
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Relative to Collins' associations and response, Martin endorses criticism of Collins and rejects Brooks' rebuke of Ossoff.
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