Mike Collins, the Republican nominee for Senate in Georgia and a Donald Trump endorsee, maintains close family ties to a white nationalist social media influencer who has built a large online following by spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories, Nazi propaganda, and calls for ethnic cleansing.
Collins's son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, is married to Collins's daughter Summer and operates accounts across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Telegram with over 1.5 million combined followers. He posts content about fitness, Christianity, and masculinity alongside white nationalist ideology and material that echoes the rhetoric of Nazi Germany and extremist hate groups.
A trucking executive and fixture of conservative politics since winning Georgia's 10th congressional district seat in 2023, Collins has faced persistent questions about his associations with far-right figures and his own controversial statements. He has denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election, defended January 6 rioters as deserving of pardons, and previously drawn scrutiny for antisemitic associations, which he has denied.
Scheer's online presence documents an escalating pattern of extremist messaging. On a podcast last November, he warned that white people faced extinction and suggested restoring an America of exclusively white European descent would require "clearing our land of other people." He has called for Muslims to be deported and repeatedly blamed "Israel and Zionist Jews" for policies he claims were designed to undermine America's "white, Christian nature."
His social media activity includes an Instagram post from June 2025 using imagery from Nazi propaganda posters with the caption "I want to make babies not die for Israel." In a YouTube comment section from November 2025, Scheer liked a German-language post quoting "Erika," a 1930s Nazi marching song. He has shared infographics on Telegram claiming Jews control the US government through financial influence, the Federal Reserve, and the media, featuring prominent Jewish figures with Stars of David marked on their foreheads or names.
Scheer has also promoted a range of antisemitic conspiracy theories, attributing to Jewish people responsibility for pornography, the assassinations of President Kennedy and conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and the September 11 attacks. He has repeated the claim that Jeffrey Epstein was a Mossad agent blackmailing politicians into supporting Israel.
Recent Telegram posts from Scheer include antisemitic infographics blaming Jewish people for "every single aspect" of gun control, abortion rights, LGBTQ visibility, and "pornography and hook up culture." In one June 2025 post, he attributed an infographic making these claims to his wife.
Collins has appeared in campaign photos with Scheer and was present when Scheer attended the candidate's victory party following the Republican primary win in June. Scheer is registered to vote at a Collins-owned property in Georgia, according to reporting by CNN.
When asked about Scheer's online activity and associations with white nationalist content, including material from Patriot Front, a neofascist hate group that marched on Washington DC on July 4th, Collins's campaign did not address the questions. A campaign spokesperson instead issued a statement to CNN stating that "Rep. Collins' lifelong support for Israel is unquestionable and backed by his consistent record in Congress of standing up for Israel and her people."
Collins enters the November general election as an underdog in Georgia, which Trump won in 2024, facing Democrat Jon Ossoff, a rising party figure.
Author James Rodriguez: "The disconnect between Collins's stated support for Israel and his family's embrace of Nazi imagery and antisemitic conspiracy theories exposes either staggering hypocrisy or willful blindness at the heart of his campaign."
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