A pro-Trump lawmaker running for the Senate embarrassingly misspelled the name of his own state in his ad campaign.
Congressman Mike Collins of Georgia unveiled a 38-second video that starts with him saying that ‘this place is broken, out of touch Democrats like our two US senators who fight harder for MS-13 gang members than they will nursing students at UGA (University of Georgia)’.
His voiceover on the clip continues that ‘we’ve got to be absolutely unrelenting, we’ve got to be unafraid to fight’, with footage of a ‘truckers for Trump’ MAGA hat.
It then has audio of President Donald Trump saying, ‘Mike Collins, great job you’re doing’.
The ad posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday wraps up with Collins saying he is going to ‘put the hammer down’ and ‘we’re going to get it done’.
It ends with an American flag-inspired truck logo and the slogan: ‘Georiga, Let’s Ride’.
That glaring misspelling of Georgia was quickly ridiculed by social media users, but it was still on Collins’ campaign X account @TeamOverhaulGA as of Wednesday.
‘Take it down! Quick,’ wrote an X user who shared a screengrab of the ‘Georiga’ gaffe.
Another wrote: ‘Where is Georiga?’
‘GEORIGA needs you!’ quipped another user.
Collins’ campaign shared a video on Monday on YouTube, but without the botched slogan.
Currently representing Georgia’s 10th congressional district, Collins, 58, is challenging Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in next year’s race. Collins has branded himself as an avid supporter of Trump.
Collins co-owns a family trucking firm.
It is not the first time that a Republican running for office has had a fumble around the Peach State.
In September 2024, Trump’s campaign ran ads on Facebook and Instagram targeting the swing state, that featured lush rolling hills that were actually from the Eastern European country of Georgia.
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