Representative Mike Collins declared it was time to ‘launch the nuke’ as he called for a full-blown Republican counteroffensive after the New York City mayoral results.
Zohran Mamdani was elected as the city’s first Muslim mayor after securing over 50 percent of the vote Tuesday, surpassing former Governor Andrew Cuomo at 41.6 percent and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa at 7.1 percent.
With over 97 percent of votes tallied, the 34-year-old Democrat held a commanding lead of at least 1.3 million votes over his rivals, signaling voter sentiment about the White House’s recent performance.
Almost immediately after the election, Georgia Republican Mike Collins added his voice to other furious GOP leaders with a sharp post on X, decrying the nationwide blue shift.
‘NYC is gone, man. I’ll be outside,’ the congressman wrote on Tuesday evening.
In a follow-up post less than 20 minutes later, he added: ‘Launch the nuke.’
On Wednesday morning, Collins returned to X with a video urging Republicans to ‘get smart’ and ‘go on offense, not defense.’
‘It’s time to unite. Don’t let them Mamdani our Georgia,’ the caption read.
Republican Georgia Representative Mike Collins (pictured) declared it was time to ‘launch the nuke’ as he called for a full-blown Republican counteroffensive on X after the New York City mayoral results Tuesday evening
Zohran Mamdani (pictured) was elected as the city’s first Muslim mayor after securing over 50 percent of the vote Tuesday, surpassing former Governor Andrew Cuomo at 41.6 percent and Republican Curtis Sliwa at 7.1 percent
Georgia Republican Mike Collins wrote an X post which read ‘launch the nuke’ on Wednesday
In the more than two-minute video, the congressman told Republicans to wake up and take the midterms seriously, while offering a glimmer of hope: ‘Georgia isn’t as far gone as Virginia or New Jersey.’
‘When President Trump’s voters don’t show up, Republicans can’t win,’ Collins said. ‘And midterms, it’s all about turnout. We got to turn out the voters that voted for an America first agenda, and actually, demand that that agenda get implemented.’
‘That’s the winning coalition y’all,’ he added. ‘The voters.’
‘We want a healthy America who want things to be affordable, who don’t want an overreaching government controlling every aspect of our lives, who don’t want mass immigration, who only want American citizens voting in our elections.’
But Collins’ outburst only mirrored other outraged Republican leaders calling for the party to hit back hard politically and reclaim control of the narrative.
The congressman reiterated in the video that Republicans must stay on ‘offense,’ pointing to Georgia as the number-one Senate pickup opportunity in the country.
‘I’m lapping the field,’ he proclaimed, insisting it is no ‘accident’ he tops polls, fundraising and grassroots support. He also boasted that he alone has ‘organized all 159 counties’ with almost 100 ‘legislative and local endorsements.’
‘It’s because Republicans understand the importance of having a fighter at the top of the ticket,’ he explained. ‘Someone who can drive turnout, energize the base and has a record of bipartisan legislative success.’
On Wednesday morning, Collins returned to X (pictured) with a video urging Republicans to ‘get smart’ and ‘go on offense, not defense’
In his video, Collins (pictured) said Republicans need to wake up and take the midterms seriously, stating that ‘when President Trump’s voters don’t show up, Republicans can’t win’
With over 97 percent of votes tallied, Mamdani (pictured) held a commanding lead of at least 1.3 million votes over his rivals, signaling voter sentiment about the White House’s recent performance
‘I’m working hard everyday out here to unite Republicans in Georgia. But y’all, I need your help. I need you to join our campaign. Let’s start focusing on winning next November.’
Mamdani’s monumental win has set him on a direct collision course with Trump, as his allies and the GOP reel from nationwide losses in the first major test of the president’s second term.
The president had weighed into the race before polls closed, branding Mamdani a ‘communist’ and threatening to restrict federal funds if he won. He endorsed Cuomo on the eve of the vote.
He wrote on Truth Social: ‘If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home.’
He added: ‘I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad.’
Now, with the results in, Republicans spun a dramatic explanation: the energized Democrats, not Trump, were to blame for the crushing disappointment.
Many allies of the president – including the president himself – have chalked up the significant losses to the fact that he wasn’t on the ballot.
‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT, according to Pollsters,’ Trump wrote in a heated post on Truth Social.
Mamdani’s (pictured) monumental win set him on a direct collision course with Trump, as his allies and the GOP reel from nationwide losses in the first major test of the president’s second term
President Donald Trump weighed into the race before polls closed, branding Mamdani a ‘communist’ and threatening to restrict federal funds if he won
The Board of Elections determined that a record-breaking 2 million votes had been cast in the New York City mayoral race, shattering all turnout records since 1969
One anonymous White House ally echoed the sentiment, telling Politico that many of the president’s supporters skip elections entirely when his name isn’t on the ballot.
‘It’s not doomsday but not a good tea leaf. Not a great night if you’re in the president’s party. But it’s also an off-year,’ the ally told the outlet.
‘Part of this is the struggle that has always been: how do you transfer his voters into other elections? There are people who only turn out when he’s on the ballot,’ they added.
In his Tuesday night acceptance speech, Mamdani didn’t hold back, addressing Trump directly: ‘Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I’ve got four words for you: turn the volume up.’
The mayor-elect also added: ‘To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.’
On Truth Social, Trump fired back at Mamdani with a terse, three-word post: ‘…AND SO IT BEGINS.’
The Board of Elections determined that a record-breaking 2 million votes had been cast in the New York City mayoral race, shattering all turnout records since 1969.