Former Rep. Chris Collins, who was convicted of insider trading in 2019 and resigned NY seat, is running for Florida’s deep-red FL-19 seat vacated by Byron Donalds’ gubernatorial bid. He touts himself as the “original Trump conservative” who backed Trump from day one in 2016.
However, critics have slammed him as a RINO carpetbagger, citing his 2019 Heritage conservative score of 35%–a score that is, shockingly, even lower than Ilhan Omar’s 38% and near AOC’s 33%–his insider trading arrest, and the millions spent to rebrand as MAGA.
Breaking down the situation, one viral post read, “🚨 BREAKING: RINO carpetbagger Chris Collins, with a conservative score LOWER than Ilhan Omar, is spending millions of dollars in Byron Donalds’ Florida Congressional District 19 to paint himself as “conservative MAGA” in the primary.”
The same user added vital information to add more context. “He scored *LOWER* than Ilhan Omar, and nearly the same as AOC! Chris Collins 2019 score: 35% Ilhan Omar: 38% AOC: 33%. Collins was also previously arrested for INSIDER TRADING while in Congress when he was a New York congressman,” the social media post explained.
Wrapping up, the post noted, “There is a reason he is spending millions of dollars to try and repair his image in the eyes of GOP voters. This is NOT the candidate for deep-red Florida Congressional District 19! This would be a disgraceful replacement of Byron Donalds.”
Responding, one user noted, “🚨 BREAKING: Chris Collins — a RINO with a 35% conservative score (lower than Ilhan Omar’s 38% and near AOC’s 33%) — is spending millions in FL-19 to rebrand himself as MAGA,'” adding, “He was also arrested for insider trading while in Congress. This is not the replacement Byron Donalds’ deep-red district needs.”
Upset, one woman reacted, “We do NOT need any more RINOs in COngress. The fact is we need them out as fast as we can. Some turd who votes with the Democrats MOST of The Time shouldn’t be elected dog catcher. Florida. You gotta do better.”
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“Since DeSantis can’t run again, he should put his support behind Byron Donalds and at the same time he should run for Donalds Congressional seat. That would be HYSTERICAL,” another critical comment read, blasting the RINO.
Offering a firsthand view of the issue, one New Yorker expressed disgust with the opportunistic politician. “I live in Collins old district. You don’t want this clown. He will sell all of you out for dollar. He’s another one that just went to congress to enrich himself on insider trades. Find another candidate,” the former constituent stated.
In a dishonest post to X, Chris Collins claimed, “From DAY ONE, I had Trump’s back. I’m Chris Collins. Successful businessman. The original Trump conservative. I helped President Trump start the fight in 2016. I’m running for Congress to help him finish it.”
Cynically attempting to rebrand his career, Collins alleged, “Now more than ever, we need America First Patriots in Congress who will stand up for families, stand up for police, stand up for @RealDonaldTrump, and stand up for our great nation.”
Watch President Trump sound off on state-level RINOs like Indiana’s State Sen. Bray here:
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