Mike Collins offered a behind-the-scenes look at his latest conversation with President Donald Trump and detailed his role in preparing Georgia's infrastructure for a multibillion-dollar manufacturing investment during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, exactly one week before voters decide one of the nation's closely watched Senate contests. Collins, a trucking company owner challenging Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff, said he spoke privately with Trump following Saturday's rally in Perry, Georgia, where the president announced a $4.2 billion investment by German automaker Audi.
The Georgia congressman described a president eager to hear feedback from those around him and said he personally relayed what he had observed while meeting rallygoers. TRUMP SUPPORTERS CONFRONT IRAN, AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS WITH A MESSAGE FOR CRITICS: 'GIVE HIM TIME' "He always wants to know what you think. He wants to know what everybody thinks," Collins told Fox News Digital.
"And I think that's just part of his personality." Collins said he made a point of asking attendees whether they had ever been to a Trump rally before. "Well over half of the people that were at that event, it was their first time ever attending a Trump rally," Collins said, describing his own conversations with supporters. The Republican also revealed that Trump helped amplify a new digital advertisement from his Senate campaign focused on the Laken Riley Act, legislation Collins championed in Congress.
TRUMP-BACKED CANDIDATE SURVIVES GRUELING RUNOFF, ADVANCES TO HIGH-STAKES SENATE RACE "When he saw the ad, he retweeted it out there and of course, it has exploded with over 7 million views," Collins said. The president's involvement comes as Collins seeks to unseat Ossoff in the final days before the Nov. 3 election. Collins also elaborated on his involvement in improvements to the Port of Brunswick, which he credits with helping position Georgia to attract Audi's newly announced manufacturing investment.
Trump announced Saturday that Audi would invest $4.2 billion in a new facility in the Macon area, with plans to manufacture approximately 200,000 vehicles annually. Collins said that after becoming chairman of the House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee in 2025, he made the Port of Brunswick one of his first priorities. "Got down there and, lo and behold, that thing has not been fully dredged in over 10 years," Collins said.
"Took me about three months, got the money, got it dredged. Now it is fully dredged." According to Collins, insufficient channel depth had limited what cargo vessels could transport through the port. He argued that improving the port's capacity helped make Georgia more attractive to automakers looking to manufacture and export vehicles.
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