Collins first made the announcement on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" before further explaining on Twitter that his presence in the Senate would "best benefit GA, the country and @realDonaldTrump." For months, I have given serious deliberation to the role I should serve that would best benefit GA, the country and @realDonaldTrump. Today, I have officially launched my campaign for Senate to do just that. Democrats are attempting to pick up at least one of two US Senate seats up in Georgia this year as Republican Sen. David Perdue is also up for reelection in the state. Republican groups allied with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are furious.

Source: CNN January 29, 2020 13:12 UTC