GOP Senate candidate has close ties to White nationalist influencer, his son-in-law

Georgia Congressman’s Family Ties to White Nationalist Influencer Under Scrutiny

GOP Senate candidate has close ties – Republican Senate hopeful Mike Collins has cultivated a reputation as a confrontational, Trump-supporting voice on social media platforms. This digital presence has frequently attracted attention regarding his connections to right-wing personalities, controversial online posts, and allegations of antisemitism—charges Collins has consistently rejected. However, one of the most prominent instances of extremist associations within the Georgia representative’s circle may be found in his own household: his son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, a vocal supporter of White nationalism who operates as a social media personality known for disseminating antisemitic content and Nazi symbolism across various online spaces.

A Family Connection with Political Implications

Scheer, wed to Collins’ daughter Summer, regularly appears in family images featured on the congressman’s official campaign site and social media channels. Records indicate he was present at the primary election victory celebration for Collins and seems to have contributed to promotional materials for the politician’s trucking business. Additionally, Scheer maintains voter registration at a property owned by Collins, situated next to the congressman’s expansive Georgia residence.

On Instagram, Scheer has recently circulated several posts endorsing Patriot Front, the White supremacist organization that gathered in Washington, DC during the July 4th holiday weekend. Through TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Telegram, he has accumulated over 1.5 million followers by sharing content centered on physical fitness, masculine identity, and Christian faith.

Controversial Online Content and Beliefs

Within those same digital spaces, Scheer has advanced White nationalist perspectives, circulated antisemitic conspiracy narratives, advocated for Muslim deportation, and distributed an infographic targeting Jewish communities that he attributed to his wife—Collins’ daughter.

“There’s nothing wrong with White Nationalism,” Scheer responded to a YouTube commenter who described his posts as carrying “anti-Semitism and white nationalism that is disturbing.”

During a podcast appearance last November, Scheer cautioned that White populations face potential extinction and argued that rebuilding an America dominated by people of White European heritage would necessitate “clearing our land of other people.”

These publications and remarks represent the newest instance of a right-wing personality connected to Collins as he competes against Democratic incumbent Senator Jon Ossoff in what many consider a crucial electoral contest. Collins, who established himself nationally as an internet provocateur, has encountered ongoing criticism for his relationships with extremist and far-right individuals.

Specific Claims and Controversies

Just weeks prior to this report, following an extended absence from social media, Scheer solicited his Telegram followers—whom he cross-promotes on other platforms—to participate in a poll asking whether he should create a video addressing “why Gen-Z doesn’t hate Hitler.” Although he subsequently removed the poll, CNN preserved a copy of the original post.

“Sixty million Christians that were killed by Jewish Bolsheviks in the early 1900s right before World War II,” Scheer declared in a November 2025 YouTube video posted to his nearly 350,000 subscribers. “They don’t tell us the history about Germany before World War II. All we’re told is, ‘Germany bad, Hitler evil, don’t ask questions, Holocaust, Holocaust, Holocaust, here’s 50 movies every year about the Holocaust and why it’s so bad.'”

In that same video, Scheer promoted the “Jewish Bolsheviks” conspiracy theory—an antisemitic framework adopted by Nazi Germany that depicted communism as a Jewish conspiracy and held Jews collectively accountable for Soviet atrocities. He urged viewers to investigate who authorizes history textbooks, having previously asserted that Jewish people were responsible for “porn,” the assassination of President Kennedy, the September 11 attacks, and the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Scheer also reiterated the unverified assertion that Jeffrey Epstein served Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, and coerced politicians into backing an “Israel first” policy. Furthermore, a Telegram post from last year featured an infographic claiming Jewish individuals control American governance through economic power, with Scheer crediting the graphic to his wife. The visual argued that Jewish contributors, advocacy organizations, and institutions had seized control of American politics.

Collins’ campaign team did not directly answer CNN’s inquiries concerning Scheer and his social media statements. A spokesperson issued a brief response: “Rep. Collins’ lifelong support for Israel is unquestionable and backed by his consistent record in Congress of standing up for Israel and her people.” Scheer himself failed to respond to CNN’s requests for comment.

This situation follows another controversy from May, when Collins dismissed a long-serving aide who had used the campaign’s account to ridicule a rival adviser’s wife regarding her sexual assault allegations.